The question
How would you sum yourself up in three words?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Kind, funny, moany – I do love a moan.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2024 source ↗
Kind, insubstantial and dedicated.
Unimpeachable, nonpareil, self‑effacing.
Friendly, opinionated, hilarious.
Funny, impatient, annoying.
I’ve apologised to my son, Thomas, for being absent for quite a lot of his first few years, but, as a working mother and breadwinner, I kind of had to be. I like to think I’ve made up for it.
Can’t remember.
Always flying: we’ve had flights where the engine’s been on fire; where we’ve nose-dived.
Sleep apnoea and tinnitus.
The last few years. There’s a beauty to getting to an age where you really don’t care about stuff that used to bother you.
As the dark-haired bird from Bananarama.
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