What is your greatest regret in life?

[includemeout]

Don't be surprised, I intend to make the trip!

The pathway to hell is paved with intent..............or is it to waffleheads house :dontknow:

 

[VIPER]

Over the years I have learned that it is best to just accept family for what they are, and not make judgments about what is right and wrong with their approach to life. It seems to work for me, and I think they are beginning to take the same approach.

Nice that you were willing to share your feelings with your virtual family...here at VTCOA.

maybe over the course of time i will too, and thank you for leanding your ear


Chris,

 

[ccfeyh]

This is an easy one, besides all the dumbass things a kid can do that he later regrets.

When I was young, my parents divorced and my mother made my father out to be the bad guy, I said things to him that really hurt him, only knowing what "Mom" said to be true.

Later in life (his last 10 years), my Father and I became best friends, he enjoyed being with his grandkids and us taking him to the ball games. So, my main regret was that I ever let my EVIL Mother lead me down the path of her BS. and that I didn't wake up sooner and have even more good times with Dad.

 

[Riff62]

Ok..so my family story..
My brothers, 3 in all are..well, I dont know what...One is a teacher, another works for Ralph Lauren (he works at his estate), and my oldest brother is unemployed last I heard. He was working on Wall St. and is or was a mucky muck in the National Gaurd..Spent 2 years in Iraq, and after 27 yrs, I think he got out..
When I lived in NY, I lived within 15 minutes of all 3. I never saw them. We all just had our own lives and never bothered each other..I saw them once in a blue moon, and never since my mother passed away in 1980 have all 4 of us been in the same room together. We all sort of grew up on our own, and while we had some of the same friends, we didnt hang out together much. I havent seen two of my brothers on almost 4 years. I havnt spoken to any of them in well over a year. When I went to see them before my brain surgery, none of them showed up where we were supposed to meet. My sister set that up so I dont know what happened there..lol..
I was always sort of a black sheep..I didnt do what they expected me to do, and basically did whatever I wanted to..which in some ways pissed them off I guess, because while they were all married, etc, I was having fun..lol
When I moved to PA, I finally got my shit straightened out. They still dont know anything about my life here, and havent bothered to ask..If I see them, I see them..its no big deal to me..I have learned to just let it all go and not give a crap what they think about me..
My father is a whole nuther post..Short version is that ny parrents divorce when I was 2..I saw him about 4 times from the time I was 10 or so until I turned 40..I heard he was in a nursing home and dropped in to see him one day when I was in the area. He didnt know who I was at first..I went to visit him a few more times after that, but stopped going because he is a bitter old man, who thinks I am after money he doesnt have. He even told me that if I was coming around because I wanted money, he was leaving it all to a waitress he knows..lol..Hes the coolest white haired old dude with a ponytail in the nursing home..He is like 84 now, and rode a Harley up untill he was in his late 70s..
Dysfunctional, hell we got it covered...lol

 

[SPACEMONKEY1]

I regret taking out student loans and using them for stuff other than school. I guess paying them back didn't hit me till my wife and I calculated the payments the other day Thank god the truck isn't part of this mess