I slashed my unloved football – and 40 years later, I’m still living with the shame
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Why is guilt so difficult to shake? I feel regretful to this day about a poor decision I made as a boyHow long must guilt last? When I was a boy, aged about 10, I had a football that I kicked around for years, with my mates, with my brother or all on my own, dribbling aimlessly about or booting it against a wall. This ball conferred upon me some status, for it was what we used to call a caser, which is not a word I’ve used for a good 40 years. A caser meant it was a proper football, with a...

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