Psychologists Call It "Parental Idealization," But Dave Calls It Awesome for His Self-Esteem

Never underestimate the Super Powers that your children attribute to you: I was describing my abortive trip to the East Brunswick Library to my family—I arrived mid fire drill, so I couldn't enter; a woman needed me to jump her car, and then I dropped my school folder into the book drop slot along with my pile of books so I had to seek aid from a librarian—but when I described how I had to jump this woman's car, my son Alex thought I jumped OVER her car—which actually makes more sense, and I asked him if he thought I jumped her car with my car or if I did it with my legs; he said he thought that I did it with my legs, and I was quite pleased that he thought I was capable of such a superhuman feat.