Today’s read is from one of my favorites, Derek Hunter, a Washington, DC based writer, radio host and political strategist. Here’s an excerpt:

Having kids, provided you’re not a degenerate or addict or whatever, makes your life better. Kids are awesome. They scare the hell out of you like nothing else can when they’re sick or you catch them doing something dangerous, but still. Being a parent is the greatest accomplishment anyone can do. Let me amend that – being a GOOD parent is. Unfortunately, there are a lot of bad parents out there.

But no matter what kind of parent someone is, a child’s teacher is not one of them. 

Please read the entire column here.