Changed forever

[Frigga]

The birth of my baby. Nothing changes you quite so much as hearing that first cry.

[Kazimiera]

Becoming a widow at 28.

[Queen B]

My brother's nearly fatal accident for starters..
One moment you joke/fight with him, and the next one, his life is left in fate.
You then learn to value things and life differently and to cherish every moment with your loved ones because you ll never know when you'll see them again.
Same goes with my father's heart problem. It wasn't as sudden as my brother's accident, but still.

[Clawgauth]

After a holiday in central Italy mi life changed.
I was 19, the same year I lost my grandmother and my body changed for a lot of reasons.
I don't know what happened, I was in a vulcanic-territory, beteween mountains and plains,great place.
After that, I started to being a different person.
I started to believe in more than one god from that day.

[John Doe]

My job has changed me. I became more independent, more curious and more responsible.

[arcticwolf]

Cancer has changed me. I became more humble, I learned to accept stuff, and my faith in God has become even stronger. I have learned a LOT from having had cancer, and I think it has made me a better person, because I learnt from it. I hope I keep improving myself over time . Apart from that my dark blond straight hair has turned into brown curly hair (the darn chemo curls - google it).

Great post bro. About the hair, almost all of us are born with blond hair, which then goes darker a bit, it happens to many of us, so you are not alone.

[arcticwolf]

Lots of things have contributed into making me the shitty person I am today.

You are a fine man! Stop trying to get laid in my thread! Everybody knows "the mercy fuck" tactics so zip it slick!

[Absinthe]

My ex dying in a car accident.

[Stefan]

Most changes have been in small increments, although there are a few events early on in my life (2-6 yo) which I think shaped me the most; albeit, I wouldn't call them changes --as I was a clean slate then. Basically, it was a matter of lacking security, and a controlled environment, which, after a succession of many events brought by my parents, added an element of anxiety that made me quite introspective early on. I believe for everyone though that the ages between 2-6 yo are the most fundamental to developing the core person who will later be changed minutely. I know that I'm, at least, just an older, somewhat wiser version of my 6 year old self - which when observing children seems quite ridiculous, by their actions, but at the same time makes intuitive sense to me based on my memories of thinking. Other than that, I tend to control the changes to my person. If I see something that needs refinement (which isn't always easy to find) I'll try to adjust as best as possible, because I know otherwise I'll fail (from experience.)

I would list the most severe injury I've ever had (getting hit by a car), but that didn't change me internally other than now I know (or rather feel) that I should be as vigilant as possible when crossing the street.

I still have a lot of my life to live yet, though, so we'll see if there are any sudden events. I definitely hope not - it doesn't work with my autism nor does it work with my obsessive, self-controlling, nature to have spontaneous events.

[Pecheneg]

A terrible car accident in 2007.
I've never been closer to death as i was that day.