THE A-Z of Failures

How to Be a Failure (Part L)

Making the mistakes so you don’t have to

cropped photo by Photo by Georges Tomazou on pexels.com

Mark Twain said:

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.

Annie Trevaskis says:

To fail in life, you need two things: confidence and ignorance.

Join me in this episode of The A-Z of Failures

Landing

I had just had roll-mop hair extensions —they were very briefly a thing in the 1980s — and was under strict instructions not to get them wet for one week.

Alas, that was exactly the week we had booked to take the children to Center Parcs where the highlight for them was the central dome with its numerous water slides.

#3 egg at Center Parcs but in an outside slide, not the actual slide. Photo by author.

Shrieking with delight, as only young children can, they implored me to have a go on the tamest slide.

“You won’t get your hair wet, Mum. Look!” they pestered. I watched a number of adults emerge from the tunnel and drop gently into the three feet of water…