Claire: [aside to camera] I run five miles a day. I have a resting heart rate of 48. There is no way I'm going to lose a two-mile race to Johnny Ski Pole. But after seeing that t-shirt, I realized something. The first day of school is tough on all my kids, especially the one I married. Did I lose the race to make him feel better? Maybe.
But it just seemed like he could use a win today. We do strange things for the people we love. We lie to them.
We lie for them. There may be some bumps along the way, but we never stop wanting the best for them. That's what makes it such a tough job. But kind of the best job in the world.