If you could change anything about the 10 past years, what would it be?

Olivia

Olivia

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For me, I officially retired 10 years ago. I am too much of a homebody, and I wish now I would have been more social. I feel still feel fairly young at 70 years old and I'm in good shape, but there's really no going back to catch up on when one is younger. That is my particular regret.
 

I was going to say hold off on retiring as the wife is still working and I feel bad about that but, that is my crowning jewel of the past 10 years (I retired 7 years ago). So, even if I had it to do over, I still would have retired when I did, being retired is the absolute best thing that's happened to me since joining the Army (48 years ago) and marrying my wife 46 years ago (this month). Oh, and since I'm here, I'm absolutely thrilled with the results of the last election. Well, Sunny started it :). Don...
 
Macfan said:
I was going to say hold off on retiring as the wife is still working and I feel bad about that but, that is my crowning jewel of the past 10 years (I retired 7 years ago). So, even if I had it to do over, I still would have retired when I did, being retired is the absolute best thing that's happened to me since joining the Army (48 years ago) and marrying my wife 46 years ago (this month). Oh, and since I'm here, I'm absolutely thrilled with the results of the last election. Well, Sunny started it :). Don...
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No, I started it.
 
I wish I wouldn’t have been such a homebody . My friends go places together now ..... I always made an excuse not to go. Now they don’t even ask. Some days I would like to go. My fault.
 
Olivia said:
No, I started it.
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Sorry, Olivia, you did in fact start the thread (post?) and the majority of my reply was in response to your query. However, Sunny is the one that mentioned the last election. Please forgive me, I will attempt to do better in the future. Don...
 
Macfan said:
Sorry, Olivia, you did in fact start the thread (post?) and the majority of my reply was in response to your query. However, Sunny is the one that mentioned the last election. Please forgive me, I will attempt to do better in the future. Don...
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Yes, I do get it. Just couldn't help myself. :)
 
Well, hell yes there are things I would have done differently with the gift of 20/20 hindsight. For starters, I would have warned off one of my kids before he got married because the marriage collapsed rather swiftly. I also would have bought a boatload of Amazon stock when the stock market hit its low.
 
I wish I had quit drinking. Oh wait, I did, good for me.
I wish I had stopped coloring my hair. Then I'd be all gray by now.
I wish I never started Facebook.
Most things I wish I had done or not done 40 yrs ago.
It's harder to think in terms of 10 yrs which makes it a good thread!
 
I stopped smoking two years ago and wish I had
done so 10 years ago, or 50 years ago, or never
started.

Great question Olivia.

Mike.
 
OH I wish I hadn't moved back to the UK after 10 years abroad , but circumstances meant that it made sense at the time, but hopefully once my husband retires, we'll move oversees permanently again!!

I wish I'd looked after myself properly and maybe I wouldn't have the health issues I have today.

I wish a few things that I'd rather not reveal on an open forum, but if wishes were horses ..beggars would ride, so for me at least, no point in wishing..

Good thread tho' Olivia... :D
 
Used to be many things…I thought

Then I thought

Nuthin’
Don’t wish to change a thing, as the results may not have been as good

There is one, however

One child
Tough one to witness
Wears one down

It’d be good for her to make a couple right choices before she or this ol’ man croaks

But, heh

None of us get everthing
 
I'd change the outcome of the last NBA Final. Poor LeBron: No single player can always change the course of a game when the rest of his team stinks!
 
i wish that i had been more social--now the friends i have dont ask any more--i wish i had a place of my own instead of living with the kids
 
Toomuchstuff said:
I wish I wouldn’t have been such a homebody . My friends go places together now ..... I always made an excuse not to go. Now they don’t even ask. Some days I would like to go. My fault.
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twinkles said:
i wish that i had been more social--now the friends i have dont ask any more--i wish i had a place of my own instead of living with the kids
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TMS & Twinkles, Why not have an honest conversation with your friends? Come clean about your sorrow and regrets over declining earlier invitations and explain the ways you'd like to engage with them. Maybe have a chat about it over lunch. The worst they can do is say no, in which case you'd be no worse off than you are now.
 
When I retired, I became far too involved in community affairs.
Received heaps of gongs for community service and volunteering and successfully pursued some worthwhile causes
but I realize now that it was at the expense of developing better relationships with a couple of my offspring.

Priorities.
 
I lost my lovely bride to cancer about 2 years ago. Of course that is the one thing I would change.

Sorry for the downer.
 
Does this have to be something about your own life that you would change? If it can be more general, I'd obviously change the outcome of the last Presidential election.
 
Sunny said:
Does this have to be something about your own life that you would change? If it can be more general, I'd obviously change the outcome of the last Presidential election.
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We could be treading on dangerous ground here Sunny (forum rules and all that) ?

But this Outsider-Looking-In from far-off Australia ponders how it was that out of 300 million+ Yanks, you had those two to choose from ???
And, with great reluctance, it seems to me that whilst there has certainly been some pretty loony stuff and some credibility problems, he has achieved quite a few positives ?

I don't think anyone in the world will ever be surprised at America's presidential choices after Bush Jr - twice (sorta).
Some may say "none of ya business". Not always so unfortunately.
 
Sunny said:
Does this have to be something about your own life that you would change? If it can be more general, I'd obviously change the outcome of the last Presidential election.
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Something about what yourself or situation that you could have changed. Of course, someone could want to have voted differently.
 

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