Post by Jalapeñomel on May 16, 2012 12:44:25 GMT -5
Not much, except studying abroad in college and I wish I had studied medicine (I'm too old now, LOL). Otherwise, I do feel that I have learned from most of my mistakes.
I regret alot. For the most part I really like my life. So I try not to dwell on it.
I guess I regret not trying for another baby sooner. I always wanted children close together and now the soonest they will be 4 years apart. It will still be great, but I do regret it.
Not making it to Italy to see my favorite uncle on my dad's side before he passed away in January. On my last trip I had promised I'd visit again soon but never went back. He always told my mom to remind me he was waiting for me to visit. I wish my husband could have met him too.
Post by CityLights on May 16, 2012 13:06:40 GMT -5
My biggest regret is that I let my H (then bf) pressure me to move away post college even though my Dad was sick at the time. He went down hill a couple months after we moved. I did fly back home and was able to spend the last month with him in the hospital and was there when he died. I really wish I could have been with him his last few months at home. We ended up moving back 8 months later. I don't hold a grudge against my H for this but I do regret letting him convince me when I knew my dad wasn't in good health.
I have some others like not traveling abroad in college and wishing I would have chosen a different major. However, I do travel quite a bit now and I am going back to school in September. So better late than never!
Post by caffeinebean on May 16, 2012 13:08:28 GMT -5
I have a few regrets, but I really love my life now. So I can't say that I would go back and change anything.
I regret dropping out of highschool. In some ways, it was good because I finished my BA early but I feel like I missed out on a lot and that I was too young for the 'college life'.
Post by EmilieMadison on May 16, 2012 13:55:30 GMT -5
I should've been sluttier in HS and college. But that's just barely on the radar. I can't really even think of anything else. I dont regret much because all my choices have made me who I am, and I actually like myself!
Post by kellbell191 on May 16, 2012 14:00:45 GMT -5
I generally don't regret anything, my one is that I wish I had spent more time with my Mom when I could have and that I had been more patient when I was taking care of her.
I regret not getting a video recording of my grandmother detailing our family tree and history before she was affected by Alzheimers. I should have walked through her house with her, and just recorded everything she had to say, about all the paintings, trinkets, her mother's cooking, her grandmother's stories, etc.
I used to regret that I didn't try harder/again to get into med school. My one and only effort was less than half-assed, and I was pretty depressed during the whole thing. But seeing what H has gone through, and how our lives turned out, I don't think I'd have been as happy as I am now if I had gone that route. So I file that under "thought I'd regret it, but has since helped me to trust that things really do work out as they should."
Completely and utterly failing at my first job out of school. It was a bad fit but OMG I just crumbled. It's embarrassing to think about now. I have no idea why they didn't fire me.
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1. Not doing something creative for a living like I'd always thought I would. Now I'm a environmental specialist for an oil & gas company, never thought I'd see that. I wanted to be a writer or photographer and I loved my art history classes, I pretty sure this boils down to me not having the balls to take that leap of faith.
2. Not learning another language. I used to live in Kazakhstan and was fluent in Russian. When I got back to the states, I forgot it. And I wish I knew French & Italian.
3. Dating that one asshat in college for a year. Who ended up cheating on me, then getting together with my roommate. She ended up being a stripper, so...karma.
4. Not traveling. I don't have kids. I have decent vacation time from my job. There's really no excuse.
5. Stopped reading for fun. This used to be my biggest pastime, I don't know why/how it stopped.
6. Not taking care of myself. Smoking, drinking, not eating right. I loathe the gym. This will definitely bite me in the ass.
7. Making excuses for shitty people. Because I always think there's some good inside them and that I can help them. Not my problem. Anyone else care to share? I feel today there's somethings that I'm missing that I know would make me happy, so if I list/think about them I'll be more apt to act on making them happen.
The only regret I can summon up right now is that I had promised my DH a blow-job for our wedding anniversary and I didn't follow through because I was tired. : (
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