Mark Twain is quoted as having said, “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father
was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. ... Or you can
put that energy into thinking about how you can build a more positive relationship
with your children. It's up to you. Personally, we'd rather you made the second
choice. ... That can get repaired along the way. It's a whole lot better to
communicate something than to clam up because you're afraid it's going to come
out wrong.
