What Parents are Really Good For

My Dad says he was the best parent in the world...for setting
a good example of what NOT to do.

But a few years ago at a Christmas lunch, I sent Grace to do
an errand to teach her to how to ask for what she wants.

My baby brother Adam was watching and said, 'You've
definitely got some Richard Campbell in you...'

Adam became a father himself Wednesday. So now he'll
find out how much Richard Campbell he's got in him.

For better or for worse.

Parenting skills, just like food, all have some good and some
bad in them. That's why we need our parents to help sort
through it all, the best that they can.

One of Adam's Ohio-an neighbors (a fellow named David W.)
had this to say about teaching a kid to eat vegetables:

'It's not that your parents are getting you to eat them...
they're teaching you that not everything in life is going
to be sweet.'

The key is not to try for perfection (whatever that is), but to
maximize the good and minimize the bad in every situation,
relationship, performance, etc. To do the best you can with
what you have. Just like your parents did. And their parents
did. Just like our ancient ancestors did.

Being Human.

Today while you're eating, think about any other area of
your life that may need an adjustment. Is there anything
in your physical-mental-family-social-career-financial or
spiritual life that you're trying to sugar-coat...and it's making
you sick?

And give thanks for everyone and everything that's helped
you get to where you are...and become who you are...right
now.

For Better,

Dr. Vince

P.S. A big lesson from the Dr. Vince Caveman Club is that
even if we eat our veggies, they're probably going to be
vitamin- and mineral-deficient. It's one of the problems of
domestication. That's why hi-tech supplements are so
important, and why I offer the Core Four. Get yours TODAY:

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P.P.S. when I wrote about 'being human' above, I first wrote
'begin human'. When I fixed it, I realized that even though it
was a typo, it wasn't really a mistake. Many of you need to
begin being human, and give yourself a break...do the best
you can with what you have, and keep learning, growing and
improving...