I'm hoping she hangs tough on manners. Michael Shannon is a commentator and is the author of "A Conservative Christian's Guidebook for Living in Secular Times." Email him at mandate.mmpr@gmail.com.

SHANNON: That is, yeah - particularly my daughters. I mean, that's the one thing, you know, that won't change, is I love them very much, and I always will. And they're my, you know, favorite people.

And I imagine it informed your choices about how you wanted to raise kids and how you wanted to be a parent. Shannon: Yeah, I get uncomfortable taking too much credit for it. I definitely think there ...

SHANNON: That is, yeah - particularly my daughters. I mean, that's the one thing, you know, that won't change, is I love them very much, and I always will. And they're my, you know, favorite people.

MICHAEL SHANNON: When you act, you create these little societies or civilizations to create some piece of art, and then you finish, and they disappear. And it's kind of, like, the rhythm of my life.

SHANNON: That is, yeah - particularly my daughters. I mean, that's the one thing, you know, that won't change, is I love them very much, and I always will. And they're my, you know, favorite people.