being a parent i guess it is inevitable to feel shame at many points. i remember several times when i wanted to do something for my child and i just did not have the money. once we drove past a spring carnival in our town, which i did not know was going on, and i had to drive by it quickly before he saw the rides because i simply could not afford to take him.
what happened?
there have been other times i felt like a poor parent and provider but that was one of the most memorably worst.