Nochild, heinsisted, needsanidealparent; theyjustneedanokay, prettydecent, usuallywellintentioned, sometimes a bitgrumpybutbasicallyreasonablefatherormother.
andrealizedthatinordertoremainmoreorlesssane (whichis a prettybigambitionalready), wehavetolearnnottohateourselvesforfailingtobewhatnoordinaryhumanbeingeverreallyisanyway.
Weshouldperhapsmoreoftensometimesstepbackinordertoacknowledgein a non-starry-eyedbutveryrealwaythatourlivesaregoodenough, andthatthisis, initself, already a verygrandachievement.