A good parent is patient, loving, supportive, consistent, and fair.

They are involved, as much as they can be, in their child’s life. They might not be able to coach the baseball team, but they can keep score at the games, help transport equipment, or work in the snack bar on assigned dates.

They are also good role models, showing their children how best to react in each situation. Yelling at the soccer referee so loudly and with cuss words in every comment is the opposite of being a good role model. Kindness toward others, generosity in terms of mind, spirit, and when possible, with money, is likewise being a good role model.

Good parents prepare their children for school and the greater world.

Writing stories about good parents might be cathartic, especially if you were so blessed.

But, stories in which the parent isn’t always “good” bring tension and excitement to the tale. Some readers prefer the love connection, while many like the drama when things aren’t going so well.

Your task is to write a story about a parent’s relationship with his child. Make it interesting, something a wide range of readers would enjoy.

Have fun with this one.