To ask if you believe in fate? Lighthearted.

[LottieLou90]

Just that really.

I was sitting down earlier watching my 7 month old playing and smiling etc and it got me thinking.

I was offered a job 5 years ago but turned it down, I then had ‘signs’ if you want to call them that, about this company. I took up the job and fell in love with my now DH and have a beautiful DS.

If I hadn’t taken the job obviously I’d have had a different life etc, maybe better, maybe worse but I’m LOVING what I have and I’m so pleased I took the job. Not just because of DH but it’s a great place to work.

Anyone else have anything like this or do you think ‘it is what it is’ so to speak?

Sorry if this has been done, just interested in what other people think

Open a window OP - the whiff of Nappy San has addled your brain.

Congratulations though.

🤣 you are probably right.

Just happy it’s happened I guess.

Well, we'd all have had different lives if we'd made different decisions on certain days.

Yesterday someone on mobility scooter shot out, without looking, in front of my car. I'd really slowed down because a van and workmen were in the road...the person on the mobility scooter couldn't have seen that.

I could easily have crashed into them. Our lives could be very different (or hers non existent) today.

Dunno - lots of reasons DH and I almost didn't get together. The end result was more perseverance than fate.

My DD though - a different story. We adopted her when she was a year old. DS our birth son had been due on my birthday 3 years earlier - he was late. DD was born on my birthday, in another city just as we were starting the process to adopt. A year later she came to live with us and we celebrate everything we have. She was definitley meant to be!

@hidinginthenightgarden that is so lovely.

Congratulations

@LynetteScavo this is what I mean. Happy to hear all ok especially the lady.

It helped me come to terms with some truly awful times in my life, looking back knowing that if they hadn't happened I wouldn't be where I am and who I am now, and maybe I would be a better happier person and maybe not I don't know but I do know I am very happy with my lot in life so in some ways I am thankful for the shit times. I hope that makes sense.

I believe in fate but only when it brings good things into my life

No.

I think life is a series of tiny and big decisions that lead to events out of our control and coincidence is just that.

I don't think anything is 'meant to be' or anything like that. Life is random!

Nice mixed comments.

I guess life is what you make of it and it will lead you down different roads to the decisions you make.