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

[BobbiPinsOn]

a good singing voice

A more extroverted personality.

I've spent my entire life being shy/introverted/anxious after horrendous bullying throughout High School years 40 years ago! It's led to me not having friends, not socialising, avoiding busy places, etc. I simply can't be "comfortable" around other people.

I spent my 20's and 30's trying to "fit in", making myself go to parties, weddings, and other social events, even training courses, but my stress levels just get too high, I end up stood/sat in a corner and eventually leave early after a wasted few hours.

In my 40's I had the "Eureka" moment of just accepting it's the way I am and I'm not able to change, so I stopped trying to fit in and the last 20 years have been my happiest, just doing what I want to do and avoiding gatherings/parties etc.

I would have loved a sister and cousins. I do have a brother but I prefer female company.
Being attractive, I'm just not and it's rubbish.
A teenage romance, yes me too, never been on a date.
But I have a nice house, garden, husband, children, dog, good job, parents still around, lots of friends. So much to be thankful for.

Non abusive parents
A jet pack

Motivation.
When I was a kid I thought people would carry on asking me to do things, and I'd do them, meet all the deadlines etc. I was clever and organised. What I never had was the urge to create a demand for whatever it was I thought I could offer. I live with it now, and shrug when friends and family ask why I never did this or that.
I have a lot of things pps have learned to live without. Thick hair, for instance. So there's that.

Someone who whisked me off my feet
(Happily married but it wasn't really a whisked off my feet type of thing and life is dull at times)

@Glassofshloer

A loving mum.

Same.

for everyone in the same situation

Children.

Choosing a decent kitchen
A new car
Being asked to be married
A second child

Happiness, a life, fulfilment, my parents, a loving partner, a clean house I could go on

A second child
A nice house
Money to cover more than the essentials

@Bettyboop3

My own swimming pool - indoors or outdoors

This was always my ultimate dream in life. Sadly I can't see it happening either.

I always wanted to achieve three things

Run the London marathon
Win an Oscar
Win an Olympic medal

As an extremely unfit, overweight, mum of two, I think these things are highly unlikely

Nice skin.

Sporting talent. I would have loved to have the basic hand eye co-ordination to be able to hit, catch or kick a moving ball, but I was always completely hopeless. I remember at school envying my friends who could just pick up a tennis racket, hit the ball, get it over the net and bouncing inside the court. They made it look so easy yet I just swished at thin air or connected with the frame & sent the ball into orbit. I tried cricket once, joining the lads practicing in the nets. I couldn’t even catch the ball when it was gently lobbed straight to me, never mind hitting it with the bat.

My own home
A good career

Being pregnant and giving birth. I have 2 wonderful children though so haven't missed out. Just curious as to what it would have been like to be pregnant and give birth.

@Glassofshloer

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

No you haven’t.

You just said the Truth which sometimes is very hard to do.

Having skin that tans golden and looks amazing in white with silver jewellery, instead of pasty white freckly skin that burns when it looks at a cloud.

3D vision

Being rich
Not having a beautiful
home.

@Snowdropsandbluebells

Someone who whisked me off my feet (Happily married but it wasn't really a whisked off my feet type of thing and life is dull at times)

Men who whisk you off your feet and generally into big romantic gestures are often narcissists - it’s about them not you -and not good partner material.

Thanks @avamiah

A slide in my house. I've always wanted one 😂
A driving licence
Self confidence. Everyone thinks I'm confident but I just pretend.

Driving licence
High earning career
Any career
A detached house in a nice area

A pony

Children, hugs from DP.
Hope.