Pick a pivotal moment in your life. What would be different (1 Viewer)

[beer 30]

Interesting, I actually spent a very large portion of my life living with a regret I had from when I was around 21-22. As with a lot of these it had to do with a women. She was the girl I had dated in HS, we were a perfect fit for one another. I played the field, screwed things up too many times and she finally walked away. Went from one bad relationship to another until I was 28 then got married because I had it in my head th at I needed to be married before I was 30. I love my 2 daughters but I'd also love to have that decision back to say 'I do'.

The HS chick might not have been the one but she's been as close to it as I've ever come. Fate crossed our paths very briefly (literally one morning online for about 1/2 hour) and I was able to finally make things right, or as right as I could after 27 years and an online message.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

There are many pivot moments in my life, but I guess it would make sense to start at the beginning. I chose my current set of parents. I do not regret my decision.

 

[Tom Servo]

I wish I could've been in Miami on October 30, 1997 and run on the field to beat some sense into Jose Mesa and tell him to sack up and get those last 2 outs.

Seriously, I had the credentials and opportunity to go to Annapolis. It's my only real regret. I wonder what my life as a naval officer would've been. I'd have seen the world on the taxpayer's dime. Then again, I would probably not have met my wife.

 

[fatness]

First day of of kindergarten, teacher called out everyone's name on the roll. Everyone's name was called but mine. She called one with the same last name as mine, but with a first name I'd never heard of, so I didn't respond. At the end of the list she asked if anyone's name had not been called. I raised my hand and told her my name. She started laughing and said "no, that is not your first name, it is your middle name".

I never knew that. My parents had always called me by what was apparently my middle name. I did not know I had another, first name.

First day of school, in a room with 40 kids all laughing at me because I didn't know my name.

I'd like that day over, knowing my full name.

 

[John Bender]

Could have been a studio musician on Paula Cole's 2nd album but was offered a back end cut due to it being self produced. The album wound up producing 2 of the bigger hits of the 90s.

 

[Tom Servo]

Moved from Iowa to Orange County in 1984 to see the Rams............

 

[Michael Brown]

The moments that felt like pivotal moments at the time, turned out to be not so pivotal in the grand scheme of things. Where to go to college, which job to take, etc. I'm sure those things directed my life in many ways, but not of the "if I had chosen X path, Y would have happened". It's moreso the moments that just seem random that can have the most profound effect.

Was carpooling with a friend of mine from high school for the first semester at college jr year. She had to go to the bookstore and asked if I wanted to come with her. Normally, I'd go take a nap in the library but for some reason I went for the walk. During that walk, we ran into one of her friends. And 15 years later, I'm still married to that friend I met who I only met because I didn't take a nap. Maybe we end up meeting some other way, maybe not.

 

[Cjw_55106]

First day of of kindergarten, teacher called out everyone's name on the roll. Everyone's name was called but mine. She called one with the same last name as mine, but with a first name I'd never heard of, so I didn't respond. At the end of the list she asked if anyone's name had not been called. I raised my hand and told her my name. She started laughing and said "no, that is not your first name, it is your middle name".

I never knew that. My parents had always called me by what was apparently my middle name. I did not know I had another, first name.

First day of school, in a room with 40 kids all laughing at me because I didn't know my name.

I'd like that day over, knowing my full name.

Were you mentally slow as a kid? Fatness is obviously a middle name.

 

[MC Gas Money]

First day of of kindergarten, teacher called out everyone's name on the roll. Everyone's name was called but mine. She called one with the same last name as mine, but with a first name I'd never heard of, so I didn't respond. At the end of the list she asked if anyone's name had not been called. I raised my hand and told her my name. She started laughing and said "no, that is not your first name, it is your middle name".

I never knew that. My parents had always called me by what was apparently my middle name. I did not know I had another, first name.

First day of school, in a room with 40 kids all laughing at me because I didn't know my name.

I'd like that day over, knowing my full name.

There was another kid with the last name Everdeen?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

There are five or six chicks that I could have banged, but didn't. And I'm talking top shelf stuff here. Probably could have done without Iraq, but life isn't all speedboats and firm boobs.

Besides that I have no regrets, I've had a pretty interesting and fruitful life.

 

[shadyridr]

Two semi-related. Chickened out playing HS football cuz I was scared of hurting myself. The year before I broke my ankle (think moises alou style) and it scarred me. Also, decided to goto st johns instead of nyu because I was tired of going to the "smart" school. Spent hs traveling to nyc to goto the top hs in ny and didnt wanna do that again. Meanwhile college sucked cuz I didnt fit in.

First year after freshman year, my mom urged me to get a summer job. Walked thru the neighborhood but I was too nervous to go into stores that didnt have a for hire sign. Next day she says the pharmacy she shops in had a sign they were hiring. I went in and got the job which is where i met my wife and a lot of great people and finally broke out of my shell.