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I was 8 years old when my father gave me my first bicycle. It was a red bike with white stripes. I still remember my joy that morning, and the pride I felt to finally be able to ride like the big kids in the neighborhood...

In 1970, I started working at the Caisse d'Épargne. I was so nervous that first day! I wore my most beautiful dress and had rehearsed all night the procedures my trainer had taught me...

In 1985, I ran the Paris marathon. It was a huge personal challenge. I had trained for 6 months, and that day, despite the rain, I finished in 4h23. The pride I felt crossing the finish line...

When my daughter Sophie called me to announce she was pregnant, I cried with joy. And when Thomas was born in 2005, I felt such a deep love, so different from what I had for my own children...

Every summer, we went as a family to Saint-Malo. I remember the smell of iodine, the taste of salted butter caramel, and the sandcastles we built with my brothers. These vacations were magical...