You and your spouse are a team. You’re either playing man or zone but never play against one another or those little fuckers will eat you alive! Every phase of childhood brings challenges and rewards as a parent. Breathe and learn to enjoy the messes and chaos because one day soon you’ll be looking at the back of their head as they leave the nest….and that’s not the time to try to right any regrets you hold.

My son is now 29. Over the weekend I had a conversation with him about his perspective about his own childhood. I wanted to know what he thought we did right, and what we may have got wrong. His answer(s): emotional stability (my translation) and consistency was what we got right right. What I got wrong: "you were always working." - that changed my entire perspective.

Your kids happiness is more important than your own.