I cried last week after talking about marriage equality with my daughters. My oldest let slip that she believed that if the supreme court overturned Obergefell, she wouldn’t have parents any more. I felt angry with my country and ashamed that I didn’t consider the possibility that she might think that.
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When my dad died this year.
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Ralph Steadman
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About five minutes ago; I cry easily.
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At my friend Billy’s funeral last month. He died suddenly in his sleep and was only 61.
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Our beautiful cat was so ill that we were hours away from having her put down. Somehow, we’ve managed to nurse her back to full health again.
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The eradication of poverty would be nice, but at the moment, a double macchiato.
When I came round after being seriously ill. I’d had a dose of morphine, the sun was shining and I thought, “Ah yes, I live!”
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