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

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a good singing voice

@minmooch

My eldest son. He died from cancer aged 18. Ill never find peace with his suffering and death but I have accepted, on some level, that he is gone (7 years now).

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I'm so sorry.

What agony 😔

@darumafan

Mine is very similar to minmooch I have accepted that my son died but I don't think that I will ever be at peace with why he had to have had bipolar disorder or that he felt he had to die.

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@Ilovemycatsomuch

Birthday Cards.

It's my birthday tomorrow, everyone has forgotten or don't care. I've received no cards at all :(

Wishing you a happy birthday tomorrow. I don't know you, but I'll think of you tomorrow 🎂

Buckaroo (and not being able to go into HE when I left school at 15 in 1980, the interest rates were sky high and my parents needed me working to bring money into the home).

Triple chocolate muffins from the coffee shop in our town.

They are more than the calories in one meal. There will never be a point when im prepared to sacrifice a whole meal for one. (It was looking at the calorie information about one of these muffins that made me realise that being slim was a hard choice post 35, and if I was making it, some things were a permanent "no". I sort of feel better once id accepted it wasn't a choice when on a diet, but a forever choice now.)

Loving parents, happy childhood. Often wonder if I would be a less anxious adult if I had that.

@NoSquirrels

That I’ll never own all of the dogs I’d love to have.

I’d love a German Shepherd, a Rottweiler, a Doberman, a Great Dane, an Irish Wolfhound, a Standard Poodle, any cute dog I meet…

Same here!!!! But different breeds 😁

A husband

I've 95% made my peace with it

A child. Or a family.

A second baby

Having a loving family not plagued by mental health issues

Haven’t made peace with the fact that she went to my abusers funeral (more like just try to forget about it)

Really strong friendships. The type where you snort with laughter, treat each other’s houses like second homes and have big girls only holidays / weekends. I’m making this sound like a daft teenage film but I know quite a few groups of women like this, it’s a real thing apparently

I don’t think I’ve made peace with it, I still feel sorry for myself that I don’t and likely will never have a “tribe” (even a small one would be amazing!)

Hair!

@Ohpulltheotherone… I hear you..

A biological child. However I adopted the mist wonderful little boy almost 6 years ago, and wouldn't have him if I'd had a natural child so definitely made my peace with it now. Maybe things happen for a reason.

My very own private woodland. Two acres would be ideal but one acre would be enough. It would be amazing. Doesn't have to be next to my house. I'm jealous of people on tv who get woodland with their house.

A career in Forensic Science or CSI. I was discouraged from this by a headteacher. I think it might've been good. However I did enter a different profession which I enjoy and am pretty good at. I would definitely worry I had missed out if I hadn't done this one. You can't win at this unless you clone yourself. Or retrain and change career.

Not being colour blind

A son

@MargosKaftan

Triple chocolate muffins from the coffee shop in our town.

They are more than the calories in one meal. There will never be a point when im prepared to sacrifice a whole meal for one. (It was looking at the calorie information about one of these muffins that made me realise that being slim was a hard choice post 35, and if I was making it, some things were a permanent "no". I sort of feel better once id accepted it wasn't a choice when on a diet, but a forever choice now.)

Just have the muffin!

Parents with genuine love and that aren’t jealous of everything I achieve..

And subsequently grandparents who love my kids, without having ‘other’ grandchildren which they favour so obviously.

History just repeats itself. But I have accepted it

A garden. Ideally a large, private one near trees etc.

Always lived in rented flats and flat shares.

@Ohpulltheotherone

Really strong friendships. The type where you snort with laughter, treat each other’s houses like second homes and have big girls only holidays / weekends. I’m making this sound like a daft teenage film but I know quite a few groups of women like this, it’s a real thing apparently

I don’t think I’ve made peace with it, I still feel sorry for myself that I don’t and likely will never have a “tribe” (even a small one would be amazing!)

Same here. Never had that! Wished I could.

Having a sister.
In the, supportive, loving sense.

@DressBitch

Any form of talent.

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

Same.

@Chasingsquirrels

Mr Frosty (as a child).

Also same. Probably more than being pushed to get involved in extra curricular activities.

Not owning my own home

So many saying a second child. So true mine is happy but I’d have loved him to have a sibling