The Rules to Break, 2nd Edition

RULE TO BREAK

“You can judge a book by its cover”

Can you imagine how different you’d be if you’d grown up differently? Suppose your parents had been much poorer, or much wealthier, than they were. Suppose you’d gone to a very different school. Perhaps the people around you might have all had very different values and beliefs. Suppose you’d suffered a dreadful bereavement as a child (or that you hadn’t…). Maybe you’d grown up with a serious disability (or without one…). What if you’d had lots of siblings, or none at all? Lived in a war zone, or miles from anywhere, or moved around every few months, or lived in care homes?

These things shape us, and there’s not a lot we can do about it. Once we’re adults, we can make a choice to live a decent ...