Sometimes I wish I was not curious about everything. Just accepting that things are the way they are would keep me out of trouble.

There are a few forks in the road that I would change. My career choice is one.

I regret saying no to opportunities when I should have pushed myself to say yes.

I would be living in a different house in a different town.

I would have traveled more before having my daughters. I realize now I will never get to see these places.

I thought I was tall until my boys grew to 6'4". I'm much more shallow than the rest of you because I wish I was pretty.

I have a business degree but quit work when my second was born. I wish I had gone back to school when they went to school and got a certificate in something that I could work part time with instead of doing all the Cr@p volunteer stuff at their schools.

amylou I feel for you, I am very ticklish too, my husband loves to get my feet. I am 75 so I doubt it will go away….

Well, I wish I had "good" skin. I've had thin, dry, itchy skin my whole life. At times it's worse, at times it's better. My most recent dermatologist finally got me on a medication that controlled it, but a few months ago she had to take me off of it because it was impacting my liver. There's another medication she'd like me to try, but it's very expensive -- and with the pandemic I've been concerned about its supply issues -- so we're trying a few other meds first. Oh well, for five years I had "normal" skin and it was great. *sigh*

Oh and I'd like to be not allergic to cats. Tried and failed the shots. Thank goodness dogs don't give me health problems.

I wish I could metabolize a bit of alcohol. I have an anaphylactic reaction to even a tiny amount of it. I can't have any food cooked with wine. French and Italian restaurants are minefields for me. (The alcohol in wine does NOT cook out unless it is boiled for hours.) I have no desire to drink. I've never been able to do it, so I don't miss it. But I wish I could eat in restaurants without having to be so careful. Also, I'm tired of beling told I'm a "cheap date."

Better genes. I'm aging. My skin is wrinkled and drooping. I started going grey @ 28.

Would like to have better vision. My coordination is not terrible due to bad vision and depth perception issues. I am horrible at most art and any sport where you have to have coordination, so that us most.

I wish I wasn't handicapped and housebound so I could walk around stores and wish I didn't have COPD so I could breathe easily.

I wish I could sing. I have had the pleasure of hearing I was tone deaf from my elders when I was young, Zalco, you can just move your lips and not sing in church. And then from my children, Maman, you know there is more than one note in a song.

"CANNOT" sounds largely physical to me. I'd like my two inch height loss reversed. I used to be the person offering to help those shrunken elderly ladies in the grocery store. Now *I* need help. Also, where do you think two inches of skin and flesh *goes* when no longer stretched out over your frame? Yes, it's compressed and bulges out in your midsection!

I miss having strength in my hands, and they are now ugly, with bulging joints and crooked fingers. No more 'hand model' here, unless for phlebotomy students; you can see every vein in my hands and arms -- no dissection required.

My DD breasts now require considerable hoisting into harness every morning. Now I 'get' those jokes about 'tucking 'em in' to your pants.

The 'less good' right hip replacement aches in concert with my deteriorating spine, with its stenosis in three places and the developing scoliosis. It's a balancing act, managing pain meds with the resultant GI problems.

I need cataract surgery on my left (reading) eye. Covid and multiple myeloma have meant postponing that. At least it's one difficulty that *can* be fixed!

I'm grateful to remain ambulatory, aches and all. I'm grateful to have a helpful DH as well!

The texture of my hair. It's wavy/curly/frizzy and full of cowlicks. I have a good, short cut to keep it tamed, and when the weather is good (i.e. dry) it looks ok. But one whiff of humidity and...sproing! And it doesn't matter what kind of products my stylist or I use (which mostly I don't), they're no match for my hair.

On the flip side, I'm in my mid-60s and have some grey threaded throughout, but unless you look closely I'm a dark brunette. And it's still quite thick. (Thanks, mom!)

Bookwoman, As someone who was told to let the front desk my hair cutting appointments needed more time than standard, I know the joys and pains of thick, curly hair. I had a hormonal imblance that thinned my hair for a while, resolved now, and let me tell you I missed my maine. Unless you have totally given up on leave in conditions, try Olaplex. I am totally jealous of how your white is coming in. I have none in the back and a lovely frame of it around my face-- Yuk.

:::frantically googles Olaplex::: There are 9 different products...which one should I get?

It's Olaplex No. 6, Bond Smoother, Reparative Styling Creme.

Thanks - I'm going to order it right now!

Yikes, the way I spelled mane was not a typo! Ooops.

nickel-kg my daughter was horrifically allergic to cats. she got a neva masquerade - totqlly non hyllergeniic and very dog like in behaviiur.

Bookwoman, I hope you like the product.

I will let you know....

provogal, thanks for the cat info! I looked up the breed and see that "Some Neva Masquerades that have been tested have shown extremely low levels of Fel-d1, while other have shown high levels. Again, it depends on the cat." Also that they are rare and expensive :-( Well, maybe someday! Your daughter's cat is beautiful!

I wish that I had better hair. I have always had very fine hair. I do have plenty hair but it so fine and fragile that I have to be very careful with it and it only looks good right after it's freshly washed and styled. The texture of my hair is just WEIRD! If the wind even looks at it wrong, it tangles all up. Now that I'm older, I just have let it grow long and wear it up in a ponytail all the time with bangs cut. Then if that wasn't bad enough, now that I'm older, my hair has turned to frizz so all the more reason to pull it up. I guess I should just be thankful that I have hair! :)

As life goes on and one ages things that were once important no longer are. Life is so full of interesting surprises. Knowing this I focus on living rather than wishing. Many things I once wished for turned out to have little meaning. Some of the most challenging things opened doors I never knew existed.

I once wished I was prettier in the more classic since. I never got past cute. But I am rocking it as I age. Those more classic beauties are often those that don't age nearly as well.

I could wish I wasn't deafened and did not have Meniere's. I miss out on a lot. But had I not been struck with this, the world of horses would never have opened to me. Who knew?

I once wished I had parents who would support my adventurous nature. But had they done so maybe I would be burned out by now. Here I am in my 70's riding and working horses and soon advancing to more rigorous training with the younger ones. I am surrounded by people of all ages, and having the time of my life.

"I am rocking it as I age."

Love that. Awesome spirit 😊

Overall I would have said that I am content, but truthfully there is much that I would change - in the past that I could have done differently (choices, especially relationship choices), and about myself , although unchangeable - I would have liked to be more social and socially adept, not so "bordering on Asperger's" (I say this seriously); would like to find a way to fully recover from the cognitive issues that West Nile left me with, including regaining my love of reading; I would like to not have the arthritis distorting my fingers; I would like to have my thick hair back - it is really thinning! Oh, and if I hadn't been so terribly near-sighted perhaps I could have become the jet pilot that I wanted to be! (LOL probably not in the 1970s but you never know...)

I am tall (5’9”) and most of my height is from my shoulders to my knees. It is very hard to find a good fitting dress. I usually end up buying a sheath of a certain length and hope it fits properly. Even within the same brands these days, a size 8 doesn’t always fit the same. When I weighed a little less and bought a size 6 it was even worse. So I often resort to buying a midi length and then that is a whole ’nuther ballgame stylewise. So many times while I’m shopping for a dress, I wish to be a couple inches shorter.

I wish I were taller, I'm only 4'9". Thank goodness for capri pants, they fit me like "normal" pants.

One of the biggest problems I have is reaching items. I always have to ask for help at the grocery store and at home. I'm happy my husband is tall. Other than that, I don't mind being short.

I also have very fine hair, and I would like if it were thicker. I am thankful I have hair though.

I wish I had better eyesight. The last time I was at the eye DR he left for a few minutes to try and find trial pairs of contacts for my RX When he came back I told him my daughter and I were talking and I was trying to guess the number of people with worse eyesight than me. I said I’ll go with 7% of the population. He laughed and said it’s a lot lower than that!

I with I had no grays. I feel like I’m always coloring my hair trying to keep up with it.

I wish my son hadn’t been in an accident with my car (not his fault and no one was hurt thank goodness). My car was totaled. I have a brand new one now, but I miss the old one. I really liked it

Zalco, I ordered the Olaplex! I wish my hair was never frizzy. Hope springs eternal.

lisa - I'll bet my eyesight is worse than yours. Fortunately I wear contacts easily but I have to admit that I can't wait for my cataracts to get worse so that I can have surgery. Unfortunately it isn't elective.