The question
What would you most want to leave your children?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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A bushel of self-confidence.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗
Shortly after my terminal diagnosis, I knew that one of my biggest priorities was to create memories for my children. Chloe and Logan are both so young that it's likely they'll have no direct memories of me. Dylan is the oldest, and at 5 (turns 6 in December), his memories are likely to be fuzzy. Hence the engineering question: What would make for the sharpest, most visceral memory, esp. for a kid who loves animals? Answer: go for a Dolphin Swim!
My Siamese cat, which I had freeze-dried after she died. I really think their future partners will like it.
That they were loved.
A deep sense that they will be fine in the world without me.
An accounting is given of our lives. Did you give more than you’ve taken? Hurt more people than you’ve helped?
More time with my boys.
Holding a large and fragile glass object in a very dangerous environment.
Barack Obama, for his humility and grace in the face of enormous difficulty.
When I worked at a dog food company shovelling the exterminated rats.
The years of self-doubt.
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