i'm not a senior but i'm just curious. if so, what do you wish you could have accomplished?
2007-09-03 11:40:20 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
No, not at all. Of course, we could all have accomplished more with our lives, but looking back, I'd say that I played the best hand I could with the cards I was dealt. I 'd say that we baby boomers have had a wonderful time in history to grow up in, and have lived through many experiences , both good and bad, that have shaped our lives.
As for what I wish I'd accomplished, well I wish I hadn't dropped out of high school, and wish I'd had a university education....but, at the time, I did what seemed right for me. I ended up becoming a nurse, and that profession has given me a lot of wonderful experiences, so , really, I think everything turned out for the best in the end.
As Edith Piaf sang, "Non, je ne regrette rien"...no, I don't regret a thing.
2007-09-03 12:43:33 · answer #1 · answered by Stella 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are times when I think about all the things I might have done differently in and with my life. Then realize that anything I would have changed or done differently, would have also changed all the things I now cherish, Family, friends and loved ones, as well as all the unforgettable memories I've made along the way. I can't imagine not having any of those in my life. How could I possibly have made things better on the whole?
2007-09-03 13:55:32 · answer #2 · answered by oldman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh let's see. When I was young, I travelled a lot with my aunt and saw a lot of the world. I've seen Broadway shows and the Washington Monument. I've eaten lobster cooked straight from the ocean in Maine and eaten fresh baked bread in Quebec. Then I got married and we travelled all over the United States with our 4 children. We saw Mt. Rushmore and New York City. I've sung on tv and haunted the television stations in both Philadelphia and Los Angeles. I worked for 33 years as a nurse with mentally handicapped children and other disabled people. I'm retired now and my son gave me this wonderful computer where I can research anything I want. I spent the weekend with my daughter and her family. We sat in the jacuzzi and swam in the pool. It was wonderful. I still hope to accomplish a lot in my life, but if I died tonight, I'd die very,very happy.
2007-09-03 13:28:26 · answer #3 · answered by phlada64 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My son is getting the Phd I never was able to get.
My granddaughter is the joyous little girl I never had of my own.
My husband is still my best friend, greatest fan, and dearest soulmate.
I lived my life and made my choices the only way I could've and I am the wonderful person I am today to prove it. :O))
If I go today, I will have lived the best I could and done the best I could with it, I've loved, and traveled, and been loved by the same people I love and respect.
I haven't missed out on anything that was truly important to me.
Love is the only thing I'll be able to carry outta here with me anyway so I chose and lived well.
2007-09-05 06:54:01 · answer #4 · answered by autumlovr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had a wonderful Life and the only part I am missing out on is my Golden years and really what does a senior citizen do in her 60's?
2007-09-03 12:49:12 · answer #5 · answered by Gypsy Gal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would have liked to live at an earlier period. A time when there was less government, more freedom. A time when people were more civilized. A time when popular music was uplifting, rather than the noise I grew up with, or the worse noise that is popular today.
I am happy and thankful for what I have. I am just envious of the people who lived in more civilized times.
2007-09-03 17:13:05 · answer #6 · answered by iraqisax 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish I could have won the primary election for my party to a seat in the House of Representatives back in 1988, then have gone on to the Congress with a win that November. I may not have lasted in that body more than one term, but I know I would have never dipped into that pork barrel or refused to hear out one of my constituents without that person giving me a fat check.
2007-09-03 12:28:01 · answer #7 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I Was young and absolutely brilliant, well at least I thought so, at the time, I got married. at 17 By the time I was 20 I had 2 children. I love my kids, but I think I would have waited, gone to a college away from home, not have to go to night school to get a degree and work, take care of the kids, the house, the husband etc.
However, while still fairly young, the kids had gone away to college, so I did have some freedom then.
I did go back to school and get a nursing degree when the kids went to college however. I had worked as an accountant and computer programmer for main frames and learned to hate it, I dreaded having to get up and go to work.
I originally wanted to go to nursing school, but my dad said "no daughter of mine will be emptying bed pans", end of story/
2007-09-03 12:27:52 · answer #8 · answered by slk29406 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all! I took what I had and used it to the best of my ability under the circumstances. I might have done things different if situations et al had been different but I don't feel I have failed. I could have accomplished more but maybe that is not the basis of happiness on this earth. I'm 70
2007-09-03 12:22:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having children. When I was in my early 20's I had decided I didn't want any, and neither did that husband. He was enough of a child himself. Then I was diagnosed with severe endometriosis (be careful what you wish for) and never could get pregnant. For the most part I'm fine with it, but every now and then I wish I could have had at least one of my own.
2007-09-04 01:57:33 · answer #10 · answered by Lady G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋