Tell me about a mistake you made?

United States
April 26, 2010 12:28am CST
A mistake I have made is screwing around in college and failing multiple classes. If I had worked harder and not been so lazy I would have at least been a double major instead of just having a single major in International Studies. Also I think maybe I should have chosen a more challenging major or taken something more practical, like a field in engineering. If the major is harder to begin with, then the more easier it is to get a job. Oh well, I guess I'll make do with what I have. =)
10 responses
@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
26 Apr 10
I'm taking up engineering and I'm almost double the number of years normally required to finish the course. I guess we have the same regrets, on messing around and not being serious in college classes. I've been a consistent above-average kid from the elementary to the high school years but college was a different thing, still is. Oh well, I just hope I'll make it through.
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@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
26 Apr 10
I really don't believe that any major defines the stability of your job career in the future. To be honest, I'm not an engineering type of guy, I'm more into business but since I've already stepped into this course and have endured so much, I guess it's too late to back out now.
• United States
26 Apr 10
Yes, that's how I feel. My mom wanted me to do engineering but I felt that people who were smarter than me in math and science had a lot of trouble, which is why I chose to just go with my gut and do my own thing. You're right that it is too late to change. Maybe you can do business and engineering by starting your own engineering business. Who knows. Take care. =)
• United States
26 Apr 10
I guess it's not still too late. Just do the best with what you have. Although, it is taking you longer to finish your major, at least it'll be worth it in the end and you'll have a good stable job. I also was a pretty good student from elementary school to high school. I'm glad we have something in common, too bad it is a negative one in terms of messing up in college. =P
@ada8may21 (2405)
• Philippines
26 Apr 10
I have been done a lot of mistakes in my life. I choose to follow my parents to took this course and would end up not using it or even utilizing it for me to earn for a living. I dont know if I should consider it a mistake, since I just follow my parents because its my parents who choose it for me. Then next is to have a relationship with a guy against all odds. And so much more...
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@ada8may21 (2405)
• Philippines
27 Apr 10
Thank you, a best of luck for you as well. Hope you will find your own direction.
• United States
27 Apr 10
Yes, it is really hard to disobey one's parents. Parents are supposed to know what's best for their children. I chose to forge my own path and now I lack direction after I graduate. Good luck with your relationship.
@junmae (1586)
• Philippines
26 Apr 10
Maybe if I also studied hard and be a responsible student, this wouldn't happen to me. I should be working in a hospital and not just an ordinary staff in an office. But I believe that things happens for a reason. Blaming my self is too late, i should be more responsible in my before, so that now, I am not feeling this way.
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• United States
27 Apr 10
I'm glad that you take responsibilities for your own actions. That is very mature of you. I hope that just for that you become very successful down the road. The first step to doing better is to acknowledge their own faults and the consequences of their mistakes.
• Philippines
26 Apr 10
Here's my mistake, I had to poop but the button of my shorts snapped out when Im wearing it off. As a result it fell to the toilet bowl and I can't recover it. I just let my poop chase the button.
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• United States
27 Apr 10
That's a funny story and I am sorry for your loss. Maybe you can sew on a another button. I wonder who won the race down the drain, your poop or the button. At least it gives you a chance to buy a new pair.
• Philippines
26 Apr 10
Hi eddyspaghetti! I have many mistakes in my life but maybe it is right to tell the greatest mistake in my life that i have suffered a lot . ha ha ha ! My greatest mistake in my life was when i let go my ex-boyfriend because of some family matters. He is 3 years older than me and a fresh graduate from UP ( University of the Philippines ). He is 21 years old, tall, chubby, white, long hair. I loved him so much but my parent don't want him for me. My parents dare me that if i continue to meet him they will stop my college life. I am scared because i love my course and i have many friends at my school. I cannot carry the pain that i may feel if i stop my college life. So i obeyed them. I broke up with my boyfriend. I cried almost every night and day. I don't eat and i don't go out of my room. After 2 months, I've recovered but i still love him. One day, my sister and i went to the mall to buy some clothes because it was Christmas. I saw him together with a girl. I knew the girl she is my greatest enemy when i am still at my high school life. Without any boasting effect, i am really more beautiful than her. She is with the guy i loved. They are living happily ever after. I cried at the Comfort Room. I repent a lot :(
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• United States
26 Apr 10
Awww Teito_klein. I'm sorry for your loss. It is always really hard if one's family does not get along with your loved one. That is what happened to me and my ex. I loved my ex but her parents did not accept me, because of my race. She was only allowed to marry Taiwanese, Japanese, or European gentlemen. Unfortunately I was not any of those things, which is why we ultimately broke up in the end. I really hope you feel better and I'm here to talk if you need a friend. Take care of yourself. God Bless. Just pray for the best. I'm sure you are much cuter than her. =)
• United States
27 Apr 10
I think we all made our mistakes some point in life :p buttt what im getting at is my biggest mistake, lately, has been dying my hair haha but i've done alot worse more serious things but thats one thing i'd like to take back right now.
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• United States
27 Apr 10
What was wrong with your hair?? What color was it before and what color is it now? Maybe you'll grow used to it or at least it'll grow out eventually. Maybe you'd be able to sport a new look, otherwise you can wear a hat or wig.
• India
26 Apr 10
now a days any thing personal you say can affect you negatively in the office .it is not right.you should not be ashamed of being add.i was recently diagnosed with anxiety and i haven't told anyone in the office for the reason. it all comes down to type of people you tell. most people will be happy for you.but if some one had prejudged or want to advance their career at your presence then you might have a problem.
• United States
26 Apr 10
You think someone would take advantage or your ADD and try to undermine you in the eyes of your boss? Would they say that you are not performing to your maximum capabilities, because of your ADD? Good luck with your ADD and I hope that people do not judge you. Just be yourself and try your best and take medication if you have it. =)
• United States
26 Apr 10
Going back to my ex boyfriend one too many times and hurting people in the process. That by far is my worst mistake made in life. What matters is what you have learned from the mistake though. :)
• United States
27 Apr 10
It really is hard trying to leave a loved one. I hang out with my ex a lot and in the process have a lot many friends. It's just that I spend all my time with her and my friends call less and don't know where I am and think that I'm busy with her. It will only go on for a couple more months though. That's right we do live and learn.
@sergeo6 (100)
• Canada
26 Apr 10
I have made huge mistakes,like getting mixed up in the wrong crowd of people,and whatever comes after that. It is important that parents discipline there kids very good at a early age so there kids don't grow up the way I did!
• United States
26 Apr 10
Did your parents not discipline you enough? Do you believe in spanking children in order to discipline them? How would you discipline your kids into obedience? Well, I hope that you are not mixed up with that bad group of people anymore.
• Philippines
27 Apr 10
well i had 2 boyfriends before. one of them was already married. i know im doing the wrong thing as our relationship was really thrilling. i broke up with him coz i know im deeply inlove with the other one and because our relationship couldnt get any more longer. i advise that mistakes make us strong and alive. just know your limnitations so you wont have regrets later in your life.
• United States
27 Apr 10
We all do have limitations, even if sometimes we try to convince ourselves that we're invincible. If one knows one's limitations and what the right thing to do is then most likely that individual will start doing the right things. It is okay to regret things in life, as long as they learn from their mistakes.