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凯特琳·莫兰读信:给女儿写的人生忠告(1)

My daughter is about to turn 13 and I've been smoking a lot recently, and soin the wee small hours, when my lungs feel like there's a small mouse inside them, scratching to get out

I've thought about writing her one of those "Now I'm Dead, Here's My Letter Of Advice For You To Consult As You Continue Your Now Motherless Life" letters.

This is the first draft. Might tweak it a bit later. When I've had another fag.

"Dear daughter. Hello, it's Mummy. I'm dead. Sorry about that.

I hope the funeral was gooddid Daddy play Don't Stop Me Now by Queen when my coffin went into the cremator?

I hope everyone sang along and did air guitar, as I stipulated.

And wore the stick-on Freddie Mercury moustaches, as I ordered in the 'My Funeral Plan' document that's been pinned on the fridge since 2008, when I had that extremely self-pitying cold.

"Lookhere are a couple of things I've learnt on the way that you might find useful in the coming years. It's not an exhaustive list, but it's a good start

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