I didn't win the lottery and other disappointments

Never travelled the world.
Never done a parachute jump.
Never learned to play the piano.
Never joined a choir.
Never had enough money (though said I would only marry a rich man as a teenager!)
Never even met a rich man!!
Too many more 'nevers' to go on
But
Brought up 3 DC on my own and have 5 DGC who claim to love me. Could be a lot worse.

Never learned to swim
Never learned to drive
Never been on a cruise, but rectifying that next year
Never seen the fjords in Norway, but that`s where the cruise is going
Never been very good at housework, too late to worry about it now!

I don't have disappointments so much as regrets;
That I never made more of my educational ability;
That I never learned to sail or
Speak a foreign language (though I get by in a couple) or
Never took up fly fishing years ago;
Never had the self-confidence to fulfil my career potential - turned down too many job opportunities for the wrong reasons;
Never made myself drive on motorways - too scared to do it now!
Never made it all the way up Ben Nevis, or Snowdon, under my own steam.
Never got the chance to tell my father how much I loved him - he was always there, and then he wasn't.

But I am rich many ways. I am reasonably fit, have a lovely hubby and great kids and an awesome, gorgeous grandson.

Oh Teetime now I'm intrigued and can't stop wondering about all the naughty things you want to do

Never ridden a horse
Never shot a gun (a good thing)
Never swum more than a width
Never got a hole in one
Never done several naughty things that I can't say but seem quite commonplace now
Never had a tattoo (a good thing)
Never been on a cruise (but I might)
Cant play a musical instrument
Cant sew
Cant do art/craft

Can cook, clean, organise, write, play social golf, and keep husband happy for 38 years (mostly).

Update to my message of February 8th. DH now on board for the downsizing and is actively preparing this house ready to put it on the market in the next couple of years. It will take a couple of years to get it ready.

1. I've never been skydiving, want to realize my dream next summer
2. I've never been in China, still planning
3. I've never drive a sport car, searching for someone who can help me
4. I've never won a big prize at Saturday Lotto results
5. I've never swim with dolphins, my childhood dream
6. I've never seen Star Wars

Never ridden a camel. Properly. In the desert.

Still time though.

I was brought up by a father who always said, "Why not, go for it" so I'm still thinking. Must be something!

Don't garden (except essentials and very unsuccessfully)
Don't play piano (had lessons but wanted to play outside-was asked to leave!)
Can't drive any vehicle
Haven't done a long distance walk

Haven't done a bungee or parachute jump
Haven't been on a cruise
Haven't been to a sushi bar
Haven't been to a pop festival
Haven't been on a motorbike
Etc etc

Mind you don't wish to do any of the above
Each to their own

Didn't work hard enough at school
Am an uninspired cook
Don't garden
Verge on being lazy
Haven't finished designing my Time Machine to have another crack at doing things better a second time.

Have a kind, thoughtful and hoarding husband.
Smashing son with my sense of humour
Two terrors for grandsons, that I love to bits
I'm a good friend

Never lived in London.
Didn't study English Literature after O Level.

I didn't divorce my husband much earlier I wasted a lot of years
I can't speak another language or swim or ride a bike
I haven't been to Italy or South Africa ( will still try and do those)
I can't dance well ( always envied people who can, I can't dance at all actually)

However I do have 2 wonderfully supportive daughters and 2 fabulous grand-daughters and now live on my own in a lovely little house where I can do anything I want and we all go on holiday together regularly so I have EVERYTHING I want really now just want as many years as possible to enjoy it.

I wasted 25 years in a loveless marriage and places I hated.
I put up with a bullying boss for far too long.
I never got a donkey.

Not a disappointment as such but I would have liked to be fabulously wealthy before I was 35.
( or anytime will do)

Here are some of the things I'd never in my wildest dreams thought I'd do. (They have been thought almost impossible in my youth.) I've
Seen New York from the top of the Empire State building
Seen the pyramids
Swam (paddled really) in the Red Sea
Own my own house
Drive a car
Fly in an airplane (I still get a thrill even though I do it 2-3 times a year)

Here are the dreams that did come true
A happy marriage to a good nice ( at times bloody really annoying) man
Had healthy children
Lots of lovely grandchildren
Always been in work
Still part of a large extended family
Lived a good life
Been reasonably healthy
Been to Rome ( this was my most hopeful wish it was the only place I really really wanted to go to)

My cup is much more than half full but I'm sure there are many things I have not been able to do. I much prefer to concentrate on the things I can do and if I can't do anything it is because I am doing something else !

Haven't persuaded OH to fly(in a plane)
Seen Australia
cut my hair really short
Made friends easily
bought my children a car each
never been to Scotland
driven a racing car
never scuba dived.

Maybe its not too lot for a couple of them

I didn't get into the hockey first XI
Didn't get made captain of the second XI

Haven't written a best seller - or even a worst seller.

Never had lovely long legs or lovely long blonde hair.
Never really been that good at cooking,never had a son,never had a tattoo,never really changed the world as I thought I would when I was 18.
Never been sexy, never had a huge circle of friends .
However on the plus side never had a serious illness,had a long and more or less happy marriage,had two wonderful daughters,had lots of lovely holidays,and I have two perfectly if somewhat very sturdy legs.

won the lottery
learnt to play an instrument
can't draw
can't paint
can't sing
can't sew
can't do anything arty or crafty
or most of the other things listed above.

However, I
cope
cook fairly well
find things to laugh at in most situations
have a lovely husband
have a lovely and supportive family
am fairly healthy
love my house

Been rich (or even comfortably well off)
Managed to speak another language fluently
Successfully grow lupins
Won anything with Premium Bonds given to me at birth
Travelled more

However I do have a long marriage, two wonderful children and an amazing grandson, and I am pretty healthy so should count my blessings

I didn't go against my fathers wishes and become a Nurse instead of working in an office.
I didn't have another baby before the choice was taken away from me,I would have loved 4 children.
I didn't move abroad when the children where small I am not destined to endure cold weather.

Marry a French millionaire.

(seriously!)

No, I don't regret it now, but I did while I was married to Ex.