Happened to be reading ASW yesterday while writing someone a letter about my childhood (argh), which I sometimes look back on and wonder if I could have handled better.
I think it's kind of freeing, along with grim/pragmatic. When you're young and small you're really pretty helpless. Acting in a different way might've been nice and maybe not, and sure a kid can trick themselves into thinking the world is on their shoulders, but ultimately the kid acting differently is unlikely to change a situation.
Mostly I regret things I didn't do, except that's an easy regret when one was consistently overcautious. I'm better about regretting things I did now, though mostly avoid regret proper.
I used to regret not experimenting more with women when I was in college, but I don't anymore.
I maybe do regret not walking out of my first job after 3.5 years. I learned my lesson, of course, and ended up in SUCH a great second job that I think staying for another 1.5 years of bitterness worked out well, though.
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Date: 2013-06-14 03:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-06-15 02:05 pm (UTC)I think it's kind of freeing, along with grim/pragmatic. When you're young and small you're really pretty helpless. Acting in a different way might've been nice and maybe not, and sure a kid can trick themselves into thinking the world is on their shoulders, but ultimately the kid acting differently is unlikely to change a situation.
Adults are so much bigger.
(goes off to stab something)
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Date: 2013-06-17 04:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-06-17 05:18 pm (UTC)I maybe do regret not walking out of my first job after 3.5 years. I learned my lesson, of course, and ended up in SUCH a great second job that I think staying for another 1.5 years of bitterness worked out well, though.
*shrug*