Turn back the clock. What would you do differently?

timthumbni

I would kiss my parents more, talk to them more, be less of a smart ass at school with teachers that were only trying to make me better. What would you do differently?

petrolcan

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timthumbni

petrolcan wrote: »

Not clicked on this thread.

Hi Marty mcfly.

One eyed Jack

timthumbni wrote: »

I would kiss my parents more, talk to them more, be less of a smart ass at school with teachers that were only trying to make me better. What would you do differently?

I wouldn't do that anyway! :pac:

I'd have not come back after I ran away the first time when I was 6


Seriously though, I wouldn't do anything differently, because then I wouldn't be aware of how much I should appreciate the life I have now

biko

Had more sex in my teens.

trixychic

It's funny I have thought so often about how I wish I had studied more or what would be if I had done x,y,z.

But I have 2 beautiful boys and I know that every decision I have made in my life has lead me here. If I was to change something.... even just slightly... I could jepordise my boys and their future.

So no. I wouldn't.

KERSPLAT!

Something's haven't worked out too well but all in all there's not much I'd change. Life is mostly really good right now

hairyprincess

I would stand up for myself

force eleven

Buy a different clock.

timthumbni

trixychic wrote: »

It's funny I have thought so often about how I wish I had studied more or what would be if I had done x,y,z.

But I have 2 beautiful boys and I know that every decision I have made in my life has lead me here. If I was to change something.... even just slightly... I could jepordise my boys and their future.

So no. I wouldn't.

I'm very similar to yourself. I do sometimes wish I had taken different choices but then my own kids wouldn't be there. Isn't it amazing how random life is?

Forget about Leicester winning the English Premiership the odds of my kids being born must be in the millions.

knucklehead6

Backed Leicester at the start of the season

MacauDragon

Had more teens in my sex.

eviltwin

Put more thought into my CAO choices

well spoken man

Pulled out...

mansize

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tchTTPIFSzI

ceadaoin.

I wouldn't have got that tattoo as a teenager

Other than that I wouldn't change anything.

I wouldn't have done the college course I did. 4 years of feeling out of my depth, in a horribly difficult course that I had very little interest in, just 'cause I was too scared to drop out. College years are meant to be the "best of your life" but they pretty much destroyed any self-confidence I ever had in myself.

Also I wish I'd recognised at an earlier age how much being overweight sucks and gotten into shape before puberty kicked in. I'm now 26 and, while not obese, am definitely still burdened with stubborn excess pounds that feel almost impossible to burn off.

RonanP77

ceadaoin. wrote:

I wouldn't have got that tattoo as a teenager

Snap, my first 3 were done by the same guy and are all a bit ****ty.

I'd would've been a bit braver when it came to girls.

The main one is once I hit my 20s drink less, eat less, exercise more and start BJJ as soon as a school showed up within an 50 mile of me.

failinis

Hoped the life support machine failed.

Mugatuu

If I could turn back time, I would go back and repeat my leaving cert - I would repeat to get into a better version of my own course in a better run college!!

I'd also take better care of myself!

SEPT 23 1989

If you had done things differently you would not be replying to this thread tonight

Weird isn't it?

mansize

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

If you had done things differently you would not be replying to this thread tonight

Weird isn't it?

That's a plus

Esel

I was taught to always turn the clock forward.

mansize

Esel wrote: »

I was taught to always turn the clock forward.

What about the end of Irish Standard Time?

Esel

mansize wrote: »

What about the end of Irish Standard Time?

Think about it...

mansize

Esel wrote: »

Think about it...

Forward 23 hours... Urgh

Esel

mansize wrote: »

Forward 23 hours... Urgh

mansize

Or 11 if it's a 12 hour clock

Winty

I would make all the same mistakes again, just sooner

Alcoheda

I'd take back those words that hurt you and you'd stay

wes

Everything, I see no reason to do the same stuff all over again. Would be interesting to see how things would work out differently.

Sleepy

I'd have taken a more challenging degree, learned to live within my means earlier and saved something, been braver about just being myself instead of trying to fit in / be cool when I was younger, exercised more, moved to London for a couple of years in my mid-twenties and spent a year or two travelling.

Instead, I'll try to teach my kids to do all the above!

lisasimpson

Definately would have repeated my leaving cert and done something different. I have the un predictability of my industry i work in

Day Lewin

I'd have done a different leaving cert and studied a different faculty. Been a professional.

I wouldn't have said "No" so often, would have tried more things that I was too shy of at the time.

Ah well...but then my life would have been different....maybe better, but maybe worse, who can tell? Who might I have met? what choices might have been difficult? who knows what might have been?

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I'm not sure. I've made plenty of bad decisions but I wouldn't say I'd turn the clock back to change it. Had my heart broken a little bit but the end of that just led to better things and being able to appreciate someone who actually cared about me so I wouldn't say it was a waste of time. Maybe not to be so distrusting of people, but then again I don't think I distrusted them for no reason.

Bleh... I'm going to say no I wouldn't turn the clock back

Olishi4

I have a few regrets but I realise that I reacted the best way I could in that situation.

The only thing I really regret is not spending enough time with my grandparents and really getting to know them as people. Some of the stories I have heard about them since they have passed away made me realise that they weren't so different to me after all, they were just at a different time in life when we met.

poa

I would have emigrated to Ireland during the Celtic Tiger boom, rather than in 2010.
Moving to a new country full of hopes and dreams, with Brian Cowen and doom and gloom about the recession all around wasn't what I had in mind.
I hate to admit it 6 years later, it's my biggest regret in life; not emigrating here, but the timing of it.

trixychic

poa wrote: »

I would have emigrated to Ireland during the Celtic Tiger boom, rather than in 2010.
Moving to a new country full of hopes and dreams, with Brian Cowen and doom and gloom about the recession all around wasn't what I had in mind.
I hate to admit it 6 years later, it's my biggest regret in life; not emigrating here, but the timing of it.

You poor thing. Ha ha you couldn't have come at a worse time!!!

recylingbin

I wouldn't buy that clock.

Mike Litoris

I would have chose to go see Queen in Slane in 86 instead of getting a fúcking video game.

Fox_In_Socks

Done everything different. If I could go back to when I was sixteen with me being who I am now, everything would be done different.

Merrion

Not start smoking

The Sidewards Man

Not ride the aunt.

xLisaBx

Would have done a different college course. I'm really starting to hate this one, but I'm not going to drop out as I'm halfway through.

Esel

xLisaBx wrote: »

Would have done a different college course. I'm really starting to hate this one, but I'm not going to drop out as I'm halfway through.

Can you change course?

J Mysterio

Mike Litoris wrote: »

I would have chose to go see Queen in Slane in 86 instead of getting a fúcking video game.

What game?

Esel

J Mysterio wrote: »

What game?

Leisure Suit Larry.

DoozerT6

I would do absolutely everything differently, right back to studying more for my LC 25 years ago and getting better results. My life today would probably be completely different, but that would be absolutely fine by me as currently my life is a steaming turd.

dev100

Go back in time and tell my teenage self get a grip on life and enjoy and not worry and tell myself you can do anything that you want to do and take every opportunity going. Definitely go with gut and listen less to others.

Sunny Disposition

Would have relaxed a bit more, not worrying about stuff is important, the stuff you worry over generally isn't so serious. Plus I wouldn't worry at all about what other people think of me, would have been concerned about that when younger, suppose it takes a bit of trial and error to mature.

diomed

Amount of work I did X 1/5
Brown-nosing I did X 100