Alex in Wonderland

Being human means being flawed, imperfect, messy. But you can't beat yourself up for that. And I don't think you can beat other people up for it either.

You can get so wrapped up in your own story, you forget other people have theirs, and sometimes those stories aren’t nice ones.

I was all fireworks emoji, love hearts emoji, two boys holding hands emoji.

Don’t cling on to the past. Embrace change. Some things are worth saving, worth trying for, and some things aren’t. Learn to work out the difference.

No one is exactly how you’d like them to be, all of the time. Of course they aren’t. Being human means being flawed, imperfect, messy. But you can’t beat yourself up for that. And I don’t think you can beat other people up for it either.

I’m good at bottling things up, Efia. I’m great at it. I’ve made it my life’s work, to be honest. And there’s a water-tight seal on these emotions, you won’t ever notice.

Ohh! What are we celebrating?” “You being awesome.” He starts the car. “Dad, you’re gonna make me sick if you talk like that.” He grins and takes the handbrake off. “You are though. You’re on the up, Alex. It’s only up from here.

He kissed gently. So tenderly. Like every single one had been thought about and meant something and whilst this wasn't the time to be thinking of middle-aged women, I thought of Maggie, because she was right. When the moment comes, you do know what to do.