What's the most interesting question you've been asked?

[ladybee28]

Spent an hour on a group call last night with a bunch of my friends and the rules were that we all had to come armed with a question that:

We'd never asked one another before
Would let us get to know one another on a different level
We were genuinely curious about the answer to

It was such a lovely way to spend an evening and people came with really interesting questions.

It made me realise how a lot of the things I know about my friends came up accidentally rather than intentionally, and it's made me want to do more things like this.

So I want to know from all of you: what's the best or most thought-provoking question you've ever been asked about yourself (and to make this more fun, how would you answer it?)

Excluding wedding and birth of DC, what has been the happiest/best day of your life?

Mine is a completely random day I spent one summer, around 2004, when I was living in London. My boyfriend and our flatmates were all away. I had the day to myself, so I went on a guided tour of the Brompton Cemetery in the sunshine, then ordered takeaway sushi for dinner and read a load of gossip magazines. Not sure why it stands out for me - maybe the joy of doing something alone, being relatively newly graduated and new in London. There have been objectively happier and better days since, but that one sticks out.

I met an American man in a restaurant,we were both waiting for a take away. He asked me what I liked doing. I didn't know what to say. I said well I have 3 children, he said well what did you like doing before you got so busy looking after them? Do you know what I said? I can't remember.
The question stuck me to the spot.
I went away with a lot to think about. It was a simple question and I couldn't answer it. I can now though! If I ever meet him again I will thank him.

@Bezalelle I love that. Sounds like pure freedom!

@3luckystars what would you say now if he asked you again?

Somebody asked me what my greatest regret was.
Without thinking I blurted out “Not having a third child”.

I had NEVER thought about it consciously so it must have bubbled up to the surface.
But it made me realize how much more I still have to give and why I feel so protective to DCs’ friends etc.

I’ll just have to wait for mine to get married and/or have children!

That's such a nice idea for chats with friends. Hoping other people add more as they're lovely to read but nobody has
ever asked me anything interesting enough to share!!

What do you want your life to look like when you're old?
Followed by
Is what you're doing now putting you on the right path to achieve that?

When i was a SAHP with my two young children someone asked me 'What do you do all day?"

I was gobsmacked

@Shepherdspyreads it was a really lovely way to spend some time together!

Some of my favourites from that night:

"What are you lying to yourself about?"

"Who (outside of your family) has made the most meaningful impact on your life, and how?"

"If humans came with warning labels, what would yours say?"

"What do you most need to hear right now?"