"Perfection"

I am intrigued with the Japanese culture.  It is so rich in their language and history.  Even their artwork is intriguing.  There is an art called kintsugi or kintsukoroi, the picture is one example, where broken pottery is repaired with gold or silver lacquer.  The piece was pretty before but the imperfection, and the very noticeable repair, made it prettier.

Couldn't you say the same about parenting?  My parents weren't the best yet they managed to raise five pretty good kids.  I know I'm not a perfect parent but I try my best; you could even say that my minions bring out the best in me.

The "imperfections" in us and our children are what make us so unique.  We don't have a neat little Japanese name to describe it but I just call us human.