My Most Memorable Failures Are What My Kids Remember Most Fondly

Two years ago, when Tristan was five, we took a family trip to the coast. Mel and I were celebrating 8 years together, and this was our first year living in Oregon. We didn’t have any family around, and we didn’t really know anyone well enough to drop off our kids, so we took them with us. We stayed in a hotel right on the beach for three days. However…