a philosophical quote on parenthood by John Fitzpatrick, 2016: "We move through stages, as parents, at the same speed our children move through their remarkable eclectic developments. At first we are their managers, then later we become their consultants, then we become distant advisers, then we become a buoyant memory...and it is our acceptance of these stages that makes us good parents". The world, as far as I know it, and have known it, has been a good place and remains so...apart from a few Liberal Governments, and apart from Bill Shorten.