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To my teachers, for not paying attention.
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View all 209 →It would be my mum. She was a terrible alcoholic and I spent a lot of my time kind of hating her but, in the past five years, I realised why she did what she did and I could forgive.
Karamo Brown
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To my younger self for not being patient with myself, and for giving up on myself at times.
To my mother for disappointing her. Mummy wanted me to be a different sort of person from who I am, but one can’t change oneself.
Christopher Eccleston
English actor
To my children, because their mum and dad’s relationship failed, and I know that has caused them great sadness.
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I wasted a year doing nothing at 18. I got with a guy and just wanted to hang out. It didn’t do me any favours.
Paul Irons, the deputy head at my school, Fernwood comprehensive. He was an inspiration, and still is.
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