Speedy, bossy, loving.
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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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 ↗
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View all 111 →Ponderous, over thinking.
Content, assured, indecisive.
Driven, authentic, resilient.
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View profile →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.
Sleep apnoea and tinnitus.
Always flying: we’ve had flights where the engine’s been on fire; where we’ve nose-dived.
When a relationship I’ve been invested in stops working. And yet, here I am, happy as you like.
As the dark-haired bird from Bananarama.
I am a bit of a procrastinator.
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