The question
What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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Each time I gave birth.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 October 2010 source ↗
As a child growing up in Ireland, on a beautiful day playing on what was known as a cock of hay (or haystack).
When I was a young father and teaching at a local primary school in Kent.
Visiting my children at college. I don't stay long, because their lives are so busy - the way they should be.
I am happiest with my family.
Carlos Acosta, for his incredible achievement in dance.
One after the other, thoughts come banging in – and it’s no sleep for you tonight, dearie.
In school, I was 11, and we had to paint a picture of family life. My painting was held up to the class and I was told it looked like a spider with ink on its feet had walked across the page. It was done so viciously – humiliating.
Life is never fair.
Kind, thoughtful and gave damn good advice.
Loving, creative, demanding.
Cuba Gooding Jr, Winston Churchill, Jacqueline Wilson, Lauren Laverne, Warwick Davis, Paul Smith
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