Things you're sad you'll never do again.

[BlueBloodedBlue]

For me it's horse riding. Haven't actually ridden in years but I used to love it and always thought I'd go back to it.

Now too old and scared of falling and it makes me really sad

Anyone else?

Making costumes for plays and mufti days. I was that awful mum who sent her kids in wearing stuff that looked like it was from Angel & Berman. I just loved the learning process and the free hand creativity.
DD hates kids and DS is unlikely to have any any time soon as neither he nor his BF have any eggs to fertilise LOL

Being with my kids ( as youngsters)
Riding
Skiing
Losing weight easily
Being able to eats crap and stay thin
Having romances
Travelling the world - not feeling overly keen to do this anymore
Visiting the twin towers in NYC
Being on a plane full of tsunami survivors ( hopefully that won’t happen again)
Drinking and waking up in the morning still looking youthful and feeling great

Breastfeed

Have a man passionately pursue me (not DH’s style 🤣)

Fit into size ten

Feel the wild surge of horniness I used to get when ovulating

Bend without back ache

Be looked up to by colleagues (am sahm)

Seize new opportunities without a second thought - I used to be fearless and now somehow I am cautious and full of doubt

Live without regrets - I used to think “no regrets” was a real thing and a great way to live, but then I made some mistakes that will always haunt me (and changed my body forever!) Now I think “No regrets” is just for the young.

Fall in love
Have a fulfilling sex life
Enjoy that giddy feeling of being desired.
Travel to far-flung exciting places
Go on adventures with my husband.

Sorry, feeling very old before my time

Being able to get pregnant and have a baby again, just having that tiny human being to look after knowing that he/she is fully dependant on you.
Being lovely and slim again, being able to wear lovely clothes.

Riding

@boobearandme awww that caught me right in the feels

Experience the time before having a kid, I loved that care free time I had before having to responsible for a kid. I miss it

enjoy being at college, it was a great balance of having some independence and still depending on my parents to pay for everything lol

hang out with my grandfather

play and cuddle with all my dogs i had as a child/teen

Do a long-distance walk - not that I've ever done a really long one. But now I just know I haven't got the stamina to walk for hours, day after day.

Take recreational drugs. 😢

I was a raver back at the start of the scene at the start of the 90s and I absolutely loved it.

You grow up eventually, though, and I’m way too health conscious these days to take anything unless I know exactly what it is. Plus I wouldn’t have a clue how to get hold of a bag of weed now, never mind anything stronger. Oh, well…

Have another baby (still possible but unlikely)
Be totally carefree
Be a size 8
Have perky uplifted breasts
Have a small, perfect bottom
Have the feeling that absolutely anything is possible
Chat to mum and see her smile
Be the 'young one' at work
Not think about income and savings etcetera
A hard one I've just come to terms with is make new friends easily. I made Friends so easily in my 20s and it's got harder the older I've become
Trust people happily - the older I get, the less people I trust

Breastfeed and carry a baby in a sling - although if I’m fortunate enough to be a granny one day I could sling my grandchild! My dad wore my daughter in the sling a couple of times!

Spend time with DH before we had children. We had a couple of years together before having DC1 and it was fantastic, we had such fun. Always out and about doing something new. We're too old and tired now, and the DCs still too young for us to leave them alone for ages while we gad about.

Carrying my babies in a sling
Buying baby clothes
Breastfeeding
Cosleeping with DC2
Holding my children's hands, they don't like me doing this any more.
Spending time with my grandma and eating one of her famous macaroon tarts.

Have a period.

I know most people are thrilled to be rid of the mess and aches, and fair enough. But I miss the monthly rhythm of my cycle, the feeling of being in touch with my body.

Weird I know.

Have sex with someone for the first time

Ski. I was always terrible but broke my leg a couple of years ago and not regained complete mobility.
I live close to a ski resort now and it guts me. All my friends are off skiing and I can't go

Dancing in all night raves.
Wearing my babies in soft slings (back and front).
Taking toddlers swimming in warm pools on a Friday night, popping them into onesies and taking them home straight to bed.
Christmas mystery with wide eyed children.

Yes, being thin hating myself for my vanity

Go dancing.
Be thin.
Play football.
Go ice-skating.
Give birth.
Shag someone who isn't DH.

Be someone's sibling. There used to be 3 of us but now there's just me.

Falling asleep in a car as a child and waking up in bed all cosy and changed into a nightdress.

Seeing my feet when standing up.

My bestie Maggie got early onset Alzheimers in her 50's she was so vibrant and smart , and so very kind, was my confidant. I visit her and hold her hand, but I miss not being able to pick up the phone for a natter.

@tinks bless you

Seeing my dad, hearing his often repeated tales of the past , taking him to the pub, even just helping him.

I also miss spending quality one to one time with my DS. I've long accepted the time spent with him as a pre-schooler as long gone, but I also miss the teenage years where he would chat about his friends , the bands he was into, you tubers , Netflix shows . He's moved out now to live with his girlfriend and although he still comes round frequently, his dad and possibly his girlfriend are there too, I don't get the time alone with him .

I also miss being able to have a conversation with my mum, she's still alive but now has advanced dementia .

@BlissfullyIgnorant - I hear you about the costumes. I loved making costumes out of nothing. I produced some awesome ones: sadly my dc were always embarrassed . I remember walking along the road with ds grizzling in his flippin’ awesome home-made hobbit outfit, because I’d drawn hairs on his legs (with my best kohl eyeliner no less).