Martha Beck

As I obsess about my ancient problems, I feel more like I'm sinking in quicksand than lighting a torch. I'm creating neither heat nor light, just the icky, perversely pleasurable squish of self-pity between my toes. My only defense is that I'm not the only one down here in the muck - our whole culture is doting on tales of personal tragedy.

American Author

Sandra Brown

Yes, I love my homes, I love to travel, I love my family, and I love doting on my new grandchildren. But you can only do so much of that. I don't go to lunch with friends. I don't join clubs. I don't have any big hobbies. I work. I come up with stories. I can't even imagine a life where I'm not sitting around, worried about my next book.

Rachel Sklar

When I go a stretch without tweeting, I will occasionally get an email from my mom, checking in. I always find this amusing but also gratifying: Thanks to Twitter, I can keep in touch with my parents and let them in on what I'm doing in a way that even the regular phone calls of a doting daughter can't do.

Canadian Lawyer

Lindsay Pearce

Before it was decided that I was going to be adopted, my mother was going to abort me. I was born with tangled legs; they never thought I'd be able to dance... without knowing it, as a child I overcame a lot thanks to really doting, loving parents and a great family and a hard work ethic on my part.

American Actress

Whitney Port

I grew up with a family that kind of always took care of me. They were always doting over me and I was always like a helpless little child. I think it's been a really big learning experience to be on my own and realize I can conquer things without having someone rescue me.

Anthony Carmona

We all ran barefooted on the dusty roads in our past, but now the Emperor wears shoes, and it is our responsibility to ensure that the barefooted child and the doting mother are afforded a holistic environment to realise their dreams and ambitions.

Trinidadian Statesman

Doris Burke

I definitely want to be a doting grandmother. I love babies. My colleagues will tell you if I'm in an arena and there's a baby in my vicinity I'm holding that baby.

American Journalist

Tony Wilson

I am very much an only child, meaning I am self-reliant, egocentric, sociable. I had my mother, father, and an uncle who lived with us, all doting on me.

British Journalist

Sussanne Khan

Like any doting parent, I believe the most important work we do is the way we bring up our children.

Vikram Bhatt

I am not doting and am not romantic. I can have spurts of romance but am not consistently romantic.

Indian Director

Doting implies a positive and warm emotion, usually within close relationships.

Positive Emotion

The word can suggest that the attention given is more than necessary or usual.

Often Excessive

Sometimes 'doting' indicates disapproval, hinting at overindulgence or smothering.

Not Always Positive

When doting as a verb, it shows an active, ongoing display of affection.

Active Affection

Using 'dote' highlights an intense emotional attachment to someone or something.

Attachment Intensity

'Dote on' can imply favoritism, showing more affection to one person over others.

Favoritism Hint

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