To ask if you could relive one moment of your life what would it be?

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Mine would be when dh proposed to me in The Maldives or

DS birth. DDs was more fraught, I'd rather relive when I finally held her about 6 hours later, or even better yet the first cuddle with no tubes which was 11 days after!

But sometimes it's the simple things. Their first laughs.

The first time I saw DH and knew that I would marry him. Or when we exchanged our vows. It felt like nobody else was in the room. Incredible.

I'd love to redo giving birth but have it be a very different experience. I never got that rush of love people talk about and I'm very sad about it.

When I gave birth to DS. It was only a few months ago but I was so exhausted I can barely remember it

Any moment with my late father.

Sitting on the deck of a boat at sunset, watching an eagle dive for fish in Halong Bay.

It was a perfect moment.

Ah, Halong Bay! I have a wonderful memory of jumping off the boat into the water! Wonderful place.

16 I Moved away from my dysfunctional and chaotic family. It was a cosy little room in a house share. Sitting on my bed after I'd unpacked, I finally knew what feeling safe and secure felt like. My own little space to retreat to. Never had that before

Kissing dh for the first time - I’d liked him for years and never thought I stood a chance...

These are lovely.

My wedding. I could do that over over again.

The moment I first saw my son.

This sounds stupid but
Being in my living room with dd1 and my mum. They were dancing to Beautiful Sunday I have it on my phone. Mum had advanced dementia at this time, she was laughing with dd.

3 weeks later my dd died
2 years later my mum was also gone.😥

Drunken swimming in my twenties at 4am on a hot summers night while living on the other side of the world. Very irresponsible thinking back but I've never felt more free and at peace.

I'd never say my DCs birth! Eeek no. peachgreen you're not alone, I never got that "rush" either, nor do many women, so try not to feel too sad x

ParkheadParadise I'm so sorry for your loss 😢

I said something mildly critical in one language that translated extremely badly into another. Did translated it (badly) to that person and it created huge problems, lost friendships and medium level bullying at school, for about six months.

Which also proved me right in my criticism.

But I’d give anything to go back and just kept my thoughts to myself!

KEEP.

Definitely birth. It was only 6 months ago exactly but it was amazing. I would live to do it again (too old now).

My wedding without a doubt. And if I had to pick just one part of that, it would be our vows because I was so excited and adrenaline filled I can hardly remember it!

DH and I making our vows. The whole world faded away. Our eyes were locked together. Pure, requited love.

Embracing him in the kitchen the day before he died. He had a tumour in his liver and couldn't bear to be touched. I was telling my DM how much I wanted to hold him and she, very reasonably, suggested I ask him what he could manage. So I did and he gently arched his back so I could hold him without putting pressure on the tumour. It was magical. So comforting.

Any day when he was alive and well. We had a very good marriage. Always laughing.

Kissing my fiance for the first time. It was something else and I knew I wanted to be kissed like that forever and that I didn’t want to ever have another “first kiss” as it would never top that!

Also running the London marathon and sharing stories with strangers. I was new to running and completely humbled by the stories that brought us to be there together that day. As well as the spirit of all the people who came out to watch in searing heat, bought water from shops and handed it to strangers. Even my Mum made it up despite being mid way through chemo.

That made me fall in love with running so I carried on training and ran the Berlin Marathon 18 months later. To be the kid that hated PE, now travelling abroad to run marathon was a massive personal journey. My Dad had arranged for my whole family to text me good wishes on the final few miles then I got to run under the Brandenberg gate in the pouring rain, with my arms outstretched with my Mum, Dad and fiance cheering me on. I’m yet to marry or have kids but running has brought something really special to my life!

When my kids were born, and the first one wasn't a good situation, still one of the best moments if my life.

When I was little I got scarlett fever, spent my time snug on the sofa with my gran. Cheap backdated comics and glass bottle of lucozade with the orange film. My mum was a waitress in a posh restaurant with Christmas cracker, she would bring me the bits home, I had plastic rings on all my finger while they were peeling skin.