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When my kids had little teeth and curly hair, and hadn’t discovered the idea of wanting to leave home.
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
With my family in Wales.
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When each of my three children was born.
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When I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for charity. It was horrendous.
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