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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I am glad that I made the choices I made and the only change is that I would not have worried so much.
It doesn't help anything.
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Great advice - I needed to hear this - I am one of those "worriers" and you are right, it doesn't help. Time to enjoy life and focus on the important things.
I surely would have chosen a different career, as I didn't really have one. Taught for 2 partial years, but don't think teaching was really for me. Had various other part-time jobs here and there. When I did work full-time, it was more a job than a career. Interesting to me until the workload became overwhelming.
I was one of those "corporate wives" who moved 15 times during 27 years of marriage, then divorced, so yes, I have regrets, but also have 2 great daughters.
I think I might have been happy as a librarian . . . but I think I may have been born to retire - as a mostly stay-at-home mom (when I wasn't busy buying, selling houses and moving), I did have time to develop many interests that I can continue in or add to in both summer-time Ohio and seasonal Florida. I have met several people, mostly in Ohio, who don't know what they would do all day if they weren't working and are really afraid to retire. Some have retired and been fine, and others are "bored."