Little kids have it the worst.
It s not easy to tap into the parental vein when Mom and Dad are elbow deep in fixing dinner, cleaning up, doing the laundry, working and listening to the teen-agers. Hope is my only child who has no ulterior motive. She gets along well with her siblings. She s obedient, mannerly and quiet. But while her compliant nature works for me, it s a mixed blessing for her.