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A random selection of stories from the site

Here Angela describes the treatment from the staff in her boarding school.

Here Lynda remembers her time spent in hospital

Here Ron describes asking for more jam.

Here Richard talks about getting into fights at school.

Here Christine talks about the low expectations she experienced on her Secretarial Course

Here Jane recalls friends dying when she was a child.

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