I started my career not getting jobs, but then you learn that 95% of this job is not getting jobs, and you just have to make peace with it.
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That I never found a way to stay in a relationship long term. I always feel trapped.
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That my competitive pole vault career ended at the age of 15.
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The failure of my party to make the big political breakthrough it deserves.
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View profile →When my kids were young enough for me to carry them both, one on each hip. I miss walking in the door and them flinging themselves at me.
I read too much science fiction to mess with anything. I’d be terrified that, by changing something, my kids wouldn’t be mine.
When I started out, people thought I was going to be a flash in the pan, but I’m still working.
I decided I wanted a red convertible Jaguar, because I thought I would look the bee’s knees in it. The first time I drove it with the top down, it scared the shit out of me. After that, I only bought “mom” cars.
A cafeteria in Glasgow where the manager was horrible. I walked out and got a great job in a betting shop.
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