Ed Harris
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The day our daughter was born, or maybe fishing on the Colorado river with my wife and brother and his buddy Earl.
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Before kids, when I was 13 or so, on the back of my horse, running at full speed in an open pasture. Post kids, happiness happens often, but in more subtle ways. I now prefer the word “content”.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2017 source ↗
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Helen George
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As a child playing in my parents’ garden in Birmingham, which they still have, and where my daughters play, swinging on my swing that my dad made for me.
When my UK citizenship was approved. It’s taken me eight years and lots and lots of money. I was at home in South Africa when I received the news and my mum said, “I am so happy for you because this is your glitterball.”
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Running down a hill in midsummer sunshine aged eight, singing ELO's Mr Blue Sky.
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I might speed up a few details, but wouldn’t change anything, other than my dad still being here.
My father’s death before my marriage and motherhood.
The birth of my daughter.
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