I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.
Life is painful, nasty and short... in my case it has only been painful and nasty.
Mothers, unless they were very poor, didn't work. Both of my parents had to leave education. My mother had to work in a cotton mill until 18 or 19, when she took some training in domestic science.

