The question
What would you most want to leave your children?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Verbatim recurring item in The Guardian Q&A; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
That they were loved.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 December 2025 source ↗
This pledge will leave my lifestyle untouched and that of my children as well. They have already received significant sums for their personal use and will receive more in the future. They live comfortable and productive lives.
Good self-esteem.
My Siamese cat, which I had freeze-dried after she died. I really think their future partners will like it.
The notion that anything is possible.
Connection, warmth, somebody you can trust and, quite happily, say nothing to.
To have made people healthier and happier.
I wouldn’t because everything is connected with everything else.
Optimistic, nurturing, enquiring.
A garden chair from the Chelsea flower show. It was almost the price of a small crappy car.
To be inquisitive.
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