What is your Biggest Regret

[JanetRose]

and Best Thing you've ever done in your life?

 

[Blondy876]

Regret: Not being smarter with my $$ when I was younger. Just now getting out from under that mess 10 years later

Best thing: Having my children. They changed me and I have learned to see myself through their eyes and for the first time,I like who I see.

 

[HSMndLKfan92]

Regret: (This might sound strange..) Not visiting my great-grandmother a few monts before she died. When she was still healthy.

Best thing: Getting good grades in difficult honors classes.

Yeah, I'm still really young.

 

[blue_river]

Regret: Working when my kids were younger.

Best Thing: Getting married to my DH.

 

[hidmickey:myantidrug]

"You cant make a future looking in the rearview mirror."

Regrets are things I absolutly do not believe in.

 

[SwedishMeatball]

I don't live my life with regret. Everything is a learning experience and has brought me to the place I am now.

Being a mom and teacher are what I'm most proud of.

 

[NewJersey]

Regret: Not majoring in what I really wanted to do and now I'm stuck in a job/career that I hate more and more everyday.

Best thing: Meeting my soulmate.

 

[NewJersey]

I don't live my life with regret. Everything is a learning experience and has brought me to the place I am now.

Being a mom and teacher are what I'm most proud of.

Man, you must be one cool mom!

 

[magicmato]

My biggest regret is that my dad, who LOVED children, never got to know my two girls.

My best thing is those same girls. They bring so much meaning and joy to my life.

 

[NewJersey]

My biggest regret is that my dad, who LOVED children, never got to know my two girls.

My best thing is those same girls. They bring so much meaning and joy to my life.

I'm a big ol' sap because I'm getting teary-eyed.

Can you pass me some skittles?

 

[pajamommy]

Gosh, I don't know about my biggest regret. I guess marrying my ex, but even then, we still had good times and had two wonderful kids.....I guess my regret would be how things were handled during the marriage, not the marriage itself.

Best thing is definitely my kids, and also a close second, meeting the man in my life now......definitely my soul mate and we are very lucky to have found each other.

 

[freckles and boo]

I regret not seeing a fertility specialist three years earlier than I did. It would have saved me a lot of heartache. On the other hand, I was fully vested in my 401K when I finally had our first child so I was able to "retire" with a lot more savings.

The best thing I ever did was marry a great guy and have his kids. Professionally the best thing I ever did was follow my crazy dreams and take the path less traveled.

 

[magicmato]

I'm a big ol' sap because I'm getting teary-eyed.

Can you pass me some skittles?

Sure, you can dig right into the bowl whenever you want.

We were trying to have kids, he had said when he turned 50 that he wanted grandkids to make his life complete. We waited a few years to get settled into our careers so we would have insurance and all that good stuff and then he got diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic lukemia. He was gone 9 months later. I learned I was pregnant 11 months after that. Not having him there to just take pure delight in her was the hardest part and even today there are times, esp around his death date (Dec 22) when I just hold my girls and cry because I know he would have just adored them as much as we do. My youngest (DDalmost3) is just like him too. She loves everything and has a wonder at the world that is just so precious. Heck, for her birthday, the only thing she wants is a pet worm. Now that was something he would have approved of.

 

[klmall]

Someone asked me these questions awhile back and I couldn't think of a single REGRET and I really think that's a good thing!

And the BEST thing would have to be marrying DH, staying happily together and having our wonderful DS after nine years of trying!

 

[remyandhollandsmommy]

MY regret and greatest joy are the same thing..geting married 2 mos outta high school. Sometimes I wish I had waited and finished college and all that, but on the other hand I am glad I did since I have my DH who I adore (10 years married this October!!) and my girls and am still young enough to do college when Holly starts school next year.

 

[freckles and boo]

Sure, you can dig right into the bowl whenever you want.

We were trying to have kids, he had said when he turned 50 that he wanted grandkids to make his life complete. We waited a few years to get settled into our careers so we would have insurance and all that good stuff and then he got diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic lukemia. He was gone 9 months later. I learned I was pregnant 11 months after that. Not having him there to just take pure delight in her was the hardest part and even today there are times, esp around his death date (Dec 22) when I just hold my girls and cry because I know he would have just adored them as much as we do. My youngest (DDalmost3) is just like him too. She loves everything and has a wonder at the world that is just so precious. Heck, for her birthday, the only thing she wants is a pet worm. Now that was something he would have approved of.

I understand. I was six weeks pregnant and hadn't told anyone in my family (not even my mom) when it became clear my beloved grandmother wasn't going to survive much longer. She had had a stroke as a result of breast cancer drugs and was partially paralyzed. I whispered into her ear that we were going to have a baby and, what do you know? The big blabbermouth told everyone!!! It is one of my fondest memories and makes me smile everytime I think about it. I am sorry she didn't get to know my girls but she would have been very proud of them. She was an amazing person, too.

 

[Narnian_Princess]

I'm too young to have regrets! No, really, it's true, but I regret having such a strong personality. If I weren't so determined, hard-headed, and rebellious, I would have spared myself so much trouble growing up. However, if I didn't have this strong, determined, stubborn streak, I would not be the person I am today. So, no real regrets.

The best thing I've done? Well, it hasn't happened yet, but I have faith in myself that it will soon. Next week 5 years of dreaming and 3 years of constant hard work will pay off and I will test for my black belt. I am determined to pass, and when I do, it will be the best thing I've ever done.

 

[magicmato]

I understand. I was six weeks pregnant and hadn't told anyone in my family (not even my mom) when it became clear my beloved grandmother wasn't going to survive much longer. She had had a stroke as a result of breast cancer drugs and was partially paralyzed. I whispered into her ear that we were going to have a baby and, what do you know? The big blabbermouth told everyone!!! It is one of my fondest memories and makes me smile everytime I think about it. I am sorry she didn't get to know my girls but she would have been very proud of them. She was an amazing person, too.

Oh god! I was not going to go there, but yes, I did the same thing. My grandmother (dad's mom) had a relapse of her breast cancer the year after dad died. Just before Thanksgiving, she went terminal and we brought her back to her house to die in peace surrounded by loved ones. I discovered I was pregnant the day before we got the call that she was not going to live much longer and to get up there to say goodbye. We rushed up to Mass and I whispered in her ear that she was going to be a great-grandmother. She was in a near coma at this point, but I swear her lips twitched up into a smile. That helped to know that she went off knowing that a precious life was coming into the world. And the funniest part is that when my daughter was learning to talk, she would say this phrase *just* the way grandma would. It was the spookiest thing.

 

[Planogirl]

I have a few regrets even though I know that they are pointless. I can't help but wish that a few things could have worked out differently.

As for the best things, my dear son is the joy of my life and I'm so glad that he came into my life.

 

[Caradana]

Regret: Not seriously, thoughtfully, painstakingly considered going six figures in the hole to go to medical school. I think I could've made a helluva reproductive endocrinologist. Do IVF for a living ... masterful. At the time, I couldn't stomach the financial blow.

Joy: God, there are so many. I could go on and on.