Tamara, you're not the only sinner on this site that is miffed that I write Jesus» truth and don't stroke your ego of the man made lie to love the sinner, hate the sin. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
If a home needs staging to appear more neutral, avoid offending sellers by stroking their ego a bit. (realtormag.realtor.org)
I'm an avid reader and love to write, but I that means nothing if the people who are reading my short stories are just stroking my ego just so I'll stroke theirs. (advancedfictionwriting.com)