Sins of the father

Maybe I'm just too affected by someone else's problems, but listening to Alec Baldwin's message on his daughter's voice mail just now. . .I literally almost broke down. More than 7 years ago, when I grabbed my backpack, got out of my father's car, and walked home, he left several messages just like that on my home phone. I recorded them on the empty space at the end of my Haftorah practice tapes. All I can say is I hope Ireland is strong enough to realize that she doesn't need an abusive egomaniac like that in her life, even if -- especially if --, he is her father.