Unusual the Usual

The seventh spare has been born. (Heir and a spare ... seven times). Hallelujah! Lord Baby Boy holds title to some small part of some land mass known as Wessex — Prince Edward and Countess Sophie want to "get to know" him before giving the new Viscount Severn his "Christian" name. According to spokesfolks, dad says he's "small, cute and cuddly."

Clearly the new VS will be brought up in unusual circumstances. But that doesn't mean there won't be a bond. There will, just like there is a strong bond between Joey, 11, and father Bob Chandler, 83. They hang together; dad tells son tales of his war (WWII) service and encourages him on the straight and narrow, from his experience on the crooked and wide, until he began to turn it around.

Maybe the only unusual circumstances a child can't be born into is when the birth doesn't change the dad. As Tiger Woods said to Golf Digest, "But when I had [daughter] Sam this year, I wanted to take in every moment and appreciate everything. And I think that's where my life has changed off the course. And no doubt I played better as a result."

** Every relationship is the same in its uniqueness. **