Life Is So Unfair . . .

[rabet]

from a selfish point view! There are so many things I would have liked to have done/had if things had gone slightly differently. For example, I could have played much more sport at a higher level if my eyesight had not been so poor. Ironically, I now have excellent sight thanks to lens implants but I am now too old and decrepit to make the most of this. Have you any similar regrets?

[Mamyalynne]

Where does time go? Good to hear all is well.

[mazie]

It's not really for me, a friend of mine lost her 5 year old son, I think that was unfair :o( So, for me that is my benchmark on life, I enjoy and treasure each day

[askyourgran]

Hi Alex, nice to see you back again. Hope you are well.

[alexanderd]

Mamya and Gran,I think we have stolen this thread. Humble apologies to rabet. Hi Gran going well so far, hope you are too.

[DTCwordfan]

How about bowling, rabet, not the American one but good flat or crown bowls....

[boxtops]

I grew too tall to keep up with ballet classes

I just don't have the natural rhythm to play a musical instrument

Neither are abiding regrets, but they are things I would like to have done at the time.

[rabet]

Bowls? O Gawd!

[Cloverjo]

Hopkirk, I loved that. Thanks for making me laugh.

Regrets: a few, but they don't matter now. Doing an English degree instead of maths, spending money on nights out instead of saving to go to Australia, not trying to get a decent job.

[Peter Pedant]

clover jo
It may not be too late ! to read Math
I turned 60 and persuaded Uni Manchester to give me a place so long as I retook Maths A level....
and on the first day of term..... I was in the ITU secondary to chemotherapy.
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anyway the message is; do it now !

[RATTER15]

I really try not to do regrets, I have done things in the past that I should not have done for sure, but I learned from this. I have done many things and made many very unwise decisions, again, I learned from these. So I think if I had not done these things and learned these lessons I may be a very different person to who I am now, I am happy being me so No, I don't have regrets.

I wish I had done more with my life at an early age but I didn't, no regrets.

[pastafreak]

I've been thinking a bit more about this...particularly about youth and how our parents influence our descisions.
My parents thought I should go to secretarial school...like my older sister. I wanted to go to art school...my sister supported me. I stuck to my guns and didn't even do a suggested typing course(that I do regret a bit),as I was "never going to be tied to a desk job".
My mum was very over protective...hence I was never encouraged to learn to ride a bike or swim- though I attempted both....I still have occasional dreams of barrelling down a hill on a bike...wind in my hair. My confidence was not great...and I went on to have anxiety/panic issues later. Connected?...I don't know,but I wish I'd stuck to it and tried a bit more.

[jomifl]

Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.