I wish I was 20 again, or 30, I'd settle for 35 and two weeks.

timoc

timoc

Well-known Member
Location
UK
I'd love to be able to turn the clock back and make all those mistakes again, wouldn't you?
Imagine, jumping out of bed without any aches and pains, being able to run for miles, swim like a fish.

Well, I have to be honest with you, I've never jumped out of bed, and what was the point of running for miles when I had a motor-bike, and, I'd sooner eat fish than swim with them.

But when it came to romance, oh yeeeeeeh, that could go on forever. 😊

 

To me 28 was magic, we had been told we would never have a child a few years earlier but thru much prayer and medical treatments we were blessed to have a baby on the way.

I would be more than thrilled to live all those years again. Watching that little boy grow, the full realization of what having a family means. He was a blessing then and is still a blessing.
 
timoc said:
I'd love to be able to turn the clock back and make all those mistakes again, wouldn't you?
Imagine, jumping out of bed without any aches and pains, being able to run for miles, swim like a fish.

Well, I have to be honest with you, I've never jumped out of bed, and what was the point of running for miles when I had a motor-bike, and, I'd sooner eat fish than swim with them.

But when it came to romance, oh yeeeeeeh, that could go on forever. 😊
Click to expand...

If I could turn back the clock, it wouldn't be to make the same mistakes again, that's for sure. If I could turn back time, it would be to when I met my husband. I'd gladly live every minute of the years we spent together over again.

Romance? I have lovely memories of it.kiss
 
I can think of a few critical decisions in life I might like to change. Even some things broader in scope like how I related to and interacted with family and friends day by day for many years.
 
And not forgetting that eureka moment when I realised that girls had a different shape than us blokes and that they were so very, very crafty. 😊
 
And, being so called older and wiser, it would be nice to go back and refine those silly mistakes, by making them totally bonkers. 😊
 
Well, if you were just trading ages for the benefit of youth and vigor, then sure, that's an easy one.
If, on the other hand, you could relive your life since the age of 20 or so, that's a tough call.
If you made other choices in a different timeline, you may even be dead by now, as those choices result in different outcomes, and if not dead, perhaps very unhappy with the result.

In addition, who we are presently is a result of experiences that have shaped our character, beliefs, and personality. So if you really like who you are now, it's a bit sketchy to mess with that recipe, knowing that you would be somewhat different if you had lived all those years another way.

In the movie: "It's A Wonderful Life", Jimmy Stewart (George) gets to live a different timeline, and the results are not what he expected, and in the end, begged for his old life back ...... so you never know.
 
Blessed said:
To me 28 was magic, we had been told we would never have a child a few years earlier but thru much prayer and medical treatments we were blessed to have a baby on the way.

I would be more than thrilled to live all those years again. Watching that little boy grow, the full realization of what having a family means. He was a blessing then and is still a blessing.
Click to expand...
Isn't it odd.......For some women hearing the phrase " You are pregnant " is great news, while for others it is terrible news. Being a 18 year old girl, now faced with the prospect of having to raise a child, while being a child themselves, must be a tough thing to face. My Wife faced that when she was 19. Now just about to turn 80, she still regrets her choice to "give up the baby ". Her own 3 adult children do not know that some where they have a step sister. I only know because of her sharing this information with me after a couple of large glasses of wine, one night. JImB.
 
jimintoronto said:
Isn't it odd.......For some women hearing the phrase " You are pregnant " is great news, while for others it is terrible news. Being a 18 year old girl, now faced with the prospect of having to raise a child, while being a child themselves, must be a tough thing to face. My Wife faced that when she was 19. Now just about to turn 80, she still regrets her choice to "give up the baby ". Her own 3 adult children do not know that some where they have a step sister. I only know because of her sharing this information with me after a couple of large glasses of wine, one night. JImB.
Click to expand...
... and now you are sharing it with us ... how sweet :(
 
jimintoronto said:
Isn't it odd.......For some women hearing the phrase " You are pregnant " is great news, while for others it is terrible news. Being a 18 year old girl, now faced with the prospect of having to raise a child, while being a child themselves, must be a tough thing to face. My Wife faced that when she was 19. Now just about to turn 80, she still regrets her choice to "give up the baby ". Her own 3 adult children do not know that some where they have a step sister. I only know because of her sharing this information with me after a couple of large glasses of wine, one night. JImB.
Click to expand...
This is a safe place to share things.
I'm sorry she lived with that so long. I bet she's relieved she told you.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top