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No regrets? Or too many to mention ?

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Ana Fri 12-May-17 14:23:57

I have regrets too, and the older I get, the more I seem to remember...I know there's no point dwelling on past mistakes/wrng decisions etc. but sometimes it's hard to just shrug them off.

Christinefrance Fri 12-May-17 14:20:42

Annie that is so sad I sympathise with you flowers
I have regrets, things I have done or left undone but I can't change that now. I don't dwell on those things but try and do better and be kinder to people. I'm not always successful though.

Anniebach Fri 12-May-17 13:40:56

I knew a Mum who gave her son a ticking off before he went to school, he was a victim of the Aberfan disaster that day,n . Don't mean to be so depressing, just saying do give a take care or something when someone leaves you

DanniRae Fri 12-May-17 13:34:56

Annie I am sending you some flowers

I have a major regret that I have had to live with for 47 years. I wish I could say more..........sad

Willow500 Fri 12-May-17 13:30:30

Annie that is so sad flowers I have regrets of things I've done or not done over the years but as they've not affected anyone's lives apart from mine I just get on with it. All part of life.

grannypiper Fri 12-May-17 13:13:55

Annie[flowers). My biggest regret is allowing my EX to treat me and my children the way he did BUT if i had left him before i did i would never have been living where i was when i divorced him and would never have met my wonderful Husband. I know that every day my ex will churn through his mind what he has done and i know he will never ever be content and that makes me smile every day.

Anniebach Fri 12-May-17 13:09:43

Thank you, I only put in the details in the hope it may stop anyone else doing the same

grannylyn65 Fri 12-May-17 13:07:28

Too many!

angelab Fri 12-May-17 13:05:14

So sorry to read your regret Annie.

Mine is trivial in comparison but still brings tears to my eyes: when my younger brother (aged 4?) goaded me, saying I couldn't make him cry, I deliberately pinched him really hard and yes, he did cry. I feel so mean even now, 55 yrs on.

Luckygirl Fri 12-May-17 12:37:00

flowers for you annie - life can be so tough; but we are all only human.

My biggest regret is that there was not enough dosh for me to learn the piano - I had to choose between that and singing lessons. I have taught myself piano - but have no real skill - but I sing endlessly and it has been the greatest joy of my life.

Anniebach Fri 12-May-17 12:23:30

I have some regrets but one which still after forty years still hurts, nothing I can do to change it, not even say I am sorry. I have to live with it.

One evening my husband was leaving for work, we had a disagreement, I can't even remember what it was over. I went upstairs to check our little ones were sleeping, closing the landing curtains I saw my husband was walking to the car, he waved and blew a kiss, I ignored him. He was killed that night.

Marelli Fri 12-May-17 12:11:00

We have to live with them, paddyann. I have a very deep-rooted regret, that time seems to make even worse, but I try to take a deep breath and do what I can to do something that might help someone who's having a bit of a struggle. I don't mean to sound patronising or 'holier-than-thou', when I say that.
Nothing can change the past. We can only try to change our future, I suppose.

NanaandGrampy Fri 12-May-17 12:04:54

I can honestly say I regret nothing.

Not because I've lived a perfect life , I've made mistakes just like everyone but regret for me is a waste of time. I cannot change the past and I think in some cases to change what I regret would affect other areas of my life and I wouldn't want that.

I'm the sum total of my life experiences. I like me .

What is they say - the past is gone , the future is anything I choose to make it and the present is a gift - savour it .

If you could change the outcome of your regret what would the knock on effect be? What do you have now you might have missed? I'd say to you - enjoy the here and now , its yours to make of what you will.

paddyann Fri 12-May-17 11:53:00

I've done things I'm not terribly proud of of course I have ,I'm "normal" but I have only one real regret .It haunts me and has done for 40 years even though I've tried to change the outcome, with no success .How do you cope with regrets ?