The Perfect Father
Outgrowing My ‘Movie’ Dad Obsession
By Krista Giovara
When my ex-husband and I got married, we did it quickly. We dated for only eight months before we were engaged. We were pretty young. I felt this pressure to be perfect and to win at everything in life. (Can we say narcissistic parent?) I wanted to be one of the first people we knew to get married. And we were! Soon after, we began the whirlwind of having kids.