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Tory Haughton's avatar

Happy birthday! Love this post. So entertaining and so true. I’ve recognised over the past month how out of touch I am with a lot of society - it’s amazing, especially in corporate environments, how you become so surrounded by people like you and you just don’t see it. Well done on art school! Well done on owning it! I’m in awe 💛

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Clare Jackson's avatar

Thank you, I really enjoyed reading this and must share it as I know other Substack followers of mine are of a similar age (well I'm 54, much older than you!) and will get it too. Happy birthday!

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Rebecca Armstrong's avatar

So you are also a fine young woman! Thanks for reading and your lovely comment x

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Max Wallis (Aftershock Review)'s avatar

This is fab Rebecca

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Deborah Vass's avatar

A belated happy birthday and I am so pleased to have discovered your posts. As a late bloomer returning to art after career in teaching, this is a very happy discovery.

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Simply Amber Lou's avatar

Happy Birthday and what a brilliant list. 🎉🙌

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Clary Delano's avatar

So good—I love this. Happy birthday!! xx

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Rebecca Armstrong's avatar

Thank you lovely x

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andrea anderson's avatar

so good …

happy birthday ! 🤍

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Frances Ray's avatar

I just love your writing, Rebecca. Happy Birthday!

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Annie Taylor's avatar

Happy Birthday. This made me smile broadly, remembering my 40th birthday at art school. There are things I wish I hadn’t taken so seriously, even at that age x

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Nat's avatar

Insightful and giggle producing at all the right moments. Cheat codes. Brilliant. It's quite fun getting older really, a privilege, and knowing that with each year that passes I am becoming more me than I've ever been before. X

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Bonnie Radcliffe's avatar

I love this! And happy birthday.

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Mwila's avatar

Brilliant. One of my struggles is to not keep mixed groups of youth “guys”. The angry glares I’ve received could knock me right back into the 90s.

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Chris Manby aka C J Wray's avatar

This is wonderful. And happy birthday!

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Katherine May's avatar

I just love this 🥰

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Sarah Carothers's avatar

I’m in my 30s and would desperately love to go to art school and damn now I know it’s possible!! Lovely read.

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Rebecca Armstrong's avatar

It is possible! And I so hope you get to do it too x

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Susanna Crossman's avatar

I love this, and what a brilliant thing to do. Now you're giving me ideas!!!!!

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