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What is something you said would never do and actually stuck to it?

158 replies

Soubriquet · 11/09/2021 13:18

Mine is smoking

I said I would never smoke and now at 32, I havent.

I was tempted as an older teen because at the time, everyone seemed to be doing it and I wondered why it was so popular, but now I’m glad I didn’t. It’s more common for people to not smoke now

OP posts:
Mariell · 11/09/2021 16:15

One night stand.
Cheat.
Let myself go. (Looks and clothes wise).
Be a jobsworth.

Marni83 · 11/09/2021 16:16

@maddiemookins16mum

Have a baby before getting married. It just felt wrong to me (Catholic upbringing perhaps). Obvs what others do is no business of mine, but this was something I felt very strongly about.
@maddiemookins16mum

And if you’d fallen pregnant accidentally?

Marni83 · 11/09/2021 16:18

Work full time after having children.

I’m down to 3 days and that’s my maximum

Unfashionable · 11/09/2021 16:19

Have Children
Watch X Factor / Britain has talent / I’m a celebrity etc
Join Facebook / Instagram / Snapchat etc
Vote Tory
Watch soaps
Read ‘romantic fiction’.

Marni83 · 11/09/2021 16:23

All those saying drugs

What made you commit to that?

I want to learn so that I can try to do the same with my children!

StillWalking · 11/09/2021 16:25

Smoke, have kids, get a tattoo, take illegal drugs.

CloseYourEyesAndSee · 11/09/2021 16:25

@Marni83

All those saying drugs

What made you commit to that?

I want to learn so that I can try to do the same with my children!

Nothing really When I was young and going clubbing a lot I just found I wasn't bothered about trying them when everyone else was. I liked alcohol enough. I never made a big declaration or anything I just felt I wasn't going to do it. Then I had a baby and stopped going clubbing and it seems a bit weird to start using class As in your 40s!
Marni83 · 11/09/2021 16:26

@Mariell

Dummy. Bottlefeed. Disposable nappies. Get a tattoo. Have short hair. Put on weight.

In more recent times - wear a mask, get tested, get the app, get jabbed.

@Mariell

When we had to wear masks, what did you say?

Mermaidpool · 11/09/2021 16:26

Take drugs, have DC with more than 1 man

Soubriquet · 11/09/2021 16:28

I haven’t technically tried drugs but I have used cannabis as a pain reliever when I’ve been in agony. Haven’t needed it in a long time

I am curious about them, like how would they feel but I
A) never went clubbing
B) don’t know how to get hold of them
C) have more sense than that now days. Especially since I have dc

OP posts:
Bambooshoot · 11/09/2021 16:32

Incest and Morris dancing. I like to set a low bar so I can feel good with zero effort.

GoodnightGrandma · 11/09/2021 16:34

@Marni83

All those saying drugs

What made you commit to that?

I want to learn so that I can try to do the same with my children!

I worked out early on that it’s a waste of money and health/life.
InnPain · 11/09/2021 16:39

@MrsColinRobinson how come? If u don’t mind me asking

Marni83 · 11/09/2021 16:41

I do want to hear from the poster who’s never worn a mask ever

Unless exemption, I’m fascinated how you managed until the shops etc lifted the requirement!

Marni83 · 11/09/2021 16:43

@desperate4spring

Make lunch for my DH, unless I am sitting down to eat it with him. Oh and I've also managed to never shriek at my dc in public.
But why? Seems such an odd stake in the ground.
LubaLuca · 11/09/2021 16:43

Shop in Sports Direct.

iklboo · 11/09/2021 16:44

Smoking here too. Never even tried a cigarette. 52 now so it's never going to happen, especially seeing my parents now.

Bargebill19 · 11/09/2021 16:44

Reading or listening to a book which just doesn’t draw me in. Same with tv and films.

MrsColinRobinson · 11/09/2021 16:52

@InnPain I don't believe, as both my own parents did, that you need to have more children in each relationship. Particularly when neither were invested in the existing children or had their welfare in mind.

Relationships can exist without children to show for it.

TheMilkisoff · 11/09/2021 16:55

Anal

crispsinasandwich · 11/09/2021 17:03

Never read/buy another John Grisham book after he outed himself as a paedophile apologist. It's a shame because I thought he was one of the good guys and I loved his books.

AnyFucker · 11/09/2021 17:05

He did what ??

MintyGreenDream · 11/09/2021 17:06

Taken hard drugs

leavesthataregreen · 11/09/2021 17:10

@ForsythiaInBloom

Spend a penny in Tesco. They were clients years ago and I saw some pretty poor corporate conduct towards suppliers and the community IMHO. Vowed never to buy a single thing from them ever again and contribute to their profits. It was mid-2000’s and I’ve stuck to that ever since. Apart from DP buying 4 pints of milk in Aviemore when there was literally no other option, my family is converted too.
Do you genuinely think other supermarkets have higher morals than Tesco?
crispsinasandwich · 11/09/2021 17:10

@AnyFucker

He did what ??
edition.cnn.com/2014/10/16/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/john-grisham-child-pornography/index.html