After reading years’ worth of darn-tootin, it was incredibly powerful to hear this simple and moving essay in Rob and Schuyler’s own voices (all three of them) … thank you!

I’ve been reading Rob for years too. I sat here listening trying to choke back the tears–and then gave up and let them roll. Thank you; this was beautiful.

I too am a long time Rob reader. I just know that somehow Rob is going to do good in making peoples attitude to ‘monsters’ change. Maybe it’ll be when his book comes out, but if this extremely moving essay was brought to the ears of a wider audience, then it could well be this. The amazing thing about Rob is he constantly questions his parental abilities, whereas every one of his readers would agree he is the perfect dad for the wonderful Schuyler.

Pat - I’d offer that it is this questioning of parental abilities that contributes to his success as a dad. I think it is a great attitude for a parent to know that they might not be doing something just right and could be making mistakes. As a result, they’re more likely to see them when they make them and correct them - and sometimes those mistakes are noted when they’re only an idea and not an action. In other words - questioning one’s abilities is a somewhat pessimistic way of describing a watchfulness of one’s actions and actively seeking to do better.