2006-08-01 07:18:03 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Hurting anyone's feelings that I've ever hurt before.
2006-08-01 07:31:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would have talked less and listened more. I would have invited friends over to dinner, even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded. I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace. I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth. I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed. I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage. I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains. I would have cried and laughed less while watching television - and more while watching life. I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband. I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day. I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime. Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was my only chance in life to assist God in a miracle. When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner." There would have been more "I love yous".. more "I'm sorrys"... but mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute...look at it and really see it... live it... and never given\ it back.
IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
by Erma Bombeck
2006-08-01 14:28:41 · answer #2 · answered by Mother Bear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lets see when i was 12 i wouldn't have lost my virginity to that 18 year old,or when i was 14 i never would have let that back stabbing ***** be my friend over and over again after she continued ******* things up for me, when i was 15 i wouldn't have messed around with that 24 year old and if i did i wouldn't have told my friend about it,see me and this guy are still friends and now he's married and i regret letting him due time for it,when i turned 16 i wouldn't have shop lifted from safe way or told my mother i hated her ,or i never would have moved out and lived in a tent i would have never started to do coke ,when i turned 17 i wouldn't have gotten toasted that night and slept with my best friends boy friend,oh and now this year at 19 i wouldn't have let myself be Alone with my boyfriends brother!!!!!!!!!
You know its weird, this isn't even have of the stuff i would take back and i know there's just going to be more "what if i would have done this" through out my life but you know something i learned something from every one of my mistakes, and often times i wondered if i hadn't of done some of the stuff i did weather or not the event that followed that would have happened, but you can't do anything about the past so its just useless thinking.
2006-08-01 14:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not take back anything...everthing that has happened in your past..bad or good..shaped you into the person you are today. I used to wish I never got into a abusive relationship my senior year of high school, but I am glad that I did. I learned how to recognize that type of behavior for future relationships and I have never had another abusive relationship again. Learn from your mistakes and grow from it.
2006-08-01 14:24:27 · answer #4 · answered by y_welton 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take back ever getting involved with the father of my children, It was a very unhealthy abusive relationship.My kids didnt deserve to be brought into this world with the father they have, however I have a great man in my life now and he has a very tight relationship with my boys and they all love each other;however I still deal with there fathers nonscence..
2006-08-01 14:24:17 · answer #5 · answered by landscaperschick73 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A man asked me out several years ago and I said no because I was too chicken. I'm still single and will always regret not taking the chance, wondering what might have been. It's not what I've done that I regret, it's the chances I didn't take.
2006-08-01 14:22:38 · answer #6 · answered by LisaT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being a liberal from age 15 to age 35. What a waste of 20 years.
2006-08-01 14:23:04 · answer #7 · answered by David S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's easy! The night I got into a car with a drunk driver and she smashed into a wall and I broke my neck and live with constant pain as a result I have "if onlyed" that one to death!
2006-08-01 14:29:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking back my soon-to-be ex-husband after the first time he left me.
2006-08-01 14:22:30 · answer #9 · answered by Jenny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have searched for good advice before I made important decisions
2006-08-01 14:23:00 · answer #10 · answered by Igor Jivatofski 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋