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Phloembundle Tue 19-Nov-19 13:24:05

I wish I hadn't had a sadistic bastard for a dentist as a child, then my terror of dentists wouldn't have left me with so few natural teeth. I wish I had learned to ride a horse. I wish I had been blessed with a fantastic singing voice so that I could have been a backing singer for Pink Floyd.

Anrol Tue 19-Nov-19 13:20:23

........ Moved away to a bigger house in the country I always dreamed of (& we could have afforded it ?), from the traffic laden, busy, noisy area our nice semi rural little town has now become.

Jans3 Tue 19-Nov-19 13:05:43

Many many regrets. The biggest one staying with an abusive husband for 28 years, I feel I wasted so much precious time

Nannan2 Tue 19-Nov-19 12:22:20

Love the sheep joke Grammaretto!

Lindylou23 Tue 19-Nov-19 12:14:30

I regret not getting married in church, my husband to be was divorced and did not recognise divorced people to marry in church.

TerryM Tue 19-Nov-19 11:01:46

As another poster stated I may regret some of my decisions due to emotional or physical pain however I like me and I like where I am.
Not always having made the best decisions but those have contributed to the person I am today

grandtanteJE65 Tue 19-Nov-19 10:57:50

I sometimes still regret the large family of children I dreamed of having when I was a teenager. Not my fault I didn't have them, due to circumstances beyond my control.

I regret not making a stand against a domineering but much loved mother when I was 16 instead of waiting until I was nearly 40, but I wasn't brought up to disobey my parents or disagree with them.

Ah well, c'est la guerre to quote my grandpa.

Madmaggie Tue 19-Nov-19 10:41:27

Written down my grandfathers tales and met my grandmothers. Learned how to play a musical instrument. Questioned more & not trusted my first two husbands hmm

annodomini Tue 19-Nov-19 09:30:30

I wish I had a good singing voice.

Grammaretto Tue 19-Nov-19 08:57:25

That was a serious mistake NanKate! You would have been on the front cover of something. grin
I wish I had taken better care of my teeth.
4yr old DGD told me I had teeth missing. She also told me a joke:
Q) What do you call a sheep with no head?
A) A cloud!
then you laugh loudly.
If whatever I have done or not done has led me to where I am now - in the company of this little person.
Je ne regrette rien

Anniebach Tue 19-Nov-19 08:57:07

I think I wish I had married again when asked, I may not have been so lonely for so long

kittylester Tue 19-Nov-19 08:33:00

When I was young, people sometimes asked if I was Sandie Shaw - I wish I had led them on a bit. grin

I'd make 2 Sandie Shaw's now!!

DanniRae Tue 19-Nov-19 08:22:56

I wish I had.........been braver all my life. I am such a woose!! sad

Chewbacca Tue 19-Nov-19 08:06:57

I wish....... I hadn't done it.

BlueBelle Tue 19-Nov-19 08:05:43

I wouldn’t have a clue what Terry O Neil looked liked so I would probably have asked anyway ?

travelsafar Tue 19-Nov-19 08:02:10

Wisdom!!!!

travelsafar Tue 19-Nov-19 08:01:51

I wish i had the widom i have now a few years back, my life would be so different......

NfkDumpling Tue 19-Nov-19 07:19:51

Lots of regrets, but then my life wouldn’t have headed in the direction it has, and I really rather like it.

BBbevan Tue 19-Nov-19 06:34:03

Ditto Bradfordlass , and also my son and family living nearer.

BradfordLass72 Tue 19-Nov-19 06:28:16

I wish I had............

good eyes

NotSpaghetti Mon 18-Nov-19 23:56:38

Yes plenty.
I’m sure we all do.

NanKate Mon 18-Nov-19 21:54:08

Many years ago on our 25th Wedding Anniversary we went for lunch and a walk round a lovely NT Gardens. We took photos of each other and then I spotted a chap sitting on a bench and I was just about to ask him to take a photo of us when I realised it was Terry O’Neil the famous photographer (he died yesterday 17 Nov) I thought he might refuse me so I never asked, what a shame.

Do you have any regrets ?