Shorten reckons, page-22

You had an excellent childhood like mine. I started mainstream school at 4 was pushed up a year in high school and finished year 12 turning 15 in the November we closed. I had probs with my size though because I was 3 years under average age.

My Mom was pushed up two years at school and still graduated Dux with 8 A's (two extra subjects taken on) at 13. BSc and Ba Dip Ed and teaching maths c calculus etc by 19 years old. Taught at school till 2.30 pm every day, did extra lessons for struggling kids until 3.30 then went to run her mechanical engineering business coming home at 7.30 or so to make dinner. She taught me my work ethic, and why I despise dole bludgers, I support 10 or 20 of them.

Rant over for now