What is your deepest regret?

None of the above I don't think.
Never getting to explain to my daughter that she misunderstood my actions when she was 11 and I don't or didn't love her brothers more than her and that someone let her think that rather than tell her she was wrong and nothing could have been further from the truth.
It was moms way to stick the knife in a little deeper in my back and she didn't miss the opportunity.
Been 7 years since I have seen or talked with her.
Nobody ever bothered telling her that I loved her just as much as her brothers.
Just need her to pull her head out of her ass long enough for me to be able to explain it to her.
So chances look pretty good that I will never get to see her go to prom.
Never see her graduate.
Never walk her down the isle.
Never see my grand children.
Nothing. Just shut out.
So I'm not sure where that fits in the choices.

You and me both! I wanted to write books (probably murder mysteries) but caved in to considerable pressure (mostly from my mother) to become a teacher. I held out for years but eventually, in my early 30s, I caved in and attended a teacher's college, got my degree in Education plus a teaching credential and went to work teaching in juvenile hall in downtown Los Angeles. I hated my career but never told anyone that I did. I did sirprisingly well at it, though, and I believe I was a pretty good teacher. Now I am retired living in one room in a roominghouse in a small town about 70 miles east of Los Angeles.
Maybe I should mention that my father was a writer!; he was a film writer. My parents were very unhappy together so they got a divorce in 1950 which was a huge social stigma back then. A few years later, my mother remarried and my stepdad was a psychiatrist; he and I got along very well and my mother and I were devastated when he died suddenly in 1964 due to trauma from a lot of old war wounds (he had been in the War and won a bunch of medals). His name was Sidney Senfeld and I still miss him every day and night of my life.
My interests include literature (both reading and writing), home canning,
gardening (both flowers and veggies),
and swimming when the weather is warm enough (our pool here isn't heated). Please write back and tell me more about yourself and what you enjoy doing.
Laurie

I don’t really have any. I followed all my dreams and because I lost my parents young and my son’s dad sucks, I prioritize my son and give him most all of me. There’s nothing to regret. Even the alleged mistakes got me where I am.

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I think i regret not pissing more people off

Not doing those things i wanted to ...

I did follow my dreams, and none of them worked out the way I hoped.

I wish I'd chosen the first offer I had from uni (just after matriculating) - to study English Lit and Psychology as majors, with a few other humanities as minors. I would have gone into psychology as a career and most likely would have found it profoundly satisfying (despite the many challenges).
Writing and psychology were recommended from my vocational tests - I would have been wiser to recognise the value of that.

Truth is, when we're young we don't yet know enough about ourselves or life in general - so it's natural and normal to make many mistakes.
Many of us learn our lessons the hard way and far too late.

How many people ever DO have the courage to follow their dreams? Very few, I think. Too many people, too many factors working against it. Eventually all those people telling you how immature and unrealistic you are get to you. Following one's dreams takes a special kind of strength and courage. I argued with a lot of people about it but eventually gave up on my dreams I am sorry to report. Now I am 77 years old and it's pretty much too late to fight for my dreams though I still hope to pursue some of my dreams at least to some extent. The only thing I can say in my favor is that I had a long career as a school teacher and did whatever I could to help my students fight for their dreams. I was a teacher for many years in a juvenile detention facility where I taught kid criminals. Some of my former students have done quite well I am happy to say. I am now a retired old lady living out here in the California desert. Please write to me and tell me more about yourself, your life (current and past) and your interests.

Its never to late to follow your dreams. I didn't return to college until I was 28 and had a 6 month old along with 3 other small children. I now have 2 college degrees and while it was a lot of hard work because I also had a full time job in the end taking the chance was worth it.

My deepest regret however was my last 2 exes. I no longer can trust and I don't know what a normal relationship is even like.

Trusting the wrong person

I never had a family.

Not listening to my inner voice.

Never truly understanding how sick and tired of kids my parents had to have been, My mother had kids at home from the age of 20 til the day she died at 64 when I was 21. I was the most ungrateful of the lot.

i am not saying i am perfect. I always do my best. I live with a clear conscience and when I do something i think it through. with that being said, I stayed in jobs I shouldn't have but i think i have made smart decisions.

You and I both, Nevaeh0081. I am too old now to do it and wish I'd had the courage to act on my dreams when I was young. Too many strongminded people talked me out of it.

[i]"Doing what you love is freedom, loving what you do is happiness."[/i] - Lana Del Rey.

Live free, life is small..
https://similarworlds.com/experiences/life-lessons/1678668-This-is-your-life-Do-what-you-love-and-do-it-often

[b]Don't give up, the beginning is always hardest.[/b]

Being too responsible in my youth. I wish I’d have had more fun.

Being nasty to my childhood friend in one particular moment when we were kids.

Not being who i should have been to a select number of others.

Not offending enough people on here 😭 so much wasted time

My biggest regret? That I´ve been born...

Not pumping the brakes when I should have

Meeting one of my ex's 😅

Being left behind ...

Making a sw account

...

not getting into the dating game yet

& i'm only getting older