Notes From the Grab-bag
OR…MUSINGS NOT INCLUDED IN MY BOOK
What does it take to do a year like this? Well, you need to get along pretty well with your kid. I don’t take this for granted. Some times personality quirks interfere between parent and child. It’s not a moral issue and it’s not a question of love. But it does affect how much time two people can happily spend together, and if they can get on the same track to begin with. Fundamental as having some interests in common.
Harmony…I guess that’s the best word.
Tolerance. That’s important, too. Living in close quarters, each person has to put up with a fair number of each other’s foibles. Those get magnified in a 24/7 situation.
And, finally, you have to honestly enjoy each other’s company, much of the time.