“I’ve never done anything to make my parents proud of me.” The words come spilling out of my mouth before I can stop them. “Never.” “I’m sure that’s not true,” says the man kindly. “It’s true. Maybe they used to be proud of me. But then my cousin Kerry came ...
Today's children have it tough. No more roaming around K-Mart checking out the new Barbie clothes and accessories while Mom looks at the clothing. Gotta stay right by her side, so that you don't get stolen or molested in a bathroom. Can we call a meeting with the President (if we ...
The chair of the remuneration committee can be an exposed and lonely role, as Alison Carnwath, chair of Barclays Bank’s remuneration committee, found when she had to resign, having been roundly criticised for trying to defend the enormous bonus to be paid to the chief executive; the irony ...