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

alvalaurie

I would definately have NOT married my ex & let him adopt my kids. I don't regret it b/c of what he did to me, but rather the effect it had on my kids. Found out a year ago that his brother & nephew had molested my daughter when she was 8. Also his mistreatment of my kids had a HUGE effect on my son; he kept talking about suicide and I've spent thousands of dollars on therapy & TaeKwonDo to get his self esteem out of the gutter. It has made me a stronger person, but I would NEVER want to put my kids through all that if I had only known.

AddieOverhaul

I would have been more financially responsible in my 20's and avoided student loans and credit card debt so I might actually be in a position to buy a house now.

I would not have gotten into a relationship with my ex. Not only did I waste three years of my life, but it took about another year to recover from being with him.

I made lots of other mistakes but they made me who I am and I learned a lot. The above two I learned a lot from as well, but the effects they have had on my life aren't really worth it.

HiKaren

Yes....

taekwonkenpo

I would have been a better husband earlier in my marriage and better decisions spiritually.

jesswait

If given the chance, there are things I would have done differently. However, I try not to dwell on past mistakes, I've let them take up enough of my time already.

facingfortyfierce

I would have spent more one on one time with my Dad before he passed away.....

herrhitman

probably go back and do the opposite of everything ive done so far

+1

Janet9906

I wouldn't have let myself go, I would have went to college sooner and I wouldn't have settled.

n2thenight24

I wouldn't have gotten married so young and I would have stayed in college...

+1

jayche

I would've started lifting earlier

Hannah_Banana

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

This.

zyxst

Whole lotta s**t. Don't get pregnant. Don't bother with college (or just don't use student loans to pay for it). Stand up for myself when I was a kid instead of waiting decades to learn to do it. Don't read The Cat Ate My Gymsuit. Another thing to learn early is don't count of people helping/supporting you with anything.

Susanthecatwhisperer

Get a horse. Stay single!!!!!!!

KimBeron

I would have held my daughter tighter and told her I loved her more. Losing a child....makes you think about many things you could have or would have done differently.

bellydancer124

I wouldn't have gotten married so young and I would have stayed in college...

Exactly this.

BigDnSW

At 54 years old...it's more of the things I didn't do like spending more time with people I love that are now "gone". Can't change the past, don't live there, but I can learn and grow from it.

KimBeron

bump

WVmom24

I wouldn't give up my kids for anything in the world, but if I could change anything it would be WHEN I had them. I had my first son when I was 15, my 2nd son when I was 20, and my daughter when I was 22. They're my world, but I pretty much sacrificed my social life and a normal adolescent/young adult experience by becoming a mother so early. Going to college and working is so much harder than it is for a lot of my friends. I'm jealous of them. When they're not at work they can do whatever they want...I've never even felt what that's like, lol. I figure when mine are all at least in their late teens I can make up for lost time and be the wild woman I want to be, lol...but I can't help but to wonder what it's like to be a "normal" young woman.

smokeyg01

definately would not have gotten married ;(

Mutant13

Would have ended a bad relationship a lot sooner.

At the same time those are the mistakes that make you, I suppose.

RhonndaJ

I would have told him I knew.

crissy_percival

yeah told my mum off, gotten suspended, LOT OF OTHER THINGS TOO

LittleMissRainey

I would have not been such a big fat chump and worked on my core muscles - at the very least - so that I wouldn't end up putting my back out twice in two years. YOWZA.

However, it is making me see the error of my ways, so maybe it's a good thing? It's also shown me that I am SO much tougher than I give myself credit for. Self-made BAMF in the making. :devil: :huh: :blushing:

trophywife24

The only thing I could think to change that wouldn't alter my current life is that I would have nursed my credit a little better in my early 20s. It's nothing that hasn't been fixable, just a hassle.

Other than that......I'm good.

Stacyplus5

teen years definetly would change them. But after that nope.

poedunk65

i would have had my son sooner. We were married 15 years before we had him. I would now be going on vacations instead of worrying about the cost of college!

SueGremlin

I'd have done better in school and taken it seriously. That shaped my career.

SueGremlin

Oh! And I wish I had known how easy it is to maintain a healthy weight. I paid too much attention to the hype and didn't listen to reason, and as a result spent most of my 49 years overweight. That chapter is over now but my knees have paid the price.

sharonfincher1

I would have played sports in High School. I made all the teams but didn't like the running in practice....

eillamarie

The whole gaining weight thing, some debt, & a few really bad first dates I wouldn't mind removing, but like everybody has said, they got me where I am today!