What do nearly all parents have in common with Heath Ledger’s Joker? Take a look at the following quote:
What this quote from Ledger’s legendary portrayal of Batman’s nemesis does is perfectly encapsulate the essence of chaos, and what this has in common with most of us is the pursuit of perfection, for most of us wouldn’t know what to do with it, IF we ever caught it, but continue to chase it, we must.
Earlier today (thanks in part to HowToBeADad.com‘s post on Hindsight Parenting and how wise parents become when looking at our experiences in retrospect), I asked my wife what, if anything, she would advise our children someday, when the time comes for them to become parents. Her response was a brilliantly simple as it was beautifully profound. Continue reading “5 Steps Toward Parental Perfection”