What Are Some Of The Events In Your Life That Made You Who You Are?

[TimeProject]

Hello to whoever is reading this, I'm doing a project for school and need some answers from complete strangers, to some rather personal questions, the goal is to bring people closer together, despite not knowing one another, through the power of asking questions that require some vulnerability when answering them.

[bednobs]

all events in everyone's lives contribute to who they are

[woofgang]

ha why would I do that?

[Arksided]

Is tha Ant or Dec ;-)

[bainbrig]

I think you’re on the wrong track, Time.

You’re searching for the Big Event, the Significant Happening. But most lives are more subtly, more gently shaped.

What you’re suffering from is the modern insistence on the dramatic. Doesn’t work that way.

[Arksided]

On A more serious note for the OP, although many major events have happened in ones life fortunately non have being that life changing as to who I am, rough, tough and bad and sometimes sad. And really a loving upbringing and especially going out freely after school and being able to play football and hang with mates etc.

we were naughty sometimes on reflection, but kept a good balance.

[gness]

You're a busy bee, Time.....hope our answers to your questions help..do let us know.

At fifteen I was thrown out of home by my mother...this and the following not easy years made me very independent and determined to do okay with my life.

Keeping my husband alive for eleven years despite the efforts of our NHS to kill him taught me how to fight for what I knew was right in the face of others who only thought they did.

My friend Jo taught me, though she never knew she did, how to listen to others when they have a problem and want help/advice/a shoulder.....not to have to listen to your problems too...x

[tiggerblue10]

When I was around 14/15 one girl at school made a nasty comment to me that made me quite self-conscious and it has stayed with me ever since.

[jourdain2]

Life turns on tiny events - often a mistiming changes you and your life. Major events happen to us all - e.g. losing your parents.

[kvalidir]

Mainly it's been people that have changed my life rather than circumstances, things people have said.
'Love isn't rationed'- my partner.
'I love you but never forget you're a tiny little cog in a very big machine, you're not precious or special by right only by deed and action' was one (my Dad-very good advice).
'You can TRY to be anything you want to be, if you don't you'll never know, but wanting isn't always enough, so make it count.' was another (my mother- again good advice).
'They said what? *** them right, just *** them.' was a third which I think has made the biggest difference to me, someone I met recently commenting on how someone said I should lose two stone and then I'd be marketable (I'm currently a little over 9 stone and 5'8). He put his money where his mouth is and got me seen by some people I wanted to be seen by which might make all of the difference to me and I'm eternally thankful for his kindness in that whatever happens.

[MallyJ]

I am not at all sure what you are asking here...even if you are asking anything rather just making a statement. What are you actually asking people? How would asking questions bring people closer together?