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This is Raisins to Be cheerful with Ed Miliband and Jeff Lloyd. Hello, hello. How are you?

I'm having a rough day. Are you alright? It's my son's last day at nursery today. He starts school

next week. Oh gosh. And I've just been sobbing. We said goodbye to his key worker earlier and I did

that thing where I couldn't speak. I was stifling tears so much that I couldn't get any words out

and I just that sort of point to my eyes a little bit. I'd show what I would love. I'd love to be

more stoic. Oh good for you. I know last time on the podcast we talked about me and my weepiness.

I called myself pathetic and then then someone emailed in saying like a woman would never call

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