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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When my kids were little – and now, in my old age.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2024 source ↗
Five to 10, when I was just playing out and I didn’t realise I was a girl. Before my boobs came in, basically.
I am happiest with my family.
The moment I knew I would spend my life with Lisa.
A few weeks ago, walking on the beach in Anglesey with my dogs and my husband.
Hard-working, creative, irreverent.
Give, give, give. The more you give, the happier you are.
July 2018, when I married my third husband, Roger, after two years of proclaiming that marriage at 76 was stupid.
“You’re a narcissist!” From someone who was a narcissist himself.
I would not leave my teenage children to follow an unworthy love. It lasted a month and scarred the family for ever.
To my first husband for being unfaithful, bossy, and eventually leaving him.
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