THE AGE OF reason
May 12, 2019
3 minutes
by Deborah Hill Cone
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If we are every age we have ever been, then for much of my life I have been stuck in my stinky gothic phase. So, about 15, I guess. This manifests in a loathing for authority, inability to pay parking fines, sulking, difficulty in finishing things, worshipping Nick Cave and wearing a lot of black clothes.
Yes, even though I am now 51, have two kids and most of the time pass for a functioning adult, part of me seems to have got stuck being Kevin the Teenager. (Kevin is the Harry Enfield character
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