If you could do anything over in your life, would you?

brunauxyeuxbeaute
brunauxyeuxbeaute Posts: 317
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Just curious - I know our experiences shape who we are today but I'm just wondering what others think. I have no regrets but I would redo a few things in my life if given the chance. :flowerforyou:
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  • Captainobvvious
    Captainobvvious Posts: 272 Member
    I wouldn't have gotten married so young and I would have stayed in college...
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    Yes.
    I wouldn't of gained 130lbs over the past 8 years.
  • FauxNinja
    FauxNinja Posts: 77
    I wouldn't do anything over again. Got me where I am today.
  • J_Kohler_2
    J_Kohler_2 Posts: 150 Member
    I honestly dont think I would change anything. I am so blessed with the life I've lived.
  • Cindy873
    Cindy873 Posts: 1,165
    I wouldn't do anything over again. Got me where I am today.

    ^^ This ^^ Yes, I have regrets, but a do-over for anything means something else wouldn't have turned out the same. So I will live with my regrets and enjoy the life I have now.
  • brunauxyeuxbeaute
    brunauxyeuxbeaute Posts: 317
    Great response Cindy.
  • ILoveTheBrowns
    ILoveTheBrowns Posts: 661 Member
    probably go back and do the opposite of everything ive done so far
  • Madholm
    Madholm Posts: 167
    I'm sure there are a million things I'd do differently, but I don't think about it.

    My favorite quote about the past: Chuck Palahniuk - "Your past is just a story. And once you realize this it has no power over you."
  • BeingAwesome247
    BeingAwesome247 Posts: 1,171 Member
    Yes, yes I would

    Biggest one - when I found out I was pregnant, I should have followed my gut instinct to NOT make it work with the father. If I had to do it over again, I would have gone through the pregnancy alone and never allowed him to be a part of it.

    And I wouldn't have gained 60lbs lol
  • elprincipito
    elprincipito Posts: 1,200 Member
    yes definitely! my body wouldn't have so many injuries and i'm just mid 20s haha
  • Dawn_Batchelder
    Dawn_Batchelder Posts: 9
    I never would have started smoking. Finally quit after 35 years. Horrible habit and very had to break.
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    nope. because I wouldn't be where/who I am now with out those experiences/mistakes.
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,412 Member
    Yes. I would have chosen a different banana. This one tastes like fish.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I would have listened to everyone around me when I was 18 and never picked up smoking. Just over 2 months smoke free now, but what a *kitten* after 20 years @ 2 packs/day for the last 10 or so. That said, quiting smoking is one of the reasons that got me doing this as well...if you're going to make a lifestyle change, might as well do it right all the way...well, that and the doctor asking me if I had a death wish or something.
  • afv417
    afv417 Posts: 466 Member
    As much as I want to say "YES! I have a list!" even with not being 100% satisfied today, I have to say no. Who knows where else it would have taken me, if I wouldn't have met some of the people I know now or if I'd be worse off?

    So, my answer is no.
  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    nope. because I wouldn't be where/who I am now with out those experiences/mistakes.

    This. 500% who knows. One tiny alteration could have screwed up everything I have now.
  • CalJur
    CalJur Posts: 627 Member
    Of course the majoirty of us would change something we did especially at the so-called young and dumb age. Nevertheless life is about the choices we make, accepting responsibility for them, and moving forward.
  • FitBeto
    FitBeto Posts: 2,121 Member
    I would have chosen a blonde

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  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    Yep, I wouldn't have wasted 6 years on 2 losers....I could have had so much more fun!!
  • betoarango
    betoarango Posts: 222 Member
    nope. because I wouldn't be where/who I am now with out those experiences/mistakes.

    Wow Cindy... The Force is strong with this one...

    I was gonna answer something different, but after reading this I understood I would not have the wife and kids i have today... so i guess no.. i wouldn't go back and change anything...
  • Cindy873
    Cindy873 Posts: 1,165
    Great response Cindy.

    Thank you! :flowerforyou:
  • coachblt
    coachblt Posts: 1,090
    I wouldn't have gone to the bar later on tonight, gotten drunk, attending a playoff football game and then passed out when I got home.

    Oh wait - that hasn't happened yet. Never mind...Carry On!
  • NutritionDivaRD
    NutritionDivaRD Posts: 467 Member
    I have made many mistakes in my life and I wouldn't change them because they have molded me into the person I am today. HOWEVER, there is one thing I've said many times that I'd go back and change. My biological father and I lived close to one another when I was in my 20's and developed a great friendship. Years later we lived in separate states and rarely got to visit. At the time I was going through a divorce and found myself a single mom struggling to make ends meet and trying to get my life back on track. My dad tried to get me to come see him early in the month of April 2002. He even offered to put new tires on my car and pay for my gas (the two excuses I used for putting off the visit). I told him we would come to visit that Memorial Day. He passed away April 26, 2002. So if I could go back and change something in my life, I'd have gone to visit when he offered. That event in my life taught me not to delay seeing the people I love when I can and telling them how much I love them often!

    That's the only thing I would change. :)
  • Lamon_
    Lamon_ Posts: 16
    Of course the majoirty of us would change something we did especially at the so-called young and dumb age. Nevertheless life is about the choices we make, accepting responsibility for them, and moving forward.

    Good answer
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    Yep, there was one thing that changed everything. If I could go back into a time machine, I would have stayed put. I would probably be famous and wealthy and doing something I love.
  • Yaya1976
    Yaya1976 Posts: 357 Member
    Because I've always been skinny, I never thought I had to work out or eat well. That way of thinking was dumb. I should have worked out more. I should have taken care of my body. Never too late!!! :)
  • megalin9
    megalin9 Posts: 771 Member
    If I could have the same outcome I have now as far as the man I married and my children, I would definitely not let my first boyfriend distract me from finishing college so that I could have a better-paying, more enjoyable job, and I would have broken up with him sooner so that I could have had a longer single life in between relationships.
  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
    I never would have started smoking. Finally quit after 35 years. Horrible habit and very had to break.

    Definitely this! I've only been smoking for 8 years, so hardly any in comparison, but it's still such a hard habit to break and so horrible!

    ETA: I wouldn't change anything else, it's made me who I am today for sure.
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
    would have been a pharmacist...
  • Kathy_TheVampireSlayer
    Kathy_TheVampireSlayer Posts: 189 Member
    I would do EVERYTHING over.

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