The great story-teller Aesop told a fable of two daughters. One married a farmer, the other married a tile maker. Dad visited the first daughter who said the only thing she needed to make her happiness more complete was a lot more rain. Second, Dad dropped in to see his other daughter. She told him the only thing she needed to make her happiness more complete was no rain at all. For what was poor Dad to wish?

Why repeat this story? It provides the title for this blog. What does it mean? A few things. The story is about the difficulties of human nature and how not everyone can have what they want. I have two daughters whose wants are sometimes at odds. Sometimes I get stuck in between. My two girls, Susan and Lucy, will sometimes post here and at others they will offer their opinions on things I post. Sometimes we will write about stuff we like (individually or together). It may be nothing deeper than a book or a movie. Sometimes we will write about items that interest and concern us. Almost always our posts will be informed by the complex and important relationships between fathers and daughters.

Maybe the stuff we write about won’t be of interest to anyone but us. That’s fine. Writing is a form of communication. Honest communication is usually helpful. What dad wouldn’t want to talk more with his daughters?