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The births of my children, Harley Moon (28) and Roman (25).
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Now. Five years ago, I started looking after myself a bit more, emotionally and spiritually, and it’s paid dividends.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2025 source ↗
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