Regrets, I've had a few!

heartbreak_star

This may seem like a flimsy one, but I wish I'd pushed for gymnastics classes as a kid. Mum had a tendency to wrap me in cotton wool and this day I can hear her yelling "You're too heavy for that!" and "Don't do that! You'll break your neck!!" whenever I do ANYTHING.

HBS x

koan_2

We all do whatever we can at the time. If there had been a better option we would have taken it.

I wish I had chosen a different university.. with hindsight. But hindsight can be such a bully. I wish I'd been more savvy when i was 20, but like the post above, when your parents are overprotecting you (and in my case also undermining you) you're not going to turn out to be a wise or mature person.

You are mostly the product of your environment and upbringing. Wishing things had been different is tempting, but ultimately not very helpful.

lillie_put

Judi wrote: »

I was never good enough. I was never going to be good enough.:(

Who told you that Judi?
load of rubbish
You Are good enough keep saying that to yourself
sod anyone that has said that thought that or made you feel like that
Sending you BIG (((((((((((((((HUG))))))))))))
love lillie_put

Octobergirl

I regret having too much faith in the medical profession whilst pregnant with DD. I regret not coming home to England to get a second opinion when in agony those last few months. My naïvet! has had a catastrophic effect on her life......and ours.

beautiful_ravens

Ah, regrets.

I have a few.

- Biggest regret of life - The Uni Mix-up.
Could have done my degree in archaeology, but seeing A-level results and not understanding processes I assumed Id not got in and moved on.
In fact I had been offered a place - but didnt know because my mum hadn't forwarded my mail or even told me it was there [Id moved out by the time results came in] although she had previously forwarded everything to me. Went 'home' in October to find letters saying congratulations you got a place, heres what to do now, forms for applying for Halls, etc. Gutting.

There are no positive sides to that one, and its the one most likely to haunt me because its mostly my own ignorant fault but doesn't feel like it should be.



-Not seeing my nan before she died

-Not seeking help for depression and OCD sooner

-Not appreciating my younger body when it was actually pretty good, worrying about appearence etc

-Staying overlong with the wrong man


Im pretty good at not dwelling on any of these and I live in the now, I always have plans.

pinkduvetdiva

I wish I'd listened and taken in more when I was being taught music theory and that I'd continued with piano lessons when I was younger - life on my popular music degree would have been a lot easier.

BritAbroad

I could fill this board with my regrets! Anyway, here are a few:

I regret not working harder in uni. I got a 2.1 but was only 2 marks off a first.

I loved my degree but I regret not doing something more technical like vet medicine. I would have really enjoyed that and perhaps would have been able to get a job now.

I regret wasting 15 years in a high pressure career that I never really wanted. All I got out of it was stress, anxiety and a boss who bullied me to a breakdown. Oh, and a bunch of qualifications which are now completely useless as they're not recognised in this country.

I regret that I didn't have the confidence to go for one career I really fancied because it would upset my parents. I also regret that many years later I decided to take the plunge in a different career but got derailed by illness. I also regret that I finally got offered a dream job and had to turn it down to move abroad.

I don't regret moving abroad, but I do regret moving to the area we now live in as the employment opportunities are virtually non existent for me.

I regret that I'm introverted and unable to tell people when they've hurt me that it's not on. I also regret always helping some people out who are never there to reciprocate. I also regret that when people have belittled my decision not to have kids I haven't stood up for myself and told them it's the best decision I've ever made!

I'm am one of those people who always come second in life. Just occasionally, I wish I had the chance to shine.

joansgirl

I regret marrying my first husband. Biggest mistake of my life. I also regret not getting to the hospital in time when my second husband died. That one still haunts me.

Danni-R

I usually say that I dont believe in regrets but right now I wish so badly I had made more of an effort with my ex. She still occupies my mind daily and although I know we werent a perfect couple I miss her so much.


In a few days It'll probably be 'I regret posting this post'!

Mrs_Ryan

I wish I had put my foot down and done the GNVQ I wanted to do and then doing what I wanted to at uni instead of being forced into A-levels and a degree that I didn't want to do because my mother didn't believe in GNVQ's or HND's.. I got a job I loved one summer and hated my course that much I wanted to stay in the job but I was told in no uncertain terms if I didn't go back to uni I had to get out of the house.. I ended up dropping out at the end of 2nd year after having a mental breakdown. I then moved a couple of hundred miles away to get away from my mother!!!