Thursday, February 23, 2006
On Parenting
The thing about diapers is that there is no worst diaper. Sure, every now and then one comes to a truly awful diaper -- something one believes no other parent has encountered. One may tally the number of wipes used to clean the producer of stated worst diaper ever. One may, with a mix of pride, disgust and accomplishment, proclaim this was a "dozen-wipe diaper". Ah, to what lofty heights we aspire.
But then time passes. It could be a few months. It could be a few hours. That's what's so frightening about it. And all the sudden -- there it is: the new worst diaper. There is no basement to this endeavor. This catcher can always get a little closer to the ground. This is the true asymptote of existence. Anything can happen, but there is always another worst.
But then time passes. It could be a few months. It could be a few hours. That's what's so frightening about it. And all the sudden -- there it is: the new worst diaper. There is no basement to this endeavor. This catcher can always get a little closer to the ground. This is the true asymptote of existence. Anything can happen, but there is always another worst.
