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If you could do something different what would you do?

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Whatifthegrassisblue · 10/12/2022 10:37

I'll start. I have two:

  • I would live abroad for a year or two. I think it would have been valuable to live, work etc somewhere with a different culture. I have done alot of travel but I think actually living somewhere is different
  • I would be single for a bit. Ever since I was 17 I have gone from one relationship to the next, I think the independence would have been good for me
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Kindthoughts · 10/12/2022 10:55

I would go back 23 years to when I was pregnant with my firstborn and do whatever it was that may or may not have caused his disability differently.

To my knowledge I did everything by the book, but there must have been one little thing that I could have done or not done that I wasn't aware of that might have changed the whole outcome for him and given him a normal life.

It breaks my heart to think that he has never spoken a word in his life.
I'd give anything to sit and have a chat with him.

Whatifthegrassisblue · 10/12/2022 10:58

Kindthoughts · 10/12/2022 10:55

I would go back 23 years to when I was pregnant with my firstborn and do whatever it was that may or may not have caused his disability differently.

To my knowledge I did everything by the book, but there must have been one little thing that I could have done or not done that I wasn't aware of that might have changed the whole outcome for him and given him a normal life.

It breaks my heart to think that he has never spoken a word in his life.
I'd give anything to sit and have a chat with him.

I'm very sorry to hear that, he is lucky to have a mother like you who loves him so much ❤️

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KangarooKenny · 10/12/2022 11:15

I would have moved back to my home town, not got married, and bought my own home myself.

Upwardtrajectory · 10/12/2022 11:29

i would have stayed closer to home for Uni and travelled a bit more .

lightand · 10/12/2022 11:34

Do more Christianity stuff probably.

lightand · 10/12/2022 11:35

Do even less cooking, dont care if eat off paper plates to save on washing up, quite a lot of things, if DH wasnt around.

Purplecatshopaholic · 10/12/2022 13:46

Not married my narcissistic first husband and pandered to his shit for years! I am pretty senior in my role now but could have moved up the career path much sooner. Would have lived abroad and shagged about more too!

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