a mother can be objective about her son, can't she?

As parents, you think that your child is the most beautiful child the world has ever seen. That's normal, and honestly, to be expected. I still had to laugh, however, when Overboard started talking about the baby class she was taking.

"I looked around, and I'm telling you, Kenny was the cutest kid in the room by far!"

I proffered forth the theory that quite possibly every other mother in the room was thinking the same thing, but it fell on deaf ears.

"The could say that, but they'd be wrong. No, seriously, there were a few other cute kids in there, but none of them were as beautiful as Kenny."

I think it's wonderful how objectivity has no place in parenthood. Let's be honest, if parents were required to be objective as part of the job description, there would be a long line of out-of-work parents in the world.

Given the alternative, I'm glad we're both in love with the boy. Could you imagine if Overboard had come home and announced: "On the way home I picked up this fascinating brochure on infant cosmetic surgery."