Testing

There are certain people who do things just to say they did them. Or to test themselves. Or whatever it is that causes people to climb this or hike that or fly to the moon.

I am not one of those people.

I like my comfort. I like hotels and nice cars and manicured lawns and that kind of thing.

But it turns out that parenting is one of those things that shows you what you're made of, that becomes an Everest or a marathon or an English Channel. It's a mission, a calling, a challenge, a test, whatever.

And, weirdly, it turns out that I'm grateful for that.