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duccichucka	If I had to do it all over again... If I had to do it all over again, I would've become a Jesuit who studied music and philosophy and theology.
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Reply #1 posted 04/19/14 5:48am

Lammastide

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duccichucka said:

If I had to do it all over again, I would've become a Jesuit who studied music and philosophy

and theology.

Why can't you "do it all over again?" You're not dead... yet.

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Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.”

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Reply #2 posted 04/19/14 1:48pm

duccichucka

Lammastide said:

duccichucka said:

If I had to do it all over again, I would've become a Jesuit who studied music and philosophy

and theology.

Why can't you "do it all over again?" You're not dead... yet.

[Edited 4/19/14 5:50am]

I've tasted the wares of Earthly, sensual pleasures (I like having sex with women) so therefore,

becoming a Jesuit is out of the question. I'm just saying that if I had to start my life over again,

I would become a Jesuit before having experienced the tasty wares of Earth's sensual pleasures!

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Reply #3 posted 04/19/14 7:32pm

Lammastide

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duccichucka said:

Lammastide said:

Why can't you "do it all over again?" You're not dead... yet.

[Edited 4/19/14 5:50am]

I've tasted the wares of Earthly, sensual pleasures (I like having sex with women) so therefore,

becoming a Jesuit is out of the question. I'm just saying that if I had to start my life over again,

I would become a Jesuit before having experienced the tasty wares of Earth's sensual pleasures!

Meshell once said, "The world will blind you." She's right.

I know many a Jesuit of somewhat sordid personal history. smile God allows U-turns.

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Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.”

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Reply #4 posted 04/20/14 1:21am

XxAxX

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i'd be a prospector. strike it rich and become an art collecting philanthropist. nod

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Reply #5 posted 04/20/14 4:59am

Lammastide

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I'd devote myself to a musical instrument and at least a second language in high school, fly through undergrad, and move abroad much earlier for grad school.

Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.”

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Reply #6 posted 04/20/14 11:12am

ThisOne	I would learn and specialise in a musical instrument too and travel the world as much as possible and never ever get married - but still have kids mailto:www.iDon'tThinkSo.com.Uranus
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Reply #7 posted 04/21/14 1:47pm

Slave2daGroove	I would do it all over again just like I did it the first time! No regrets!
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Reply #8 posted 04/22/14 8:16am

PurpleJedi

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Regret is a useless emotion, so I am not regretting anything I've done. We grow stronger as a result of our mistakes and hardships.

BUT...hypothetically speaking...

I would have followed my dreams and aspirations instead of following a pair of green eyes.

Focused on my career(s), focused on making money, focused on getting myself SET so that at this age, I would have travelled the world, not constantly worried about bills, make sure my parents are set, and have a little something-something stashed away in the bank for a rainy day.

By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory!

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Reply #9 posted 04/22/14 8:34am

Stymie	I would not have had kids.
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Reply #10 posted 04/22/14 8:53am

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Stymie said:

I would not have had kids.

Your honesty is so refreshing.

I would have thought I would say the same (since I never, ever wanted children) but in my case having my son led me down a better road.

If I had the chance to do it all again, the only thing I would change is that I would have travelled more in my 20s.

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Reply #11 posted 04/22/14 9:56am

Stymie

JustErin said:

Stymie said:

I would not have had kids.

Your honesty is so refreshing.

I would have thought I would say the same (since I never, ever wanted children) but in my case having my son led me down a better road.

If I had the chance to do it all again, the only thing I would change is that I would have travelled more in my 20s.

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I have learned so much about myself and the world because of my kids. I am definitely a better person, have more patience and am kinder to others because of them. However, I also did not ever want kids and the hell I have been through because of them makes me not hesitate to state that's what I would do differently.

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Reply #12 posted 04/22/14 10:04am

NinaB

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I would have hugged,kissed & thanked my mum a whole lot more & not wasted so much time on rehashing the bad times from childhood.
I would have kept it at the forefront of my mind that I would be without her & unconditional love one day.

"We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15

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Reply #13 posted 04/22/14 11:06pm

Ocean	I would have done a few more things for me. Studied harder, picked my career.. Travelled more. The one thing I wouldn't change is having my two kids, truly the best thing I have done in my life. In fact I feel like my purpose was to put them here, raise them well and watch them chase their dreams
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Reply #14 posted 04/23/14 12:01am

ZombieKitten

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I would have got a geometrical haircut and a minimalist apartment, in fact I'd be Lee Lin Chin by now!

I'm the mistake you wanna make

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Reply #15 posted 04/23/14 12:26am

MoBettaBliss	in my 20s when i was single and playing music 24/7... i wouldn't have let drugs get a hold on me
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Reply #16 posted 04/23/14 1:56am

NinaB

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Stymie said:

JustErin said:

Stymie said:

I would not have had kids.

Your honesty is so refreshing.

I would have thought I would say the same (since I never, ever wanted children) but in my case having my son led me down a better road.

If I had the chance to do it all again, the only thing I would change is that I would have travelled more in my 20s.

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JustErin's right, your honesty is very refreshing.
My life has been full of kids, both professionally & privately but I knew from a very young age that kids & marriage was not in the stars for me.
I've had a lot of assumptions made of me because of this, and some outright insults.
But I've always known I did the right thing for me & my hypothetical kids.

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Reply #17 posted 04/23/14 5:08am

Stymie

NinaB said:

Stymie said:

JustErin said:

Stymie said:

I would not have had kids.

Your honesty is so refreshing.

I would have thought I would say the same (since I never, ever wanted children) but in my case having my son led me down a better road.

If I had the chance to do it all again, the only thing I would change is that I would have travelled more in my 20s.

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