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There's a lot I didn't understand.
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There's a lot
I'd do different if I could...
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...just like there's a lot you wish
you could change but can't.
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Some things, once they're done,
can't be undone.
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My wife...
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My ex-wife says she loves Billy
and I believe she does.
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But I don't think
that's the issue here.
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If I understand it correctly...
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...what means the most here is
what's best for our son.
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What's best for Billy.
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My wife used to say to me:
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"Why can't a woman have
the same ambitions as a man?"
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I think you're right.
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And maybe I've learned that much.
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By the same token, I'd like to know...
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...what law says a woman is a better
parent simply by virtue of her sex?
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I've had time to think about
what makes a good parent.
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It has to do with constancy.
It has to do with patience...
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...listening to him...
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...or pretending to listen
when you can't anymore.
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It has to do with love,
like she was saying.
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I don't know where it says a woman
has a corner on that market...
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...that a man has any less
of those emotions than a woman.
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Billy has a home with me.
I've made it the best I could.
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It's not perfect.
I'm not a perfect parent.
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Sometimes I don't
have enough patience
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and I forget that he's a little kid.
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But I'm there.
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We eat breakfast and he talks to me,
and then we go to school.
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At night we have dinner together and
we talk and I read to him and...
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And we built a life together
and we love each other.
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If you destroy that...
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...it may be irreparable.