Dear Manchester Not only are you my close in proximity but you have always felt incredibly close to my heart. I may not visit you as often as I should since having the kids but you are always my first port of call when it comes to the things that I treasure dearly; shopping, travel, comedy, days out, education and of course Music. You’ve given me things that no other place has ever been able to offer, you’ve given me goose pimples as I sat watching my ultimate heroin Tori Amos in your beautiful theatre. You made it possible for me to feel accepted in …
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Whilst I want my children to be knowledgeable about the World in which they live, there is a massive amount of information which I withhold from the kids quite simply because I want to protect them for as long as possible from the sad fact that the planet on which they live has lost the plot. Theres enough keeping our little ones awake at night never mind the possibility of global warming, nuclear disaster, war, terrorism or even apocalyptic disaster…Why on earth would I ever wish to inform or burden my children with unwarranted and unneeded anxiety, stress and fear for their own future? There are certain questions that children pose to …