The question
What thought won't let you sleep?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My kids, global boiling, everything.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2024 source ↗
When there is someone attractive in my bed.
I sleep very well. Nothing keeps you awake when you know within yourself how much you care, how much you give, and that you always try your best. And that’s true for me, whether it’s on the pitch, on the international stage leading the line for my country, or at home.
I’ve been awake almost my entire life. I have had insomnia since I was a child.
Rats scurrying in the roof. I won the last war but it’s only a matter of time.
My children, because I spent the majority of their youth away from them as I’m the breadwinner and I had to pay the bills.
Loyal, funny, driven.
I spend my money on vintage eyewear. I have a massive collection.
By my kindness.
I don’t get embarrassed.
I’ve heard it all: too fat, too short, no talent. Those are the things that cut me deep when I was younger, but now they drive me.
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