NO child sees his father as a set of balance scale, Chris. For the most part you've worked to be a terrific dad, and one fight with your wife, horrid as you feel it was, will not change that.

Your children grow up, and their measure of life, the good, the bad and the in between, all paint a picture of a dad who did the best he could.

I've spoken to my own daughter about some things I am not proud of. She has no memory of them, but she has a deep sense of being loved.That's what really counts.