Jason Derulo
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As I get older, sleeping gets harder. I exercise, I do mindfulness, I take drugs occasionally.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2017 source ↗
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Fear of falling apart.
My son. He is a teenager.
The children. As a mother you are constantly worrying whether you’ve done the right thing.
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Losing my parents when they were relatively young. My dad was 59 and my mum died at 72, 14 years ago.
First something medical, then, without any doubt, an artist.
When my children arrived.
A car, which is used like a van; I should have just bought the van.
Serving tea in an insurance office to people who seemed to despise me at the age of 16 was pretty unpleasant.
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