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Best day of your life so far

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capgemleopis · 22/08/2023 23:57

Up late and thinking about some of the best days of my life so far. Goes without saying the day my children were born were my best days but other then that I think the day I found out my first born was going to be a little girl was up there and then probably the day I found out I was pregnant with my second baby was very special.

what about you?

OP posts:
Fredflinstoneswife · 23/08/2023 23:05

EarringsandLipstick · 23/08/2023 12:15

I'm all in favour of people having deep faith - I was a believing & practising Catholic until very recently (and not sure where I'm at now).

However, this is troubling and wrong. The basis for believing in (a or any God) should be compassion and love.

Jesus Christ absolutely sinned - that's the point. As a man, he was guilty of sin, rather than as God, a deity.

I feel very sad for your 11 yo self & wonder what else was going on.

With all due respect, I would urge you to go read what the Bible actually says about Jesus Christ.

Take John 1:1 for example which refers to Christ as "the Word":

'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.'

'And the Word was God... all things were made by him'

In this one passage you can see that Christ is God. Added to that it states that He is the Creator as 'all things were made by Him'.

His sinlessness? That very same passage declares His sinlessness as God is sinless.

But verses explicitly talking about His sinlessness? here are just a few verses, and this is by no means exhaustive (if Christ sinned then no one could be saved, hence why the Scriptures make it abundantly clear that He was sinless):

1 Peter 1:22 'Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:'

1 John 3:5 'And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin'

Hebrews 4:15 'For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.'

2 Corinthians 5:21 'For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.'

If Jesus Christ sinned, then I wouldn't be here telling you about the happiest day of my life as I would still be guilty of my own sins! The whole purpose of Christ coming into this world was to pay a ransom for many by His own death on the cross. And that ransom could only be paid by a sinless sacrifice.

And the Bible verse that God used to save me: Romans 10:13: 'For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved'.

Dear friend, that means YOU.

Zipps · 23/08/2023 23:12

Our wedding day and having DC by far the best and happiest days of my life.
Followed by bringing our dogs home for the first time.

monsteramunch · 23/08/2023 23:31

@Fredflinstoneswife

Goodness, for someone who presumably believes it's important to be loving, kind and forgiving your posts aren't half confrontational, snarky and angry.

monsteramunch · 23/08/2023 23:31

I think my happiest moment so far is feeling little one move for the first time. I can't wait to meet her 'properly' when she arrives!

Serena1977 · 23/08/2023 23:39

Feeling my baby move for the first time.
Passing my degree

WorseDecision · 23/08/2023 23:39

The day me and my DH got together, 16 years ago we sat chatting at a work party from 5 in the evening till 6 in the morning. Knew then I'd end up spending my life with him.

The days I gave birth too. Smile

wherethecityis · 23/08/2023 23:44

The day my first child was born

ElizabethBest · 23/08/2023 23:47

Christmas Day every year from as early as I can remember until I was about 7 have all pretty much fused in my mind as one epic and brilliant day.

My DS has profound SEN, and 90% of parenting has been HARD. A lot of tears form me and a lot of violence and meltdowns from him. A lot of feeling anxious and lonely and like I was fucking it all up. But he’s the BEST, and sometimes we go somewhere and just have this totally perfect day, just the two of us. A farm, or a museum, or a theme park or something. Those are my best days.

Timetoflower22 · 24/08/2023 00:09

Opening my GCSE results whilst walking home alone and finding out I'd passed maths! I was predicted to get an F! And managed to get a high C. Struggled hugely with it and always felt like I was thick. Best day ever. Couldn't stop crying with happiness that I'd never have to retake a maths test.

CallieQ · 24/08/2023 00:14

@Fredflinstoneswife

Wind your neck in luv

smartiesneberhadtheanswer · 24/08/2023 07:19

Fredflinstoneswife · 23/08/2023 01:06

The day God showed me I was guilty of having sinned against Him, and immediately after He showed me that Jesus Christ was sinless and that He had died as the sufficient and only substitute for my personal sin- they were all paid for. I was reconciled to God. I passed that day from darkness into light, from death unto life, and went from being an enemy of God to being a member of His own family. He has never left me nor failed me.

The night that that all happened I was eleven years old and I was by myself.

You were a child, you didn't 'sin' against a man in the sky.

smartiesneberhadtheanswer · 24/08/2023 07:24

Hmmm. Not the birth of DD1, I didn't get the post birth euphoria and just felt exhausted and depressed! I bounced back though. Not DD2 as DH has just died! Not wedding day as DH was dying...hmmm feeling a bit robbed of these traditional highs!!

But then I'm not very traditional...getting exam results and first job in a competitive field we're highs..

C1N1C · 24/08/2023 07:31

Getting cat.

Wedding day was fun too but cat tops it.

Defender90 · 24/08/2023 07:41

Driving into Monument Valley on the first day of our honeymoon after we eloped to Vegas, the overwhelming feeling of I can't believe we're here in this place. Just breathtaking.

lunaalice · 24/08/2023 07:44

I don't think I've had one and I'm married with 2 kids

AuntieMarys · 24/08/2023 07:50

Definitely not having my children...for me it was the day I got the keys to my own home, bought with MY money after a horrendous divorce.

TheThingIsYeah · 24/08/2023 07:51

Passing my driving test at 17.

Couldn't afford a car until I was nearly 22, but for that moment life was sweet and I can remember it all so vividly 30 years later.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 24/08/2023 08:11

Putting aside the birth of my children, wedding and passing exams....

A day on the beach - a very quiet and remote beach - with my dc (then 9 and 12), dm and her dogs. Shortly after that day, DM was diagnosed with cancer, then the elder dog died. Life has seemed less fun since then.

The day I found out if got a job I'd failed to get a few years previously. Traditionally male dominated field, I was the only female candidate (14 applications) and apparently I smashed it.

Ollifer · 24/08/2023 08:16

I don't actually know OP. Interesting question

ImGoingThroughChanges · 24/08/2023 08:16

The day I accepted Satan into my heart and started eating as many donuts as I wanted and driving through the occasional red light.

Fredflinstoneswife · 24/08/2023 08:19

monsteramunch · 23/08/2023 23:31

@Fredflinstoneswife

Goodness, for someone who presumably believes it's important to be loving, kind and forgiving your posts aren't half confrontational, snarky and angry.

I wrote a sincere post and my faith was berated and treated with disdain.

I replied in sincerity and again you are trying to deride me.

Would you treat a Muslim or a Roman Catholic like that?

I will call out hypocrisy!

YewandOak · 24/08/2023 08:19

The day I rang the police on my ex husband and he was arrested. I never let him back in.

No more being scared every time he came home drunk. No more walking on eggshells. No more debt - I've paid it all off and am now debt free.

PurpleFlower1983 · 24/08/2023 08:38

Walt Disney World with my parents when I was 14, that first walk down Main Street into Magic Kingdom was amazing! I remember my dad skipping!

My wedding day, it was great, no stress, everyone I loved who could be there was and we had a great time from start to finish. I smiled all day.

The day I met my DH, we had a great first date and I had previously been in an awful, abusive relationship. There was a spark and it made me believe that there was light at the end of the tunnel which there was.

Moments - my early scan with my DD after we had tried for 3 years, and obviously the birth of both my children.

HamishTheCamel · 24/08/2023 10:35

On honeymoon with DH, we were hiking in a canyon in Namibia and literally did not see a single person all day, then slept under the stars. Just so amazing to be sharing this experience with my lovely new husband. Still happily married 20 years later Smile

Lasttimehonest · 24/08/2023 10:40

The day my second DD was born. I feel bad saying this as I have 2 DD, and I adore them equally. However, I had multiple miscarriages before my 2nd DD and suffered from bad anxiety through the pregnancy, never really believing she would actually arrive. The sense of joy and relief when she was placed in my arms pink and crying was like nothing else, all anxiety melting away…it was also an elective c section so was less ‘out of it’ than when my 1st DD was born…and I’m sure all the drugs I was on probably contributed to the feelings of joy 😂.