If I knew then what I know now...

If I knew then what I know now, I would not have gotten married so young. I would have had dogs instead of children (though I love them now that I have them). I would have appreciated all the sacrifices my parents made for me and I would have told them more often that I loved them.

I would have kept telling everyone I saw I was being abused until someone listened. I would have not trusted a lot of the people I trusted. I would have killed someone who was harming me when I had a chance. I think that's about it, but that's certainly enough.

My list is pretty much like yours except for the details. I realize now that I have always worried about the wrong things, even in health matters. I might as well not have worried at all. I regret all the time and mental energy I have spent in my lifetime persuing love or at least affection. Now I would not spend a minute sitting by the phone, waiting for a call. I wish I could have that time back, but that was how I felt then. Even when somebody does advise you, "He's just not that into you," It's hard to accept that. I would take back every mean, spiteful, critical, judgmental or petty word of gossip I have ever said, even if true. I could replace it with the southern expression "Bless her heart."