I don't really care what people tell children - when you believe in Santa Claus the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy one more fib won't hurt. But I am infuriated by the growing notion posited in some touchy-feely quarters that all women are or can be beautiful.

When I was a kid I wanted to walk with my dad's limp - my dad was my hero - but that infuriated him and he would make me walk back and forth in the living room until I walked without it.