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Share the life changing moments you’ve had with Ariel - £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

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JustineBMumsnet · 02/09/2016 12:46

Ariel have teamed up with Sainsbury’s to support team GB at the Paralympic games, where athletes will have the opportunity to have truly life changing moments, and in light of this, Ariel would like to hear about the life changing moments you’ve had.

Here’s what Ariel have to say: “We have always believed that clothes have the power to bring out our best when the moment matters, but what about when that moment has the potential to be life changing?”

So, share the moments in your life that you feel have been life-changing – whether they’ve changed your life path for the better or the worse.

All those who post below will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £300 Sainsbury's voucher.

Thanks, and good luck!

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Share the life changing moments you’ve had with Ariel - £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED
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victria · 03/09/2016 23:54

Getting my first job and all the responsibilities of it, and over the years becoming the mentor for those joining and being trained.

defineme · 04/09/2016 08:44

My Dad died in an accident when I was quite young and it redefined all future difficult times because the worst had already happened.
Doing my PGCE was a spontaneous decision that has changed my life. I have always had a steady reasonably paid job when I have needed it, no problem finding work after being a sahm for years and have a lot of lovely holiday time with my kids.

LifeIsGoodish · 04/09/2016 10:44

I had a life-changing moment at the top of a flying trapeze. I was doing a circus skills thing on holiday. Had no problem climbing to the top platform or jumping off - terrifying, but exciting - but the huge SWOOOOOP as I swung down was utterly horrible. At that moment I realised that I did not have to do anything I didn't want to, just because someone else might think worse of me, and I let go. Landing in the net was marvellous!

It's a moment I think of when I have to decide whether I truly want to do something or whether I feel pressured to do it.

FannyAnne01 · 04/09/2016 11:20

Mine was losing my mum suddenly knowing she was gone forever and not being able to say the things I wanted/needed to say. It made me realise I didn't need to say these things as she already knew and in turn that has made me a stronger person.

FeelingSmurfy · 04/09/2016 12:12

Travelling to London and back for the first time on my own, the sense of achievement when the weekend was over and I knew I had done it. I hadn't even taken the train to town on my own before that day. It really made me feel like I could do things on my own and I could travel a bit around the UK on my own

I have since been to numerous places, some by train and some by driving myself there, I have also coped in situations that I would not have dreamt of even attempting

Lucy83 · 04/09/2016 12:56

When I decided to stop caring how I look in a swimsuit. I realised that when my children look back on their childhoods in years to come, they would remember that I played in the sea with them, not that I had a bit of cellulite.

Catsgowoof · 04/09/2016 13:47

leaving home and realising i could do whatever i likee

notarehearsal · 04/09/2016 15:58

The moment I had a knock at my door early one summer Saturday morning some years ago. The police explained that my precious only 16 year old son had been killed after being knocked down by a car. Life hasn't always been awful since but it has changed beyond recognition. I will never, ever feel as happy as I did before that fateful day. Everything is very slightly tinged with a little bit of sadness now

369thegoosedrankwine · 04/09/2016 19:22

Mine was meeting my dh. I felt such a pull to him that I had never felt to anybody else. It felt more right than anything I had ever felt and I wasn't in a bad place or needing to be rescued but it just felt so right.

369thegoosedrankwine · 04/09/2016 19:23

notarehersal. There are no words...I cannot begin to imagine your pain. I am so sorry. X

TwentyCups · 04/09/2016 20:37

I read this as 'life changing moments you've had WITH Ariel' and was considering the time that I washed blood out of white jeans.

Then I read it again!

heckythump01 · 04/09/2016 20:55

My life changing event was both positive and negative, i lost my sight when my DD was 3! thankfully it was temporary and after several appointments and MRI scans i was diagnosed with MS! I refuse to let my diagnosis rule my life, so am enjoying life to the full with my wonderful family. My diagnosis has made me appreciate the little things in life as they can be taken away so easily! x

AverageGayLad · 04/09/2016 22:51

Twenty I'm sure that counts Grin

mave · 05/09/2016 06:28

Training to be a nurse in London made me grow up big time and appreciate life.
Having kids and getting married!

ThemisA · 05/09/2016 06:37

Apart from having children I think mine was my degree choice, I think I made the wrong decision and this has steered my life ever since, meaning I've never really enjoyed my work much. I wish I'd chosen what
i enjoyed at school and then my career would have taken a different direction. Sad that such an early choice can have such a long lasting consequence..

vonniebab2 · 05/09/2016 06:48

The death of my brother at a young age made me rethink my life and be grateful for good health and happiness

winterpark · 05/09/2016 06:58

My life-changing moment was definately becoming a mum, I was always out drinking and partying my life not really going anywhere. I became a mum, settled down and grew up.

mdanie89 · 05/09/2016 07:00

Getting on an airplane two months after graduating Uni. Leaving my family behind in Guatemala, landing at Heathrow with two suitcases, not knowing a single soul and succeeding at finding somewhere to live, making friends, a life, a living, and loving and thriving in this city. It taught me I'm strong. And that you need people in your life.

Lovewatchingrainfall · 05/09/2016 07:13

My life changing moment was when I was told my daughter had a life changing condition which meant she might not even make it. It was on this day I not only realised how close my husband and I were but also how strong for a person I was. I have been through so much and always been told how strong I am. Not always felt it but I know I am.

Roraima · 05/09/2016 07:18

When I lost my first baby. The pain was horrible but then the other two came soon after and I was too busy to think any longer.

WarmHugs · 05/09/2016 07:21

Having DC didn't really change my life, as I was always ready for them. It felt like the missing piece of the puzzle when they arrived.

Losing my Mum absolutely changed my life. It wasn't something I had ever thought would happen, I genuinely thought she'd live until she was 90. Having to cope with the grief and not having the one person who I would normally turn to was overwhelming. Life has never and will never be the same.

zappyzippy · 05/09/2016 07:21

Throughout my life I have always used powder to wash the clothes. So, I asked my son to bring back some washing powder when he went to the shops the other day ..... and that's when my latest life changing experience happened. ... He came back with Ariel 3 in 1 pods and when I took one out of the box I had to throw it back immediately because all I could think of was my husbands balls .....so I got him to put one in the washing machine whilst I cringed at the thought of touching them.

Portabella24 · 05/09/2016 07:25

My life changing moment happened when I decided to walk out of a miserable job aged 23 and move town without knowing where I was going to live or if I would get a job. It was scary but the challenge felt empowering and within a couple of months I had an amazing new job, was able to buy a flat and met the man I would marry and start a family with.
I wish I was that brave now - I still feel really proud about my decision.

Lisapaige24 · 05/09/2016 07:30

Having a child and getting married at 18 was a life changing moment for me going from care free and spoilt to having to look after my own family opened my eyes to how pampered and spoilt I had been.

maryandbuzz1 · 05/09/2016 07:30

Has to be the birth of my son. Not being maternal until that moment I found it overwhelming and wonderful.