Some years before we were to become parents. Now two little daughters later and a Women's Day to reckon with, the anguish in Chapman's anguish is not strange any more. No father or mother needs to be told that raising children is a very difficult. They don't need reminders or lessons. If the children are girls, the job becomes more complex - and often frightening.
Nothing is simple.
Ordinarily, for example, hiring a gardener should be a straight-forward matter. Is he competent and honest, you would ask. If yes, and the wage is right, he has the job. Well, except of course, if you have little girls at home. You might take a risk with a boy, but one can't leave the little girls sleeping and dash to the grocery or market if the only person around is a male attendant.