I did not experience fatherhood until I was one month shy of my 40th birthday. My wife and I now have four children (one girl and three boys), the oldest of whom is 10. On the list of life’s great revelations, the enormity of parenthood ranks an uncontested number 1.
I’m not talking about the challenges of an infant and all the profound changes that a newborn brings. I mean raising human beings to love; to be honest, curious and polite; to have fun; to deal with setbacks and learn from them; to find the right role models, the right kinds of friends, the right books; to possess a sense of …
