I get
the feeling that somewhere along the line average became okay.
Is it
okay to be average? Sure, if that is what
you want.
For me,
I want and expect more. I guess, I'm still wanting to live a Norman Rockwell
life or at least want that for Evan.
Maybe
that's too simple.
Or is
the simple thing to do: sit back, turn a blind eye, blend in.
The thing is, Norman Rockwell presented a world that was the ideal, not the real. Nothing wrong with that; I loved NR. But to pretend that it's reality, especially to pretend it to your children, is to ill prepare them when they DO encounter the real world. I'd say, aim for Norman; prepare for reality.
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