Regrets in life and dealing with mistakes you have made

We can all have regrets in regard to our past but it is often that nothing can be changed in regard to anything that has taken place.

The best practice I have always found is to learn from any mistakes you may have made and move on. I say that as a male of seventy-seven years of age and the policy still stands me well today.

You are where you are and you move forward from there.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQzdAsjWGPg

Exactly, Spangler.

ps we all did our best at the time.

It’s no good being miserable about past mistakes we have made as we can’t change the past, that’s all we can do is forgive ourselves, learn from them and move on.
I just wish I could take my own advice.

Party4 you do have a lot to deal with. I've only just happened across your message.

I'm sure Gransnet is some help in avoiding loneliness, sharing, and coming up with some practical ideas. Virtual cups of tea and chat are better than nothing. I hope you find some breakthrough.

Getting pregnant at 19 (1969) and then 'having' to get married. After 5 years it started to go wrong and finally after another 15 years I left him.

The mistake was marrying because I was pregnant. With my daughter's emotional support when I left him, I started my life again. She hasn't spoken to her father since the day I left him (26 years ago).

The frustrating thing is, I wish I could turn the clock back because the boy I gave up to then go out with my to be my husband, I have now met and married him. My 50 year old daughter thinks the world of him,