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Probably last night, when I went into my sons’ bedroom and kissed them on their smelly heads.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 November 2015 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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In the first month of my second daughter Nell’s life. My first daughter, Ella-Jayne, was born with a serious heart defect so I didn’t get to just be a mum, I was a carer for the eight months of her life and lived in a hospital. When Nell was born, having a healthy child and being able to be a mum was incredible.
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As a child, discovering there was a wonderful thing called countryside.
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