Exactly. Parenting is a challenging mix of turning kids into functioning adults, letting them have fun, teaching them life skills, making them feel safe, and pr

Exactly. Parenting is a challenging mix of turning kids into functioning adults, letting them have fun, teaching them life skills, making them feel safe, and preventing them from accidentally causing serious injury. Often these goals require conflicting choices. The solution, so far as there is one, is to do everything with love and humility. Then, even my mistakes are learning and bonding opportunities.