Did you "waste" your youth???

[susy]

I did. In my early 20's I was "saved" and spent the next ten years trying to "fix" myself, although I would say "God was working on me" or some other thing. I was really miserable...didn't admit to until recently. I am 39 now and very happy. My attitude is that I'm not perfect and I really don't care. My mom says that comes with age...I feel like I wasted my 20's beating myself up...oh well. At least I look really young for my age and still have lots of energy. I am starting over...anyone else feel like they wasted time?

 

[mickman1962]

Knowing what I know now, would I do some things different. You bet I would. Do I regret anything I did in the past? Not in the least.

 

[janette]

Your past makes you who you are. I don't think it's ever wasted although maybe not the most productive.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I was more like "wasted". If you are 39 then you lived through the party 70's and 80's.
But I was poor, and lived in a drug infested area. I made my choices and have to live with them.

I am amazed that I am alive and got out. It did take me till this year, at 40, to 100% fully appreciate what I have done.

 

[nwdisgal]

The only complaint I have about my 20's was I wasted too much time trying to please my extended family, including dressing like them (conservative) - ugh! Fortunately, as I am older and wiser now, I have come into being my own person, in all aspects of the word.

 

[WatchinCaptKangaroo]

I feel I wasted about 10 years trying to please my parents and not "cutting the cord". I'm making up for lost time now.

 

[mudnuri]

spent a lot of it wasted, but that shaped me into who I am today....so its not a bad thing

Brandy

 

[nwdisgal]

I feel I wasted about 10 years trying to please my parents and not "cutting the cord". I'm making up for lost time now.

If I could change one thing, that would have been it. I feel like I really don't come into my own until I moved away from my family.

 

[ladycollector]

Some people think I did... I didn't drink, party, get in to trouble, none of that. I had good clean fun at the movies, went shopping, worked hard on my studies.

I don't regret it one bit.

 

[WatchinCaptKangaroo]

If I could change one thing, that would have been it. I feel like I really don't come into my own until I moved away from my family.

I wish I could. I have horrible guilt if I don't talk to them every day, see them a few times a month. They are the only family I have. I live about 30 minutes away and it's gotten a little better.

 

[eeyore kelly]

I tried to spend half my twenties pleasing my IL's, when I came to realization that they would hate me no matter what I did or didn't do, life became better. I regret that I spent time trying to change me for someone else, I don't regret the lesson learned.

 

[crazelion]

I know regret not speaking up for my self when I was younger with my family. Now know should not take the verbual abuse and learn speak up for myself.

I have learn to speak up for myself and don't give da*n what people think of me now. My mother said I should here the things people said behind my back . I just tell her I don't care what they say they is not paying the bills.


I only care about now is me myself and I and that's all important now.

I don't hold nothing back now. If I don't like you I will tell it to your face. Family and friends don't like the new me now. Be I love me now.

 

[ely3857]

Knowing what I know now, would I do some things different. You bet I would. Do I regret anything I did in the past? Not in the least.

Ditto.

All my choices were made with the facts & information I had to hand at the time.



Jodie