Bad decisions reversed

[Mark_h]

OK. Lets see if we can get some good discussions going.........

If you could go back ONCE to a point in time and change a decision or action YOU took, when would you go what would you do and why?

I was thinking about this the other day and honestly don't think I've got anything yet I'd want to use my one go up on. So I'd bank mine for now.

So, nothing dull like buying shares or lottery numbers. Also looking for something YOU have done, so no Hitler killing or similar.

Thoughts? .....

[Kenzie]

I would have gone on the electrical engineering course I looked at when I was 16 instead of dropping out of sixth form and delivering pizzas. I deeply regret it now and always wondered how things would have turned out. I would give my 16 year old self brick up the ****!

[jambo]

There are a few poor calls I've made, closer to the time I'd have undone a couple of them to save me the difficult times that followed.

But I've learned from every one of them and I think if I hadn't made a mess of a few things I'd not be where I am. And I'm happy where I am, so like yourself I don't think I'd want to risk changing the past and ending up somewhere different.

Mistakes are important.

Though it's very tempting to undo my ownership of a free 1982 Honda VT500C.

Jambo

[Jayneflakes]

I do have one regret and that is not dealing with my mental health issues at an early enough age. Seeking help when I was old enough to understand that help could be got would have saved me twenty years of suffering. The last few years since getting help and getting well have been wonderful. Why did I wait so damn long! Duh...

Some one go back in time and slap me!

[maviczap]

Plenty, all mostly personal, but like Jambo said, I'm pretty happy with where I am now, going back and reversing things I've done probably wouldn't improve my lot in life.

However 4 things I would go back and rectify

1. Don't jump off that moving bus when I was 13
2. Make sure I went and saw my Nan more often than I did, but distance & work meant I didn't
3. Make that trip to Australia when my sister was living there
4. Go to all the Springsteen concerts that I missed out on when the E Street band reformed

I've made a few mistkaes but they've all lead me where I am.
Theres one big chance I let slip away but to be honest my life since has been pretty good on the whole and going by holywood I'd probably make htings worse if I went back and changed it so I'll stick as I am.

Decent job, house, motorbike and lunatics to ride with.

What else is there?

[timwilky]

Allowing a stupid family argument to spiral out of control to the extent that my kids did not get to spend time with their granddad before he died. Stupid and petty dispute between sister in laws resulted in dummys being spit and a family fractured.

2 years later he announces he had terminal cancer. 2 years missed simply because of the petty jealousy of others.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by timwilky

Allowing a stupid family argument to spiral out of control to the extent that my kids did not get to spend time with their granddad before he died. Stupid and petty dispute between sister in laws resulted in dummys being spit and a family fractured.

2 years later he announces he had terminal cancer. 2 years missed simply because of the petty jealousy of others.

Can you tell my sister this too, same problem here

Travelling!
Biggest regret is never going. I had the choice to travel or to earn monies and I chose the money those I've known who travelled found more from it than a career ever could.

[Fallout]

Originally Posted by Spank86

Theres one big chance I let slip away

What was that Ad? It's not female related is it?

I quite often come across as a pessimistic old git, but in reality I think I'm really positive. I realised this recently. I actually look on the bright side of things most of the time. I may openly whine about the negatives to people, but that's only because I like expressing my discontent and honest opinion. Internally, I'm looking at the good in most situations. This means that I don't really have any serious regrets.

Having said that, I always wonder what if I took a different career path. I feel like I could've angled my life on a different route back in secondary school and maybe I would be more content/successful now. The only saving grace is I have no scoobydoo what that would've been so I don't regret any decision. Mind you, if I knew what I really wanted to do, I'd be pursuing it now, so again, wouldn't be regretting it.

So in summary ... NO REGRETS, just lots of what ifs?