ADULT DAUGHTER

Happy birthday to the woman who moved into adulthood but continues treating the family home as a free restaurant, storage facility and emergency financial service. You ring for advice, explain why the advice won’t work and then do exactly what you intended before calling back to discuss the consequences. You’re independent right up until something needs fixing, collecting or paying for. I spent years teaching you to think for yourself and now receive several strong opinions every time I open my mouth. Still, watching you become your own person has been one of the greatest privileges of my life. You’re intelligent, funny and capable of far more than you realise—particularly when somebody else isn’t available to do it. Love you. No, you still can’t have any money x