Not Really a Spoiler on M&D 202 -- Mason as Daddy

[Bruce Appelbaum]

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     Referring to Mason and his young sons after his return from the 
     prolonged Transit of Venus to England:
     
     "The Boys, up since before Dawn, mombly upon the Floor with Fatigue, 
     lurch over to kiss him good-Night, as if he has never been away, and 
     ev'ry night they have been kissing him so.  As ever, he is surpriz'd 
     by the fierceness of their bodies, their inability to hold back, the 
     purity of the not-yet-dishonest, -- t'would take a harder Case than 
     not to struggle with Tears of Sentiment."
     
     Hoping not to sound maudlin, but these words convey what I feel with 
     my two little ones (girls, not boys).  There is little to compare to a 
     totally spontaneous kiss and hug from one of them, a totally pure 
     affection.  They have what can only be called an aura of energy and 
     love around them.
     
     For TRP, a big change in his written treatment of children from GR.  
     And probably for TRP as well.  It's this kind of awareness that is the 
     difference between Father and Daddy.