There have been moments when I’d want to say sorry to both my parents for some of the stuff I’ve done.
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View all 209 →To my grandma Faye, because I didn’t realise, when I was growing up, what an icon she was. She fought at Cable Street, and worked her arse off to get the family out of the tenements. She had a lot of wisdom to impart.
To my parents for all the mess-ups. There have been times when I’ve been going through something and I’ve thought, God, I’m so glad my mum and dad are dead, because they don’t have to go through it with me.
To anyone I’ve worked with between 5.30am and 8.30am. I am not a morning person.
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