What it's like having a famous but distant father

It’s easy to pity Lisa Brennan-Jobs, the first — and seemingly forgotten — child of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

But as she sat down to write a memoir, Brennan-Jobs realized that self-pity didn’t play well on the page.

(Perhaps we should try that for the daily woes we like to complain about.)

Brennan-Jobs solved her tone problem and produced that memoir, Small Fry, which she discussed on Morning Edition late last week.

You can listen to the interview below or read the highlights on NPR’s website.