I don't have to be more, do more try harder, strive more to attain God's love or to chase

after other people's love.

I don't have to get someone else's approval in the way that I parent because I am loved

by God.

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I'm Ann Wilson.

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Okay, so a pretty, what's the word I want to say, tender moment as a dad?

Unexpected, surprising moment was sitting down with two of my sons who said, hey dad, let's

go play golf.

And then we play a little golf and then, hey, grab something to eat.

And as we sit down, they say, hey, dad, we need to tell you something.

And then, you know, right as they said to them, I'm like, oh, I think they planned this.

And I found out, yeah, they had talked to each other and they wanted to share something

as adult men now that had sort of hurt them that I had done as a dad.

Did you say this was sweet?

Well, I know I said it was tender, no, I mean, I'm looking back in that moment.

I can be, I even as I bring it up now, I can feel the tension of my stomach.

It was like, oh, no, because you came home from that and you said, well, that's not

what I thought was going to happen.

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