What’s the one thing you have done that you never thought you would?

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Mine is quite lame but, I don’t like heights and had to attend one of those work get to know you days at it was at Centre parcs and I had to jump off of various far too high woodland obstacles.

I loved it! I’m old and can’t believe I left it so late to fling myself off high obstacles.

I now want to do a parachute jump. 30 year old me would never do it

shazkiwi I went on holiday and emigrated to NZ!😃

Op - I'm terrified of heights so I'm in awe I could not do that!

Have a baby - 2 mc inc once very complex, endo Dx, multiple surgeries, other health issues impacting fertility... I really did think it was impossible at one point. Dds pregnancy was medically complex & high risk, we both almost died during the birth due to a rare condition and I was "strongly advised" to not risk another pregnancy. So dd is an only, never thought I'd stick at one but no choice really.

Raise a child alone. I did it all "right" but ex cheated and got OW pregnant. Didn't think I'd still be single 16 years later. I've dated but I haven't met anyone good enough to give up the single life for and inflict on dd.

Get my 2nd degree. Ex also thought I was too thick even though I already had my 1st degree but he said that wasn't a proper degree (nursing) twat! He has 4 GCSEs and he scraped them!

Darumafan

"Wrote a book" I so want to do this, have several started, have had short stories published, have even had various lecturers inc one who was a publisher tell me I have the ability and to get on with it - the only thing stopping me is me! Argh!

On the really down side

Became disabled in my 30's - car accident, not something anyone expects I don't think

Had a breakdown - in hindsight should have predicted this. MH hcps hear my story and wonder how the fuck I didn't have one much sooner!

Had a baby! After 10 miscarriages. She's on my knee now and I still can't quite believe she's mine.

Ran a half marathon
Twice
Never again though

workreturner I have a bunch of health issues and eating a 'clean' plant based diet just didn't seem to be helping so decided to try something totally different. It seems to be helping so far and I'm also losing weight as I don't need to eat as much.. meat is much more filling for me!

Get my degrees.
Have four children, after miscarriage, lots of medical complications with two of them.
on BBC breakfast
on Sky news live
in a documentary
in national magazine
interviewed on radio, being asked questions from people calling in
Save my sons life 7 times
help him save his own on 8 time

be on of the group of people who went to house of commons to lobby MPs

Have confidence to ask for correct medical care in A and E for my son.

won an award, after my son and hubby voted for me.

care for my nieces , give emergency medication, use my pead first aid skills to keep them alive. (different condition to son)

Support my sister when her daughter died.

support my sister when her other daughter nearly died and was expected to die. < she lived! :) !>

this year, jumping off a boat, swim to island in to hot pool.
climb up a volcano

go to my sons graduations for his 2 degrees, ( my daughters next year as well!)

all above not written in order of priority, but off the top of my head.

@vampirethriller that is so lovely! Congratulations

Go back to work full time earning myself a decent wage. Will enable me to pay off my debt by spring and provide financial security fir my family. Woohoo

Got a degree, I was mid-40s, now on a masters.

Stopped being so fucking polite to everyone. Sometimes it's OK to be blunt and say no, without trying to minimise the other person's hurt feelings. I wish I'd learned this years ago. I'm not rude, just firm and no apologies given none of that 'sorry but' Thanks to MN for the 'no is a complete sentence' attitude - it really is.

Started my own business been going 5 years now

I learned to drive in my mid-fifties, something which I thought I would never do. Parents and siblings didn't drive. It was something only other people did.

It's wonderful not having to hang around at a bus stop in the pouring rain.

Engage in 7 years of psychoanalysis. I thought I was destined to be depressed and non functional forever.
It meant a huge financial sacrifice, but I don’t regret a penny of it

I too definitely never dreamed I'd acquire a new nationality.

But the other: as a teen never dreamt I'd one day 10 years later work at the world-famous archaeological site that I was studying in my textbook.

Getting paid actual money to write several articles! Not enough to give up the day job yet, unfortunately...

• Prioritised myself without feeling guilty or selfish anymore
• Summoned the courage to leave my abusive exH despite being at rock bottom emotionally
• Moved to a foreign country alone for work
• Realised I have a natural aptitude for learning languages
• Learned to ski and scuba dive and LOVE both
• Met a decent man who I trust more than I've ever trusted anyone
• Finally got onto the property ladder
• Have savings in the bank and a secure financial future

All of these things I have achieved in the last 6 years (not necessarily in that order). Reading that back, I realise I should be proud of myself and my achievements, but all I can focus on is what still needs work

mirren3 Ah thats lovely

Someone said to me that women tended to look at criteria for jobs, scholarships and awards and if they didn’t fulfil all of them, most tended not to apply. Men, on the other hand, tended to apply even if they met a tiny handful of criteria. The result was more men won these things. I suddenly had a massive revelation, realised what I had been doing wrong all my life by effectively volunteering to step aside for men, and applied for a prestigious research council studentship at Oxbridge, winning it hands down. This was followed by other awards and prizes, book deals and so on. I’ve spent 20 years in university research now and have a great job in a top university. The moral is to apply for everything you like, because if you don’t, someone else will.

Do a law degree in my mid 40's and get a first. I only got 4, pretty lame, O levels at school.

conquered my 40 year fear of water and went scuba diving!

incredible!!!