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I haven't lived long enough to have any big regrets.
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Ditto.

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If we didn't fall on our faces/@$$es every now and then, how would we learn?  ;)  

I look back on all the mistakes I made as learning experiences.  They shape who I am.  I wouldn't change a thing.
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You have a point, Rice, some say that the pain is what shapes us and defines us, and who am I to argue that.... But if I could go back I would not choose to be beaten, emotionally and physically to the point of madness. I would rather skip that part.

Modified to add that if I could go back I would have kicked that guy straight in the BEEPBEEP  the first time it happened.

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Honestly, I try not to "regret" things in life.  I look at them more like "learning experiences".  I mean sure, we have ALL done things we regret, but if our lives were any different back then it might have affected the good things we have now.  And not necessarily material things.  Just the little things in life that make us truly happy.  I used to take life for granted so much growing up.  And even though I did my share of stupid things & made some dumb decisions, I am a better person now because of it.  I strongly believe that life is a journey & whatever roads we choose to take on our  journey is up to us.  So I guess what I am trying to say is, I wouldn't choose a different life.  I am just happy knowing that I do the best I can do each day & hope for better things to come. :)
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Nicely said, princessofpop!  :)

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I'd marry for money ;D
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It doesn't make you happy necessarily ;)

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It doesn't make you happy necessarily ;)
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--Sorry, I was being facetious. :)
*hangs head in shame and slithers away*

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This pretty much sums it up for me.  It's nothing that would've changed my life as it is now, but might make it a little easier.  Oh, and I wish I had gained less weight when I was pregnant with my oldest, or worked harder to get it off then so it didn't bother me so much now.

Sometimes, I think I would like to go back to college and study harder, but then I think that I might not have met my husband and had 3 wonderful children.  Besides, I can always go back. ;)  As far as bad relationships, I would not be the way I am now, had I not learned from them what NOT to do.

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I would have lost weight sooner. I feel terrific and I don't know why I didn't do this years earlier. Only 70 more lbs. to go...
I wouldn't have gotten involved in something that broke my heart, but I guess I learned from it.
I would have done something with my life. Actually, I have decided to go back to school, so there's a start.
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I don't know, but 23 seems... kind of young to be thinking like that. Unless you're also one of those "old spirits trapped in a young person's body." Hehe.

Hey! I'm back in school too! It's kind of a culture shock being the oldest one in a group instead of being the youngest, which has always been the case with me when I attended Uni my first two years. The cool thing is that you can bullsh*t the kids and they'll think you're "wise" since they're still in the idealistic phase of their lives. It's kind of funny and cool. One thing I learned this time around: Having lived in the real world for some time has given me perspective on the school thing; I can see how Uni reflects the real world so well. It is not about what you know, but who you know (i.e. you can have crappy grades and know more than someone who has good grades because they have "connections"). This is so blatant, it's not mentioned by anyone :P

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I don't know, but 23 seems... kind of young to be thinking like that. Unless you're also one of those "old spirits trapped in a young person's body." Hehe.
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I am, according to my friends. ;D