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My self-criticism.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2024 source ↗
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Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
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Scott Mills
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Still biting my nails.
Matthew Modine
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I would deplore feeling deplorable about myself.
Jacqueline Wilson
English novelist
Catastrophising.
I can be pedantic at times.
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Whenever I’m with my kids.
When I was 11, I went down a water slide and my bottoms didn’t go with me. Everyone saw my bare white butt.
At the beginning of 2019, I brought my entire family with me on my honeymoon to Bora Bora.
Being mean online.
My younger self for not believing in her.
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