Where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking and all the children are above average - Garrison KeillorThis describes the fictional Minnesota town of Lake Wobegon. But I think it also embodies what we wish our towns and families to be described as.
We live in a competitive society and nowhere is that more apparent than the arena of parenting. We want our children to succeed. We want them to live good lives. We want them to make something of themselves - to be "above average". Being simply average apparently doesn't cut it any more.
In yesterday's Chicago Tribune, John Keilman's column did a great job exposing this side of parenting. Check out his article here. Then please, come back and tell me what you think. Tell me, are you afraid of having children who are average, or of being average yourself?
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