General Chat

Kense, my first marriage was a big mistake but my two children from that marriage are lovely, well balanced people. Without the marriage like you I wouldn't have had my daughters.

Littlelegs, I'm pleased that everything went so much better second time around. It did for me too.

ZZzzz, your post is sad to read. Without you your son would not have had a life. Be happy in the thought that his ways are not your fault. You did what was best for him and hopefully one day something will happen to make him realise this. Keep smiling :-)

Thank you for your kind thoughts Tenerife Sun x.

Good to read this one again. Hope you are well Wendy? Think we might owe you an e mail??

I'd have worked less and spent more time with my family when they were young and retired sooner.

I'm good thanks Ann and I enjoyed reading though this thread too. I will email you soon. I don't know whose turn it is :-\

Hi Brian... When I have actually asked this question of family and friends many have given the same answer as you. Although it is a vicious circle as we work to give our family the best we can. I know I wanted my children to have more than I did, little things really like to be able to go on school trips abroad and to dance classes are just two examples.

Hi TS !! time for a missive from me, as well !!

Anyway, getting back to your thread.....

Another 'hair thing' from me.... at thirteen years old and if I had had the nerve....

One thing I would have done differently would have been making a BIG, BIG fuss when my Mum took me to the hairdressers to have my hair done for my sisters wedding (laying on the floor, kicking and screaming comes to mind) --- but I didn't!

I was told I was having my hair 'curled' for the occasion. Came out of the salon with the worst thing possible for me........ a perm!! (and, remember the perms that were plugged in? I had one of those when a was even younger! I seem to recall they did half of my head at a time )
So... I've always disliked having perms... I didn't wash my hair for ages afterwards and when I finally did, I looked like a toilet brush. I learned early on in life what the meaning of true friendship meant!

:-D :-D :-D

TS
Glad second time round turned out good for you too <3 <3

Hi Solrosen .... Life just jogs on here in the sun. Nothing exciting to report. I'll pm you soon xxx

I would have met my 2nd hubby sooner - and changed to a different career path & gone to University - but you didn't then - unless your family had money.

I would have pushed harder to stay in our old house - we had to be moved to make way for redevelopment - which didn't work.

I would have traveled more & learnt a language and not been so reckless with my life, not have let time slip through my hands as it did .

I wish I had spoken to family about their history while they were still alive & gathered all the family photos to me - not left them behind when we moved. I didn't know my mother forgot to clear the cupboard - she thought I was doing it & i thought she was.

So may regrets - I need to look forward now

I would have married Robert Mitchum - if he'd asked me, of course. :-D

I had a terrific crush on him when I was in my teens and he was old enough to be my father. :-D

Met my husband at least 5 yrs. later. Met him when I was 15yrs & 3 days old.

There's a few things I would change, but of course I can't.
To change things back then would be altering the present
I haven't the right or the ability to do so.

Tabitha... I too would have loved husband number 2 to have been husband number 1 but I learnt a lot along the way.

Joy Louise you missed out big time! you should have waited for a leap year and asked Robert Mitchum to marry you. You never know you might have been Mre Mitchum now :-D

Hilary... that is a long time together, probably marrying your first love, but I understand what you are saying

David ... if we could change the past I suppose all things connected to that memory would have to be changed too. I wouldn't want to change things but I do wish I had done some things differently. Too late now :-)

Would never have married husband no 1 and like Ann I would have stood to husband no 2 mother who was a monster but no 2 was the love of my life and taken from me to soon,