I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera.
I have lots of friends and, like me, they're not married. So my kids have lots of godparents - men and women, gay and straight. My loft is always filled with people helping me out with them and loving them.
We don't take care of our teachers and our cops and our firemen. They should be at the top of our list.