The question
What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Not being a scratch golfer.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2025 source ↗
The power of the press.
Not having my own chatshow. Yet!
Not being fluent in another language.
That my baseball team, Baltimore Orioles, is always in the basement.
Being able to cram the quality of eight hours’ sleep into four.
The FA Cup final, watching Crystal Palace win.
Worry about the things you can control and don’t worry about the things you can’t.
It would be a racist comment.
I was 17 and about to go on a first date with my first boyfriend. I was so desperate for my mum not to meet him that I was trying to get to the door before she did. I ran down the stairs as she opened it, and slid down the last five steps on my arse.
By my friends and loved ones as someone who loved ferociously and always had their back.
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