I applied for passports for my two children and asked my friend and neighbour to countersign for me. She is a respectable and educated woman, who has known us for five years. The passport service rejected the form and I called to ask why. Apparently, as a full time mother, she is unworthy of signing the form, because "if she is prosecuted for false information, she has nothing to lose".
If I could find a publican, a professional photographer, a civil servant, a doctor, these would all be fine. No matter if these people can't identify my children, they are all more trustworthy than a full time mother, who has no "position in the community".
I am hopping mad. What an insult.
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ageez · 11/03/2013 19:17
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