When I told this to Laila, she said, ‘Maybe she was found in a dustbin?’ ‘Maybe,’ I said thinking about how my Mum could just flip from one mood to another. ‘Mums,’ Laila laughed, ‘can’t live with ‘em.’ ‘Can’t live without ‘em,’ I added. Laila and I chatted all the way to Boarhead College. I told...