“I couldn’t have grasped this at the time but like it or not, children are witnesses to their parents’ growing up. To a greater or lesser degree, and in our own way, we are all still finding out who we are and perhaps who we want to be, before our children take their first steps. As children we assume our parents are perfect and complete creations, but mums and dads will inevitably misbehave, test the boundaries, make mistakes, stamp their feet and shed tears before they become the men and women they need to be. And, so it was for both my parents in the end.”