Sunday, June 18, 2006

Fathering

Decades ago my father showed up in one of the Chicago dailies. It was one of those man-in-the-street sound-bite flash-bulb deals. The kind the Onion makes fun of.

He was asked something about whether having children was worthwhile. He said yes.

One of the things he said was that children were good to be around, but that it was impossible to explain to people who are never around children.

Raising Children - Fun or Just Insane?
Maybe it's like trying to explain
How it feels to play out in the rain.

You're soaking wet
You're cold, and yet
Though it's hard to describe
You feel so alive.

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