What is the worst mistake you have ever made?

[Stefecatzz]

Dwelling on past mistakes instead of learning from them & moving on.

 

[Teresa Pitman]

Deciding to be at home with my kids was one choice I do NOT regret, even though it made it difficult to find work when my marriage ended twelve years later. Those years when I was with them full-time have given me so many wonderful memories and to me that's what life is all about.

I have made a LOT of mistakes over the years. Maybe the one I regret the most is not going to the hospital when my mum got pneumonia in June of last year. It was about a 3.5 hour drive, and she'd had pneumonia a few times in the previous couple of years but recovered and returned to the nursing home. She also had Alzheimer's so rarely recognized me. I thought she'd get better and I'd go see her on the holiday weekend. But this time she didn't survive, and I wish now that I had gone one more time to see her. It's just past the one-year anniversary of her death now. It helps that I know she did not die alone - my sister, who lives near the hospital, was with her - but I wish I had been there to say good-bye.

 

[chiefmickeymouse]

Giving up my career to support my husband's military career and raise our kids. We're currently divorcing after I discovered his affair with a girl half his age. Looking for a job with very little work history for the last 20 years is challenging, even with a degree. I would say marrying the guy in the first place, but then I wouldn't have my two awesome kids.

 

[marydis]

Weird.. when I starting reading all the posts.. i probably could think of quite a few mistakes... or regrets.. however I have tried to live my life without feeling "regretful" not that I didn't make mistakes... boy have I made many but I like to think of it as the butterfly effect movie depicted decisions... that even if you go back in time and were able to do things differently there is no guarantee that the outcome would be what you imagine.. it could be great or it could even have ended up worse.. So no no regrets! Only life lessons and keep on moving forward.. I always say don't look back... you are not going that way.