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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In the first month of my second daughter Nell’s life. My first daughter, Ella-Jayne, was born with a serious heart defect so I didn’t get to just be a mum, I was a carer for the eight months of her life and lived in a hospital. When Nell was born, having a healthy child and being able to be a mum was incredible.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2019 source ↗
Opening day of The Empire Strikes Back, 86th Street Loews.
The day after I got married.
The day our daughter was born, or maybe fishing on the Colorado river with my wife and brother and his buddy Earl.
Driving golf balls into the cricket pavilion on summer evenings in my pajamas.
I have a great quality of life, there is nothing that I want for.
It feels like home.
I cry all the time, it’s an embarrassment.
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