Looking back, I was also in a different place since Bart was not yet being as respectful as he has mostly been these past two years. He is actually doing well and I am proud at his strong degree of love for his son. He deliberately puts his son first....always. I kind of did that with my kids. I'm not really sorry. I still forced a good work ethic out of them and in the end they are really thriving. And two of them had learning difficulties and could have used them as excuses to be lazy or not do well but they never did. They just tried harder.
I probably would still, in hindsight, be more consistent but really no parent is perfect and my kids seem to think I did a good job. So I wouldn't change that much.
