A small pair of cream children's shoes stands beside larger brown shoes on a warm wooden floor.

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Richard Fish

Parenting is nothing if not selfless.

— Ally McBeal • 1997

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Parenting, says Richard, is defined by putting yourself last. He treats selflessness as the heart of the job rather than an occasional sacrifice. It's a warm, slightly grand claim about what raising a child asks of a person.

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