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One of my regrets is getting married the first time and not staying in college to get my Master's degree. However, on the other hand, I really didn't know myself well enough to make a lifelong career decision at that age. I had no passion for any particular occupation. It has taken until I am well along in life to decide what path I wish I had followed for a career. A Master's degree would probably have opened some doors back then and pointed me in a direction.
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Meeting old friends whom I thought were friends at that time and telling them my business.. Biggest regret.
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I regret my 2nd husband. The first husband was ok. Got one amazing thing out of it is my daughter.
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Breaking up with my first love.
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Not buying a newer car before I retired.
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Not opening up to affection at a young age.
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not spending more time with my dad --now that he is gone i realize (to late) that he had a lot things to teach me and i wasn't there to learn them ! :(
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Not spending more time with people I loved before they were gone.
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Not finding that one person that I could spend my life with. I got married and I think I settled because I didn't think I could do better. Only good thing was my daughter. Now I'm single and don't have anyone to do things with or anyone that shows me affection and love.
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A University degree does not guarantee you a job...or happiness.
It is better to pursue what really makes you happy!
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A business decision that involved a bank that took us for ALL we had! :bad:
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That I let my first big love slip out of my hands. I did fall in love again with a great guy and we had 2 wonderful children, but I still often think of him and wonder what my life would be like if we married.
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I wish I would have done more in sports. Like becoming a coach. I didn't know that they made so much money. Wow. Nothing like getting paid to play.
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not changing my life years ago
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The only real regret I have is not getting a good education when it was actually possible for me. I dropped out of college after two years, mostly because I didn't really know what I wanted to do, and also because I was living on my own and having to work full time as well as go to school. When I look back on it now, I think about how much energy I had and how I could have gotten a degree if I had just pushed on. Now, of course, most of the good work-at-home jobs require a four-year degree. Getting back to college on an online platform would be great after all these years, but both of our boys are in college now and it's taking a lot of our money just to get them through. :peace: :heart:
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not learning to speak spanish when i was young
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I regret not brushing my mother's hair more often when she was in hospice care. Too late now.
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saving more money not buying so much and having to much on credit cards.also not going to college went to junior college but was a waste of time.
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I guess it would be that I never followed through on adopting, was never able to have children and when I was younger I did consider adopting or raising a foster child; but due to busy career just never followed through. I do however have two lovely goddaughters and being a retired educator was able to mentor and impact on many children during my career; so I am grateful for that.
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I have no regrets
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Punching and ending my friendship with this pal of mines who basically used me and others for his own greed.
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Oh Lord I have a life full of regrets which torment me at night in dreams. Which is not productive because I certainly can't go back and re-do anything. I just try to move forward the best I can.
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The thing about regrets...everything that's happened to you led to who you are and where you are today. Without one thing happening something else wouldn't have happened, etc.
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I regret a lot, but really try to learn from the past more than regret it.
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not learning to speak spanish when i was young
. Me too mother used to try to catch us but we didn't want to learn. However I've learned a lot as I have gotten older I'm able to carry on a conversation in Spanish. Not fluent though.
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But I didn't reenlist when my time was up.
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Breaking up with my first love.
me too I always regretted not marrying him
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But I didn't cross train in the air Force for a drafting course when I was in the army reserves I took a correspondence course instead
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saving more money not buying so much and having to much on credit cards.also not going to college went to junior college but was a waste of time.
all me to with the credit cards and also not finishing college course I have some college but not a degree
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not spending more time with my dad --now that he is gone i realize (to late) that he had a lot things to teach me and i wasn't there to learn them ! :(
me too I can so relate to that lost my father when I was 23.
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I have many regrets too many to list but then all my experience has got me where I am today.
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Not leaving my state when i had the chance at a younger age
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Not sleeping at the hospital when my Mom asked me to. I should have asked a nurse if I could, that day haunts me so much...I’m so sorry Mom and I love and miss you so much 😢
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Another regret of mine and this one maybe problematic but...I regret not fighting back as much at a younger age as it would have helped me later in life.
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I don't really have any regrets. Sure, I made mistakes in the past, and I'll make some more in the future. But that's how you learn and grow and make better decisions going forward.
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I regret not spending more time with relatives, especially when they lived nearby. I, my children, and now my grandchildren, would have benefited from those relationships in many ways.
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I regret not asking my mom more questions about her childhood and our family history, when her memory was still good. My dad died when I was young, and now I crave all those stories and facts that I don't have access to any more.
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That I was not with my mom when she passed away. Still hurts 9 years later
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Always that I ever was married
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Never got to say goodbye to my grandma who passed away a few years ago. It was sudden and out of the blue. Life can slip away at any time so precious
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I regret not bonding with my nieces when I had a chance. Now they're getting into their teens & untouchable now!
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I am content with my life as it is, but if I could redo something from my past, I would have gotten my nursing degree. I work as a caregiver in a group home. The nurses (LPN or RN) get paid nearly double that I do. I do exactly the same cares for the individuals who live there, except I don't use the stethoscope to listen to their lungs or measure their abdomen.
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They are too many to list.
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Too many. :\
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My biggest regret is that I do not have a piano. I took piano lessons for 15 years when I was young, but once I got married, I had no room in my house for a piano and I let the skill slide. I can hardly even play any more.
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I wish I had gone to school for a nursing degree.....even if just LPN. I do the same work at the group home but the nurses at the site get paid nearly double.
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Not spending more time with my mom before she passed away from cancer. I thought she was a super hero and would beat the cancer.
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Not leaving my state when i had the chance at a younger age
I regret this too. I had an opportunity twice in my life to live in another state but it didn't work out. I now live in a state that I have come to appreciate more, but it has winter and as I am getting older I detest that part of the year!
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Staying in a marriage I should have left 40 years ago.
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My biggest regrets is not changing my major while in college, but I did not know what I know now!
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One of my regrets is getting married the first time and not staying in college to get my Master's degree. However, on the other hand, I really didn't know myself well enough to make a lifelong career decision at that age. I had no passion for any particular occupation. It has taken until I am well along in life to decide what path I wish I had followed for a career. A Master's degree would probably have opened some doors back then and pointed me in a direction.
I hear you. If I were to do it over again, I would have gotten an associates degree at least in a community college instead of a certificate from an unaccredited business college.
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Not spending more time with my mom before she passed away from cancer. I thought she was a super hero and would beat the cancer.
Oh I'm so sorry for your loss. I've had several family members and friends who have lost the battle with cancer. It's such a hard thing to deal with. We always wish we had more time with loved ones. :(