Six Things You May Have Done That You Will Regret…

October 9th, 2011 - By Erica Renee

In life we’re expected to live and learn. You can’t grow if you don’t make mistakes. While mistakes are needed for us to learn about life and even about ourselves, there are things we should and should not do to ensure we don’t have a life full of regrets.

Yeah, yeah, yeah the saying goes ‘No regrets. Just lessons learned’ but that saying can’t be applied to everything in our lives. And the truth is how many people do you know who consider everything in their lives phenomenal lessons and have never uttered the words “I wish I wouldn’t have…”? Don’t worry I’ll wait.

Some hasty decisions made in the spur of the moment can make for some story-telling, regretful decisions later down the line. Yet at the time ‘down the line’ is the last thing on our minds.  If only we would have known then, what we know now, the story may have played out differently.

Here are 6 things that you will probably regret later…

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  • denisec.

    There r many regrets in life, whether it b education or money decisions that we have made in the past. We can’t beat ourselves up about it, because there is nothing we can do to change our initial decision but we can only except our past mistakes and move on doing better this time around. Just take it as a lesson learned, and a guide to life with open eyes now. It only faults u when don’t learn and continue down the wrong path. Blessings

  • Bklyn_9

    How about not controlling your weight or getting pregnant by a loser, those are common mistakes that come back to haunt you later on in life.

  • jm73

    It's a good list, though I do believe If you're not dead yet, then there is hope; as for the rest…just accept it we can't have it all.

    • jm73

      in terms of changing things you you regret…

  • J

    @Rya – that’s a mess.

  • Candy

    The worst ones are not taking opportunities. I'm only 23 And i already regret not doing things because of money. It's all about experiences. I'd rather have to pay off the bills than wish i did something i passed on.

  • Deeana

    Luckily, I haven't done any of these things to regret them. Except the traveling bit. Traveling does cost money.

  • Rya

    i regret not letting my ex wear condoms during our homecoming fling 11 years ago. My son looks exactly like my ex, not my husband. I guess seizing an opportunity isn't always a plus. Happy Hour lead to a happy hour of bliss.

    • Gaylyn

      Damn. I'm speechless. Has your husband said anything about his features?

  • http://www.facebook.com/MadameGigglez Tiffanie Thomas

    guilty of education… :(

  • justbu

    I have two regrets that haunt me everyday. One is not taking a job opportunity and the other is not controlling my credit. Everyday I wish that I would have taken the steps necessary to land the job that I feel was just right for me but ended up making materialistic things a top priority which resulted in poor decisions including my credit. Now i’m trying to get back on the right path and stay away from material things. I’m sorry my reply is so long but this article was just right for me personally!

  • http://www.shauntee.com Shauntee

    The good thing about it, its never to late, to stop smoking (in some cases), fix your credit, and get that degree you've always wanted. I got my first degree at 32 and a divorce left my credit in need of repair, it took some work but I got it back on track. It's also never to late to seize opportunities that are available to you. Some people bloom later than others but that doesn't matter as long as you at some point evolve.

  • Kaydee-P

    This is why I love MN…nary a mention of “doing him wrong” or “letting him get away” on this list. I’m sure my mother regrets smoking- when you’re giving your husband a pack of Newports for his birthday- it’s pretty much saying you don’t want him to live that long. Anyways.

    I will say that not pursuing higher Ed in this day and age isn’t as much of a negative. We all have friend(s) who have Master’s and are working low wage jobs that aren’t even close to their field. I am glad that college slipped away from me because though my experience and opportunities may be limited from time to time, I don’t have a degree to live up to or crushing debt forcing me to take any old job opportunity.

  • sugadiva

    I use to regret a lot of things from my past but once I got older I realized to take it as a lesson learned. You can’t beat yourself up about the past just be smart enough not to do it in the future, again.

  • Ariona

    So if getting a college degree doesn't secure a career, then not having one can't be that bad. There are people with a Masters Degree working at Burger King with a G.E.D graduate!!!

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  • IllyPhilly

    Only guilty of the tattoo thing! They are addictive!!

  • carla

    the credit one is right on time for me, credit is so easy to mess up but very hard to get back on track, but i'm getting there

  • L-Boogie

    Never play with your credit or let someone else do it.

  • SoTrue

    MN, this is a great article. I recommend you make a similar article on "Things You May NOT Have Done That You Will Regret"

    I have really strong feelings for a guy, but I won't ever tell him which I know I will regret but still can't do anything about.

  • http://www.facebook.com/barbara.codner Barbara Codner

    I'm guilty of 3. :-(

    • SoTrue

      It would be helpful to state what "3" is… I'm fed up with people doing this!!

      • Melissa

        Maybe she meant page 3, not taking an opportunity seriously.

        • SoTrue

          I know she meant page 3; I'm saying she should state what the topic/ issue on page 3 is… surely she can't expect us to remember what page 3 is specifically?!

  • http://twitter.com/melhopkins2012 @melhopkins2012

    I regret nothing I've done. I regret what I didn't do because I was scared to do it. Playing it safe is not living it is waiting to die. The only caveat I consider is "my freedom ends at your nose" Therefore If it is not your will to participate I respect it. Otherwise, game on!

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