caty
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Thu Aug-04-05 09:36 AM
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They say hind sight is 20/20. When I look back on my life, I wish I had taken my education more seriously. My college boyfriend was killed in a car accident close to the end of my second year in college. I wanted to be a remedial reading teacher. I was so destroyed by his death that I quit and took an associates degree. I wish now that I had been strong enough to continue.
What decision do you regret that you think could have made your life different of better?
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demnan
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Thu Aug-04-05 09:39 AM
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1. Go back and get more education |
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I know it's tough while you have to work full time but I went back and took training in programming and computers and it helped me find a higher paying job. So go ahead you can do it!
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caty
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Thu Aug-04-05 09:46 AM
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I went back two years ago. But, it would have been a lot easier and more beneficial if I had just stayed in college when I was a lot younger.
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Thu Aug-04-05 09:42 AM
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I had the guts to fight back the bullies and the taunting. Give them the black eyes, the misery, the rejection. Make them the pathetic ones.
I hadn't used a single credit card or get caught up in our "things are better than people" excuse of a society.
In the end, none of it matters. We have to deal with NOW and soon. I think we are ALL beyond recrimination anyway.
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caty
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Thu Aug-04-05 11:49 AM
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I've known ended up living miserable lives.-- Divorces, assault charges, etc. What goes around comes around.
I don't see "looking back" as recrimination. But, it's helps us make better decisions now and in the future.
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Thu Aug-04-05 09:43 AM
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3. That left turn at Albuquerque |
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Thu Aug-04-05 09:44 AM
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4. I screwed around in school. |
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I started out fine during my first year. Then after that I started messing around with things that I shouldn't have messed around with and ended up dropping out. I tried to go back several times and only ended up taking a class here and there. I finally went back full time this past January. If I had just done what I was supposed to do in the first place I would have graduated nearly three years ago.
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In_The_Wind
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Thu Aug-04-05 09:46 AM
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5. here's an example of my first mistake |
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Thu Aug-04-05 11:53 AM
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1. a bad early career choice, trading my dreams for relationship, security and family
2. Deciding that my ex would be the stay-at-home parent and I would be the "breadwinner"
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