If you could live your life over again, what would you do differently?

I would be more honest and trusting. All the time. I would be more bold, most of the time.

Nothing. You never learn if you never make mistakes. If I changed the way I did things, it wouldn’t be my life. My life up until this point is what made me who I am today. My life from this point forward will be based on lessons learned up until now, and will continue to shape who I am.

In the state of sheer fucking nihilism in which I myself find, not a goddamn thing. :)

Bite that fuckers dick off. maybe I wouldn’t be so nihilistic. who knows? What if’s are What if’s. too late to change the past, just gotta find a merry ending, right?

@King_Pariah that’s right. :)

i would travel more and I would start travelling much younger. Otherwise, I don’t think I would change anything.

I would have never have made the first move! Or never have meet them!

If I’d bother living it again I wouldn’t change sh*t. Because new experiences will add up for me being a different person.

True, but it depends on what things they are and how much you do change you.

Two things. I would have studied art at university instead of sciences. And I would have started gender transition at 18 instead of in my 40s.

I would love to born in rich family and enjoy my life more.

I sometimes wish I did better in high school and went away to college instead of staying home and attending college. I had some valid reasons for not going to an away college at the time, however.

I’d’ve followed my intuition/instinct to call CPS on my aunt at age 11.

I’d’ve been scared I wasn’t good enough to be a showrunner (though we didn’t call them that in the 90s) and showed my writing, built my connections and networked anyway, instead of just keeping my head down and doing my job and going home. I was scared of the above-the-line people, and thought that if I asked for help and mentoring to get into their ranks, they’d laugh at me. I hope it’s not too late!

I’d’ve defied my aunt and gone to prom anyway. And if I wanted to do that guy, I would’ve.

Lessons:

-Ask for what you want. If you hear no, try another tack.

-Failures happen. They don’t define you and they won’t kill you unless you let them.

-Adults can be wrong and can be warped, no matter how authoritative they try to sound.

-The vast majority of people aren’t going to laugh at you. And if they do, so what?

-You can stand a lot more than you think, so just do it anyway, whatever that thing is that comes into your mind in the twilight of sleep and wakefulness.You’ve overcome pain before. Yes, you have.

-Nobody has the right to abuse you. Nobody, even if they tell you it’s for your own good.

-DON’T BE A “GOOD” GIRL! “GOOD” GIRLS DON’T GET WHAT THEY WANT!

I would be more honest, go outside and meet people instead of hiding in my room watching comedies.

I would have lost weight much earlier in life. I would have gotten more involved in school instead of staying on the sidelines for fear of embarrassment. I would have gone to college on a scholarship instead of staying home for that loser of an ex-boyfriend.

Speak up against bullies.

Keep my grades up instead of working and partying so much.

Not quit my good job in order to show solidarity to a fired co worker.

Met my fiancee before he got his high school sweetheart pregnant.

If I lived it over without the benefit of knowing what I do not, I guess I would make the same mistakes over again because I would not see them as mistakes while I was doing them, or know they will turn out badly before hand.

Talk with my parents more while I could.
Practice the piano more when I was a kid taking lessons.
Say ‘yes’ more instead of being as cautious.
Stick up for myself more in a couple of situations. Not put up with some bad situations as long.

I would be a freaking GENIUS in school. ;)
I’d laugh more, cry less.
Rave harder. Study more.
Trust less. Love stronger.
Hold tighter. Try harder not to lose him…

Although I’d love to change these things, I’m not so sure I’d change anything at all… Things would be different, and I kind of like the way things are right now…

I would make a lot of the mistakes I carefully avoided.
I would also pass on seeing Clockwork Orange. I want that 2 hours of my life back.

@filmfann Do not diss the Clockwork Orange, we will find you and pummel you with stale loaves of French bread. :-P

I would not have eaten all the baked zuchinni that I just did. Now my tummy hurts. :/

If I changed anything, I wouldn’t be where I’m at today. My life isn’t perfect, but I’m happy.

I would’ve taken my backbone back at 17, not 40.

Oh my gosh, everything.