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Is there anything you wish you could do for the first time again?

45 replies

Inahuff · 03/12/2025 10:05

DH and I were discussing this yesterday and he said he would love to play Mario on his Gameboy then find out they were bringing out a colour version.

I would love to read The Faraway Tree and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe for the first time again. Both books were filled with Magic and wonder.

What about you?

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dairydebris · 03/12/2025 10:08

Sex.
Read House of Mirth.
First cuddle with baby.
First airplane ride.

God, so much!

mumofoneAloneandwell · 03/12/2025 10:08

Watch game of thrones, I think

Such epic tv (bar the last two seasons)

mumofoneAloneandwell · 03/12/2025 10:08

Ooo yes have dd again 😭, i didnt embrace the baby years enough and I am one and done

dairydebris · 03/12/2025 10:10

mumofoneAloneandwell · 03/12/2025 10:08

Ooo yes have dd again 😭, i didnt embrace the baby years enough and I am one and done

Well yes, didn't embrace baby years as was just trying to get through it!
But to hold them as a tiny baby again, knowing all they'll grow into.... lump in my throat🥹

Zempy · 03/12/2025 10:10

The baby years. I loved them!

Babyboomtastic · 03/12/2025 10:12

Motherhood. I soaked it in and I loved it for both of my babies. Those first few days and weeks and months were magical. I could have them on repeat forever.

ithinkilikethislittlelife · 03/12/2025 10:13

Same here. First thing I thought of was have their first cuddle again but with my current state of mind. Not fear of the unknown. And to smell them again. And hold their little hands and tickle their little toes … oh I’m off now 😭

Fireflies73 · 03/12/2025 10:13

My dc's little years. Everyone told me they would fly by and they were so right. They are 17 and 20 now and how I would love to sit and watch Cbeebies with them as small children or put out Santa's Christmas plate on Christmas Eve and sniff the tops of their fluffy heads....just one more time, for the first time, again.

SnowFrogJelly · 03/12/2025 10:14

Baby years for me

Soonenough · 03/12/2025 10:19

First kiss
Sex
Baby years
First gig

Never again - first period I was terrified
Cystitis - thought I had serious disease
Dentist - ruined me for life as so brutal
First job - felt so scared in an office

Latenightreader · 03/12/2025 10:20

I took my daughter to Legoland for the first time earlier this year. It was absolutely magical (we are not theme park people as a rule) and she just glowed the whole time. We are going again next year but it won't be as amazing as the first time!

I'd like to read Anne of the Island for the first time again. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is another.

38thparallel · 03/12/2025 10:22

Loads of books - though maybe not children’s books as the magic may not be there as an adult.

RosemaryandTruffle · 03/12/2025 10:30

Definitely NOT sex. Takes a long time to know what you are doing and how to thoroughly enjoy it. Often takes a few different men too. (not all at the same time!)

AmyDuPlantier · 03/12/2025 10:35

I would love to gift birth to my second again: it was really wonderful.

I would love to meet my partner again for the first time. We were long distance for quite some time, and when we actually met face to face it was perfect.

Velveletteslonleylonelygirlami · 03/12/2025 11:55

My first Northern soul all niter.
First time sex.

Travellingatthespeedoflight · 03/12/2025 11:57

Having a baby. Currently holding a 7 day old baby knowing she will be my last. Trying to soak it all up.

Velveletteslonleylonelygirlami · 03/12/2025 11:59

@Travellingatthespeedoflight congratulations on your new addition.😁

Ohthatsabitshit · 03/12/2025 12:01

Most of my life to be honest, but first kiss with dh, and the baby years, and any time with my mum and dad and siblings. It all goes too quickly.

Inahuff · 03/12/2025 12:17

mumofoneAloneandwell · 03/12/2025 10:08

Watch game of thrones, I think

Such epic tv (bar the last two seasons)

Oh there are definitely TV shows id love to watch for the first time again. Not Game of thrones though lol I watched it a second time and must have blanked a lot of it out cos it was still as horrifying the second time round!

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Inahuff · 03/12/2025 12:18

dairydebris · 03/12/2025 10:08

Sex.
Read House of Mirth.
First cuddle with baby.
First airplane ride.

God, so much!

Aww yeah. I'd like to go back and see all my kids first again.

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Inahuff · 03/12/2025 12:19

mumofoneAloneandwell · 03/12/2025 10:08

Ooo yes have dd again 😭, i didnt embrace the baby years enough and I am one and done

It's hard isn't it? My 2 are teens now and I'll tell you, this time if year it hits hard that they're no longer little.

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Marylou62 · 03/12/2025 12:19

Pregnant with my first baby again.. not to do it differently just again.

Inahuff · 03/12/2025 12:21

Soonenough · 03/12/2025 10:19

First kiss
Sex
Baby years
First gig

Never again - first period I was terrified
Cystitis - thought I had serious disease
Dentist - ruined me for life as so brutal
First job - felt so scared in an office

I'm with you on the dentist. 3 years in a row on my birthday I had to get a filling and I have a fear of the dentist. Nuhuh!!

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Inahuff · 03/12/2025 12:23

Travellingatthespeedoflight · 03/12/2025 11:57

Having a baby. Currently holding a 7 day old baby knowing she will be my last. Trying to soak it all up.

How Lovely. Congratulations. I'm not jealous at all! Lol

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Wrongsaidfredd · 03/12/2025 12:23

mumofoneAloneandwell · 03/12/2025 10:08

Watch game of thrones, I think

Such epic tv (bar the last two seasons)

This and also watch “the boys” again

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