General Chat

Suzian....it's those blasted Musical quiz threads ....they have gone to my head ...lol

They are good lyrics arn't they : )) I don't think I've ever done it " my way " but I have no doubt that OH would raise an eye brow if I said that ....lol

It would never sell, Sue lol

S x

Ooh - difficult one this.
If I'd take up the offer to become a pshychiatric nurse, I'd never have lived in the Shetland isles, probably have left my boyfriend and never had the two daughters I have!
I could have also have bled my ex (the boyfriend above) of more money (like his wife after me has done - seems to be her mission in life), but I'd rather be his friend - he is, after all the father of our children, and what's money after all?
It certainly hasn't made HER any happier or beautiful!!
Yes, I know what she looks like (after 20+ years), I'm friends with her sons on FB - my daughters arent friends with her!
I'm good friends with my ex's current girlfriend too!


I suppose, if anything, I would have liked to have 'advertised' the fact that I introduced 'musical therapy' to severely disabled children in Hampshire- but I was only 14 at the time - and it was a wee bit accidental!! LOL

Hi Maggie

I personally would like to believe that we would have the children we were meant to have, no matter what the situation...... ( My opinion )

Ta for you interesting input :-))

Indeed they are, Amanda

At the risk of appearing maudlin, I played this at Ian's funeral (along with "You Do Something to Me" by Paul Weller and "If I had a Million Dollars" by BareNaked Ladies - Ian's favourite - listen to it on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHacDYj8KZM)

He would have had a laugh at the bit about "facing the final curtain", but then lyrics are definitely Ian.

Sue x

Susan, I am eternally grateful for having the children I have - and the 3 grandchildren - they are wonderful.
Okay, Jago's only 6 months old, but when he stops giggling and starts to speak, so I can understand him, I shall hang on to every word.
I want to know why he's soooo happy!

On the subject of children, something I would go back in time and change is that day in the school holidays, when my 3 were young, and they were all itching to be taken out. I, however, told them to amuse themselves while I finished painting the kitchen. I'd like that day back - I'd put the paintbrushes away, lid on the paint tin, and take them all out to have some fun. I must've felt guilty about it at the time, because I still think about it with regret. Oh, for just one day with them again when they were young would be so lovely.

would like to go back to the night before our wedding.........

find out what the b****rs put in my drinks, but am also proud because I never "went under the table" as it were,

my brother had said to me on the wedding day......"you dont know how hard they tried to get you legless!!"
Bob

I don't think I would change anything in my life that it would be in my power to change. i.e. things that were/are 'me'. I could wish maybe some things that affected me, actions by other people could be changed though.

There is just one small event that I do regret. When my lovely normally biddable and loving daughter was 13 we were at the beach with the friends we were staying with, a group of 6 adults and 6 children when she cheeked me and I slapped her legs (this pre the no smacking society), she was, of course too old to slap and she just looked at me with 'disdain'. As did one of our friends who never ever smacked her children (and it showed). It was never mentioned again and I don't know if she remembers but I have never forgotten and always regretted it. Incidentally she was not above giving her boys a light smack if they needed it when young. And they are all lovely young men and were always very well behaved.

I wouldn't change anything ,but I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when my Birth Mother knew the Kray Twins lol

I would have stopped our son from leaving home, instead of saying, well I did at sixteen, so at nineteen he should be alright. Forgot that men dont grow up as fast as women.

I would, had I the choice, have had a different, preferably non-abusive mother.
Some of us had to grow up pretty quick Jean, I left home at 13 and never went back. I kept up my schooling and had part time jobs as a paperboy and in a Bejam store evenings and saturdays. And I had bought my first house by 19.

Just before I got married....should have said NO.......

The amount of 12 hour nightshifts I did......lol

Bet you are a great dad and grandad though, Eddie. I was brought up by an abusive grandmother and when I had my own children I was determined that I would never treat them like she did me. My kids seem to like me (most of the time lol!)

Regrets....I have many....sigh!

Nothing .