My daughter is very strong-willed and is a great kid. She doesn't drink. She doesn't smoke. She doesn't fold to peer pressure. I think how affectionate my wife and I have been with her over the years all plays into that. She realizes the more people she is exposed to that kids who have both parents
I decided that Europeans and Americans are like men and women: they understand each other worse, and it matters less, than either of them suppose.

