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

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a good singing voice

nice thick hair, a group of friends who know each other and are known as 'the girls', and ay sort of fashion sense.

A sex life 🙁 OH is just not interested. Almost 5 years without it now.

a mortgage

Confidence.
A non abusive father who gave a shit.
Children.
A nice husband to create a family with (too late now).
A stellar career. Wasted my opportunities due to massive lack of point one above.
A large circle of friends.
Siblings.
Thatched cottage with roses around the door.
My life's a huge failure really. I'm in my late 50s and it's all too late.....

Not learning how to be something else apart from my current proffession. My greatest regret

A friendship group from school.

A loving family. My parents are wonderful, but the extended family are bastards.

Genuine happiness

The slim gene.

A salary I can actually live on

Clear skin

Nice teeth and Ben Willbond :)

Feeling comfortable in my own body

Being able to sing in tune

This is a new thing I'll have to make peace with. Having no real friends.

I've been sick with Covid. Not one muffin, Starbucks, food parcel. Nothing other than the initial "call us if you need"

I'm really unwell and it's compounded by the realisation that while I spend my life doing things for others, no one gives a fuck about me

I've had to crawl to the kitchen to get water.

Feeling safe from racism

A flat stomach

A daughter.

Longer legs - am 5’1” with really short legs even for my height.

But I have a horse though which makes up for anything🥰

Good health, my baby boy who died

A father who isn't a bully.

There's so much sadness on this thread. Hugs to those of you living with loss x

Children and good health. Don't think I've made oeace with either but am further along than I was!

A child. I’ve just turned 49, and now the pressure is off and I am too old for it to be a chance means I’m not as sad about it now.

@amatsip

I have skin severely affected by psoriasis and it love to be able to have normal skin so I can swim, wear shorts, not feel self conscious at the state of it. I’ve had it since the age of 8 but since my 30s it’s not left I’m covered in it and all treatments have failed.

Long time lurker, literally joined just to commiserate with you... My skin is covered and sometimes it's all I can think about. Please try natural remedies eg anti inflammatory and an alkaline diet, I think i see some (very gradual) improvements.

Feeling very humbled by some of these posts x

@pocpocpoc

Feeling safe from racism

pocpocpoc I’m so sorry.

I wish I had known that going to drama school was an option. I'm just 70 and would still love to be the next Judy Dench. Am not sure I've yet made peace with the idea it's not going to happen!

oh @Adamine how very fabulous of you!!

hope you know how envious I am-amazing!!