Relative Something

Yesterday, Cyndie and I were reading together from the journals I’ve uncovered that I wrote back when the kids were young. This one elicited the most dramatic response. We both were surprised by it and couldn’t control our laughter for quite a spell, I think partly because it contains a combination of the tragedy and the comedy from that stage.

Jan 10, 1994

Monday : The other day Julian you got angry at me as I tried to rush you to get ready to go with (when you didn’t want to) to take Elysa to tumbling.  In your frustration you told me I was the worst dad in the whole world.  I stopped and looked at you with sad eyes and you realized what you had said and I think felt bad about the statement being a little too strong.  You quickly retracted it and said “no Dad, I mean you’re the worst dad in HALF the world.”

He was 5 years old.