Fathering makes a man, whatever his standing in the eyes of the world, feel strong and good and important, just as he makes his child feel loved and valued.

The end product of child raising is not the child but the parent

I feel fantastic, really strong over the last 100m. Twenty days to go. I'm ready to go.

Why do otherwise sane, competent, strong men, men who can wrestle bears or raid corporations, shrink away in horror at the thought of washing a dish or changing a diaper?

Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.

But the child's sob curses deeper in the silence than the strong man in his wrath!