Ansel Knows Papa Cars.

Sep 15, 2009 20:11


One intimidating aspect of parenting is that you really get only a single chance to do everything right (two at most), and if you don't get it right, you've failed. In a way, then, parenting is the ability to deal with an unending series of failures and somehow believe yourself to be a success. And it's true, most children grow up to be respectable ( Read more... )

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anonymous September 17 2009, 16:02:35 UTC
Lovely story! I like how he imitates the sound of the cars particularly.

In a way, then, parenting is the ability to deal with an unending series of failures and somehow believe yourself to be a success.
This sums it up perfectly! I have a hard part with the second bit: seeing my failures and believing myself to be a success. Of course, I haven't taken my kids to see race cars.

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abigailvr September 17 2009, 16:03:15 UTC
Ugh! I don't know why I was logged out! That comment was from me.

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chimalis September 22 2009, 15:39:46 UTC
Excellent.

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anonymous September 22 2009, 17:11:04 UTC
mooi! Esther

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