Dear Nick:

If you’d like, you can elaborate on the following:

How did your parents encourage you to strive for your best, can you give an example or two?

How did they let you know that it is okay to make mistakes, an example or two?

You wrote that your parents were mainly gentle with you. When they were not gentle, how were they, what kinds of harshness did they display at those times when they were not gentle?

* I will be back to the computer in about fifteen hours. Take care, Nick.

anita