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This story originally appeared in the Aug. 6, 2005 issue of Golfweek.
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There’s nothing easy about being a parent. Children are demanding, life is complex and expectations often go unfulfilled. It helps everyone when the adults in the relationship keep in mind a basic truth – that their kids’ needs are more important than their own.