By today’s modern western standards, I was a terrible parent. I was self involved. I was busy. I was one person dealing with four offspring with no partner for nearly a decade. Neglect? Normal. Forget about it. On the other hand I was a very good parent. I read to my kids every night, or as close as we could come, even well after they could read for themselves. In later years, they have read to me. The payback is quite worth it! Listening to Thomas reading Harry Potter by the fire at Lake Almanore some years back was one of the highlights of my living experience… So, yes. Some…