Your commentary, as well as Mr. Will’s, was much appreciated R.J. Everyone wants their kid to be “okay”, to feel good about him or herself. But at what cost? And when you sacrifice instilling things like discipline and accountability in a child, do they even have a chance to become the emotionally stable, successful person you hope they can be?

Will said it all when he commented that parents avoid the tough parts of parenthood because one primary thing: selfishness (And I would add cowardice).