I can't write about my greatest mistakes because I've slept with most of them. Arabella Weir More Quotes by Arabella Weir More Quotes From Arabella Weir I wish my parents hadn't made me feel that how I looked was linked to how much they loved me. But I do also see how hard it must be to see your child pile on the pounds and trust they'll find their own way back to a healthy weight. Arabella Weir healthyparentchildren I'm the co-chair of the PTA at my kids' school, Ashmount Primary, in north Islington, London. Arabella Weir londonkidsschool When not eating, I like shopping; although I'm afraid I've become a bit of a cliche. Arabella Weir clicheshoppingeating My parents' generation's benchmark was simple: Fat Equals Bad. Arabella Weir generationsparentsimple There is an inherent tolerance and kindness in the state school teenagers I know. Arabella Weir teenagerkindnessschool I would like it to be a legal requirement for all businesses to be linked to a charity. Arabella Weir linkedrequirementscharity There is so much that is positive, wonderful even, about state schools. At a state school your kids will learn to live alongside and appreciate other kids from many diverse and different cultures. Arabella Weir appreciatekidsschool Sending your child off to school for the first time in their life is terrifying. Arabella Weir childrenschoolfirsts Why has everything got to be about feelings these days? In the old days, no one knew what anyone was feeling and, what's more, they weren't expected to. Arabella Weir these-daysexpectedfeelings If, however, you have richer pursuits in mind and know that no woman should be judged by how she looks - that everything she brings to the party is more important than the size of her arse - then refuse to be sucked into the never ending whirligig of self-doubting, self-hating madness that is stop-start dieting and crazy new exercise regimes. Arabella Weir partycrazyhate As an actress and comedienne, I'm a huge fan of he theatre and the Tricycle in Kilburn is my favourite in London. I dragged my kids to a performance of 'Twelfth Night' there, where they handed out pizza. Who knew that all it takes to get children interested in Shakespeare is a snack? Arabella Weir nightkidschildren As I was growing up, it was made clear that the fat me wasn't welcome, that a thin person was expected and awaited, and impatiently so. Arabella Weir welcomegrowing-upmade With a diplomat father, for whom foreign postings were a fact of life, my siblings and I were expected to attend boarding schools in Britain. Arabella Weir siblingfatherschool Does everyone turn into a truculent thirteen-year-old when they go home, or is it just me? Arabella Weir familyhomeyears My theory is that one needs to be loved completely, unconditionally, and unfettered by parental disapproval, if one is to get happily through life which, after all, presents its own hurdles. Arabella Weir hurdling-obstaclestheoryneeds Sticking to a diet required me to have a permanently low self-esteem. But happily, I developed other skills beyond a fluctuating weight, eventually building up a different source of self-worth. Arabella Weir building-upself-worthself-esteem I dont understand boys - just ask my husband. Arabella Weir my-husbandhusbandboys The crushing, pitiful, and frequently just plain risible pathos of an unsuccessful actor/performer's life is well charted. Arabella Weir crushactorslife-is Success, in whatever form it takes, is a tricky thing - once you've achieved your goal, then what? Where do you aim? Arabella Weir trickyformgoal I was accorded the opportunity to learn by failing - albeit at the cost of a few honourable teachers' sanity - and now I realise what a rare and incredible luxury that is. Arabella Weir luxuryopportunityteacher
