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What would you say was the most important day of your life?

86 replies

maerd · 25/08/2018 11:13

I quite often hear people talk about their wedding day as being the most important day of their life, and that’s why there is so much pressure to get it just right, but to me, I feel like a wedding day is a minor part of the marriage as a whole. But then it got me thinking, what day has been the most important to me? And I don’t know the answer!

There are important times that have shaped my life as a whole, but not one specific day. And do those who think their wedding day is the most important day, still believe that long after the wedding has passed?

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margotsdevil · 25/08/2018 11:14

To me the day we got engaged was actually more significant as that's when we actually made the commitment if you see what I mean?

FusionChefGeoff · 25/08/2018 11:14

The day I admitted I was an alcoholic and contacted a member of AA and asked for help.

Coming up to 5 years sober now and my life (and that of those around me) has changed completely.

Lokisglowstickofdestiny · 25/08/2018 11:15

The day my daughter was born, most life changing event to happen to me. The wedding happened many years after and was really just a contract signing, no fuss down the registery office with a couple of strangers for witnesses.

Jbck · 25/08/2018 11:15

Day I was born otherwise ....... 😃

RatRolyPoly · 25/08/2018 11:16

The day my mum died. Her illness, subsequent death and the turnaround in my own life after that day have been the single biggest influence over my life's trajectory.

Whatififall · 25/08/2018 11:19

The day my daughter was born.
The day I admitted to my GP that I was really struggling and diagnosed with PND - it was a long progress to get well again but just going to the Dr was the start of a changed life.

TheFaerieQueene · 25/08/2018 11:23

The day I was born, without it there wouldn’t be any other days.

flowerpot1000000 · 25/08/2018 11:24

I have one and one more to come ...
First was the day my Son was born my only child. The one to come is the day, hopefully in the next few weeks, my sister gets the all clear and is told she is in remission

DolorestheNewt · 25/08/2018 11:25

There are a few, but a standout is, like FusionChefGeoff, the day I contacted AA 33 years ago last March.
I may not have set the world on fire in the years since, but when I think how those 33 years might have looked, and where I might now be in a parallel universe where I wasn't one of the lucky ones who "got it", I realise what an extraordinary day that was.

UpstartCrow · 25/08/2018 11:27

I survived an attempt on my life. Its changed everything.

elliejjtiny · 25/08/2018 11:31

Wedding day was the nicest day of my life I think. I think the most important day was the day I was diagnosed with dyspraxia. Or maybe the day my eldest son was born, or my youngest. I don't know, it's really hard to decide.

TSSDNCOP · 25/08/2018 11:37

This may sound silly, but the deadline dates for School; admission applications and the 11+

The knowledge that if I missed those it would’ve had massive repercussions for the DC felt like the biggest parenting responsibility since the first night Home.

TSSDNCOP · 25/08/2018 11:38

Upstart I wish I had read yours first Blush

I do hope everything is ok for you now as they must have been truly terrifying.

HRTpatch · 25/08/2018 11:42

Telling my ex our marriage was over

kaytee87 · 25/08/2018 11:42

The day my son was born.

UpstartCrow · 25/08/2018 11:58

TSSDNCOP thank you, yes its taken a good while but I'm ok now Smile

corythatwas · 25/08/2018 12:17

My wedding day actually was pretty important as being married gave me right of residency in dh's country, meaning we could finally live together after 10 years of LDR. We got on the boat the next day.

25 years ago this summer, so yes, a fair amount of time after the day.

Other most important day: the viva for my PhD. Again, signifying a major change in my life.

Also, giving birth to dd. And then to ds.

And finally- a few days from now- when my next book goes to the printers: 20 years after I started researching it.

glintandglide · 25/08/2018 12:19

The day my baby was born. I’m not sure my wedding day was a massively important day to be honest. I didn’t learn anything, grow from it etc. It was nice though

mimibunz · 25/08/2018 12:20

The day my mum died. I can honestly say I have lived a life of 2 completely different halves. The life before she died and the life after.

toomanychilder · 25/08/2018 12:22

The most important day of my life is always tomorrow

fleurdegrasse · 25/08/2018 12:23

I can’t think of a day, as such.

There have been days when important things happened though.

Crunchymum · 25/08/2018 12:37

The day DC3 was born.

She has a rare genetic condition and will change all of our lives, forever.

Stompythedinosaur · 25/08/2018 12:38

The day I went to a party and met dp.

The day baby dd1 was born and then resusitated.

BikeRunSki · 25/08/2018 12:47

I don’t know. Lots of events have had a huge influence on my life - my teacher telling me i’d amount to nothing*, my dad being diagnosed with Parkinson’s when I was 12, my alcoholic mother going to AA when I was 4, graduating, getting married, surgery where I nearly died, childbirth and accident where I nearly died, becoming a parent. Lots of heavy stuff. But the day that stands out is the day I bought an adult bike when I was 16. My bike(s) have been my my transport, my gym, my holiday companions, my commute, my therapy, my stress buster, my challenge ever since. 30 years on wheels. The greatest constant in my life.

Notonaschoolnight · 25/08/2018 12:57

When told my first child had Downs at 2 hours old