The Fleeting Intelligence of Parents

We have noticed a strange and puzzling phenomenon regarding the intelligence of parents, especially of parents having growing children. When the youngsters are young, possibly during the ages that coincide with grade school and earlier, parents are virtually perfect. Every decision they make is the absolutely perfect one, every opinion is very fact indeed, and certainly no sinworthy or sinful thought ever passes through their minds. Although the exact moment of this loss of intelligence varies...