Easy. Its right next to the Myth of the Good Parent.

You only have to be, or have, a good-ENOUGH parent. Not perfect, still flawed, but good enough that a child knows he matters.

Dove facial soap used to be advertised as "one-quarter cleansing cream" and was my dad's favorite soap forthe smell. I think thats about how much good enough parenting i got from the two of them together, and it probably wasnt quite enough. The other three quarters kinda cancelled it out, practically speaking. But it was something i could hold on to.

Hope this helps.