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Original poster

What is something you've had to make peace with never having?

869 replies

BobbiPinsOn · 09/10/2021 10:34

a good singing voice

OP posts:
Glassofshloer · 09/10/2021 10:35

A loving mum.

Glassofshloer · 09/10/2021 10:38

Sorry I’ve brought down the mood of your thread really early Blush

squashyhat · 09/10/2021 10:39

A life in another country

MrsTerryPratchett · 09/10/2021 10:40

@squashyhat

A life in another country
A life in my own country!

You can't have both.

TracyLords · 09/10/2021 10:40

A driving licence

Original poster
BobbiPinsOn · 09/10/2021 10:40

@Glassofshloer

Sorry I’ve brought down the mood of your thread really early Blush
not at all, that's your reality!
OP posts:
GreenestValley · 09/10/2021 10:41

Big boobs

TheWeeDonkey · 09/10/2021 10:41

A second child

Rainbowheart1 · 09/10/2021 10:42

Being rich.

Crunchymum · 09/10/2021 10:42

Being slim Sad

samwitwicky · 09/10/2021 10:42

City career and a ridiculous salary

DressBitch · 09/10/2021 10:43

Any form of talent.

I was never encouraged to try any extracurricular activities as a child, which I'm now really disappointed about.

Chasingsquirrels · 09/10/2021 10:43

Mr Frosty (as a child).

Lifeinthescratcher · 09/10/2021 10:43

@Crunchymum

Being slim Sad
Me too. Also, having perky boobs again and not saggy tummy.
Ifonlyidknownthen · 09/10/2021 10:44

Being able to stay naturally slim

Chasingsquirrels · 09/10/2021 10:44

@Chasingsquirrels

Mr Frosty (as a child).
I could get myself one now ... but as an adult I can see mum's viewpoint on them!
zen1 · 09/10/2021 10:44

A teenage romance

CasaBonita · 09/10/2021 10:44

A horse

BikeRunSki · 09/10/2021 10:45

Thin legs, flat stomach

Size 12 or Size 16, I’m very bottom heavy

Seeingadistance · 09/10/2021 10:45

A second child.

JenniferAllisonPhillipaSue · 09/10/2021 10:46

Elegant hands.

Bettyboop3 · 09/10/2021 10:46

My own swimming pool - indoors or outdoors

CigarsofthePharoahs · 09/10/2021 10:46

An MGB GT V8. Boy I'd love one of those. I couldn't even afford the insurance I'd need, never mind having somewhere to park it. Anyway, in a few years there wont be fuel to even run one.

On a more downer note - a life free from pain. Fuck you fibromyalgia and the festering horse you rode in on.

Idony · 09/10/2021 10:47

@DressBitch

Any form of talent.

I was never encouraged to try any extracurricular activities as a child, which I'm now really disappointed about.

It can sound trite, but as an adult I went and did all the things I was forbidden to do as a child. I took up martial arts. I joined choirs. I take art courses. I hike, climb and wild camp. I took up sports and entered contests.

My mother is horrified - to her, women and especially mothers should sit indoors and be miserable. "What will people SAY?!" she gasps, unable to comprehend that my friends are also fun, active people.

Do the things. It's never too late.

Vanuatu · 09/10/2021 10:48

A detached house with a private garden