When I was 17 I didn’t visit my gran for six weeks as I was out partying. At the end of that summer she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I never saw the real her again. I would love to say sorry to her as I loved her so much.
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My kids, for the jokes. Some of them are pretty bad.
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I would very, very much like to say sorry to my mother, for all the times I told her I hadn’t got the time to talk.
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I don’t really owe anybody any apologies.
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Diamonds for my wife.
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