have you been disappointed or pleasantly surprised or neither!
2007-06-12 00:28:25 · 22 answers · asked by Sarah J 6 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
not at all, my life is complete crap and that is NOT what they told me life would be like when Iw as growing up.
2007-06-12 00:30:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are two kinds of libraries - ones where you can browse through the shelves and ones where you order specific books and they bring them to you.
I prefer the former, because I am always finding books I never knew existed and would never have known to order.
My life has been like that too - by being open to new experiences, willing to try new things and meet new people, I have had experiences I would never have thought of.
And as with anything - wonderfully surprised at some things, and disappointed in others. On the other hand, I'm not dead yet, so some of the things I wanted to do as a child - might still get them done!
2007-06-12 07:33:13 · answer #2 · answered by Uncle John 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If somebody told me what my life would be like now (im 24) when I was 15 Id be cartwheeling all over the shop.
Iv got a cushy well paid job (IT) I drive a fast car (VXT) Iv had some stunning girlfriends, never really been hurt, Iv got the best parents I could ask for, some brilliant friends and im fairly well travelled.
HOWEVER!
Your perspective changes when you get older. I need to progress my career, and you dont get anywhere by being lazy, I need to find someone I can settle down with, so the young ladies need to stop, my parents cant support me forever, so I need to stand on my own two feet.
Cant fault the car/mates though!!!!
2007-06-13 10:55:00 · answer #3 · answered by Chris O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not really, when I was young I had it all worked out, I was going to marry a beautiful women and have loads of kids, I was going to travel the world, I was going to become a Airline pilot and I was never going to shed a tear and be able to look in the mirror everyday and see a really nice guy and never be ashamed of anything I did, no regrets and no what if's..........................
Well it was not long before I realised life just ant that sweet.
I did marry my beautiful women, we had three children but she has moved on..........
I have travelled fairly extensively and that's been great, I did not get to be an Airline pilot, but some people say that by being a social worker I spend most of my time with my head in the clouds !
Can look in the mirror ok, but have a list of things I wished I had not done..
Regrets I have a few, but then again to few to mention, Ha Ha
Overall I have been blessed with great kids, a great new partner and good health, you know what, thinking about it, my life has turned out better than I first thought.
I am one lucky guy.
Wicked Mad.
Hope you don't mind me saying but don't beat yourself up, you sound a great Mum, I bet your kids love you to bits and are so proud of you.
2007-06-12 09:39:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, my life has turned out completely different from my childhood perspective. Being young and very naive I wanted to become an athlete, an artist, a sound engineer, a dancer...the list went on and on!! I am quite surprised the ways things have turned out in my life, looking back all that I've been through to get to where I am now... it just goes to show that by taking risks in life is just part of your journey, never mind what the destination is.
2007-06-12 07:44:19 · answer #5 · answered by Presea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't think about it, just let it happen. A little disappointed, but I know myself well enough to realise that greater success would have had me run of the rails in a big way. After a relatively strict upbringing, with decidedly underwhelming response from my parents to my high achievements scholastically (till leaving school unnecessarily early), I don't think I could have handled any more success than I have ended up with - after so little early nurture, my ego would have been all devouring, especially after (somehow) I became attractive to women. So, happy to be a survivor, but with the nagging "what could have been" 's in the back of my consciousness.
2007-06-12 08:01:44 · answer #6 · answered by =42 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No where near what I had imagined. Some things turned out great (my kids, my father meeting his grandsons before he passed away) but other things not so great (being broke all the time, my ex-husband emptying our life savings to buy girlfriend a new mini-van, acknowledgment of never seeing the white picket fence life).
I wish I could and had done better for my kids. I regret not chosing better fathers for them (there are 2, my oldest has a dif. father and dad #2 was only picked for my first son, not because I loved him....big mistake), I just wish I could have started their lives out better than they did.
Things are "alright" now, excellent father-figure who loves all of us, a home (which we always struggle to keep but at least we own it), kids are in plenty of activities, and for the most part happy.
2007-06-12 08:31:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm quite young (16)and i know anything could change but mine hasn't in the slightest i was smart in primary school and really happy and I'm at a loss to see where it all went i had visions of me being successful and wanting to learn everything and now i can't see me being anything but a typical boring person with a 9-5 job that doesn't satisfy me
2007-06-12 07:35:14 · answer #8 · answered by opal fruit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well not exactly I'm 15 years old and when I was little I planned my life to be like:my parents still together,My grandfather still alive and for my family to always get along.But I guess life took matters into it's own hand.So I guess you can say that my life has been disappointed.I hope your life is alright and better than mine.God bless you.
2007-06-12 07:40:29 · answer #9 · answered by SexyRed16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No my life didn't turn out the way i thought (although I'm still young).
I wanted to become a pharmacist, now I'm studying to become a social worker due to certain problems that took place in my life.
There is no similarity there!
2007-06-12 07:55:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, my life changed dramatically and i lost a lot and i gained,
I lost my whole family but gained a family and now i am so happy with my life.
We all have challenges in life and roads to go down but i found my true road and that was my Faith.
My life had to change and i did it, but not without pain and sorrow.
2007-06-15 06:08:24 · answer #11 · answered by SAMANTHA H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋