I told Annie on more than one occasion that, despite being at least a decade older than her, I wish I'd known her at school. I was one of those kids that hid in the library, but if Annie had been my friend I would have hung out with her and her gang in the playground. She was deep and serious about her faith, and I so admired her for her weekly work with the Samaritans. But she also valued play and a sense of fun, and I would have so enjoyed that during school play times! She was also the perfect line manager. If I'd goofed up or forgotten something, and was mortified at my mistake, she would just wave it off and say that in the grand scheme of things it was fine. She had laid-back authority. She was a leader, but also 'one of the lads'. I so wish she was still here.
I told Annie on more than one occasion that, despite being at least a decade older than her, I wish I'd known her at school. I was one of those kids that hid in the library, but if Annie had been my friend I would have hung out with her and her gang in the playground. She was deep and serious about her faith, and I so admired her for her weekly work with the Samaritans. But she also valued play and a sense of fun, and I would have so enjoyed that during school play times! She was also the perfect line manager. If I'd goofed up or forgotten something, and was mortified at my mistake, she would just wave it off and say that in the grand scheme of things it was fine. She had laid-back authority. She was a leader, but also 'one of the lads'. I so wish she was still here.
