16 + 1 day

And there she is, memorising English National 5 notes, when she should be celebrating the day after her sixteenth birthday - no, hang on, she’s Snapchatting pals - so all sympathy is gone.

Anyway, she’s postponed her official birthday until later this month, post-exams. But for a while 24 hour’s she’s been allowed to leave home, get married, and drive a motorbike - but she hasn’t done any of that. I despair over this generation...