Hey Pandas, What's One Thing You Didn't Do And Regret Not Doing?

I regret not telling my brother I loved him before he died. He was using drugs and was supposed to be going for counseling the next day when he came home I could tell he was messed up so I was angry with him. He gave me a kiss on the cheek and told me he loved me anyway and went to his room. That was the last time I saw him and I said nothing. We found him dead the next morning. The lesson here is never miss an opportunity to tell your loved ones how you feel.

I wish I spent more time with my dog and played with him more before he died

I regret that I wasn't as good of a student as I could've been. I skipped classes way too often.

I was an exchange student in 1988 in Germany (I'm American). My host family gave me the choice for a weekend trip to either Paris or the Berlin Wall. I was 18 and madly in love with a German boy. Duh. I chose Paris. The wall fell the next year. I've always felt stupid for having missed that historical site. Plus, my boyfriend and I had a horrible fight and broke up in The City of "Love," so Paris was just a bad choice over all! LOL

I didn't take enough time after a burnout. Burned out again in weeks after returning to work, fell into depression, incapacitated for a year, three day work week for another year, two years of therapy... This was six years ago, and I don't think I'll ever fully recover. My brain is scarred for life.

Coming off my meds too soon against medical advice. I had to increase the dose because ot went wrong and now the side effects are increased.

I regret not listening.

i wish i had lost the weight i gained from the beginning, now im overweight and its really hard to lose weight again. but im alright ig, as long as i support myself. also the thing that says "girls support girls" has helped me over the years. GIRLS SUPPORT GIRLS! 🤝💖

My college offered an intensive Japanese language program over the summer. 6 hours of credit, 6 weeks, the first 3 in school, the last 3 in Japan. $3000. I had the $$$, but didn’t do it because I had a part-time job that paid all of $3.50 an hour. STUPID of me!

When my daughter was thinking about study abroad, I WAS ALL FOR it for her.

taking a year our to travel after school. I went straight to uni and regret it so much.

Meet my daughter.

Her mother cheated on me (but didn't have penetrative intercourse) and we broke up. A few weeks later she worked out she was pregnant. She wanted to stay with the new guy (he was rich) and had her mum (a lawyer) draw up some papers absolving me of all responsibility as the father. No childcare, no visitations, no nothing! The child would not know the identity of their father until they were 18 and only if they asked.

I was 22 at the time so still fairly dumb. I signed and left them to it. I didn't even know what gender the baby was.

Last year I bumped into an old friend who see's my ex on occasion as she works for a supplier her business uses. Apparently, my ex talks about her DAUGHTER (Fecking hell, I have a daughter!!!) a lot and about all her talents.

I became intrigued because she seemed the have the same skills and hobbies that I had at that age. I found out that she was performing in a show, and by chance I was going to be in the right area at the right time. I decided not to go because if I ran into my ex I wouldn't have a valid reason for being there.

Earlier this year a friend, from my performing arts days, posted a photo on their socials, of the cast of her new show and I saw my own eyes looking back at me! I checked the tagged names and saw my Ex's maiden name. I new it was my daughter!

I checked out her Facebook, caught up on the last few years of he life. Tapped on my ex's name, and scrolled down to catch up with the rest. I saw my daughter grow up in one day.

Every few weeks I found myself going back to her Facebook to see what she'd been up to.

One week she she posted that she was looking forward to going to the county show, which I usually show a few of my donkeys at. I had the perfect excuse! I could "bump" into her and my ex and just... see what happens. My Wife gave me the green light but also gave me realistic expectations and rules. My wife was by my side the whole way.

I thought about it and came to the conclusion that, after all this time, there would not be any benefit in meeting her. Her "father" seems like a great guy, he clearly looks after her and loves her as his own. Besides, what can I give her other than a complication?

2 weeks ago she her prom. She looked stunning in her dress! Her date... Well I looked at his face for a while. I decided that he looks like a nice kid because he reminded me of Matt from We rate dogs on Twitter.

I'll probably still keep an eye on her, although I probably shouldn't.

Caring what other people do with their lives. Took me long time to learn to support people's choices and be the biggest fan of them regardless if their views agree with mine or not. This goes for religion, education, addiction, quality of life, etc. Nowadays I ask myself does it affect me, or why am I against it. If I can't answer it then it's not my business. When a friend went through abuse and stayed with him, another transitioned into a man. I don't understand these choice, I asked questions, and I learned not to put my issues on them, and make sure they have me when they need, no judgment, no lecturing just supportive shoulder. Who am I to dictate their one life they have?!

I regret not killing the man whom bashed and abused myself and my mother

Biggest mistake i ever made was letting my health and physical fitness go in my early 20's.... one of those things that you don't realise what you had until its gone.

25 years later - and i've tried dozens of times to address the weight and associated health issues that have been caused - with varying short term success but little long term success. Even if i do make it on my current attempt - i lost 25+ years of "quality of life" that i can never get back.

If your young and fit currently and reading this.... just dont do it. Sure, go get drunk with your mates and have weekends away where you eat bbq for every meal.... but as soon as you notice your metabolism slow down and the scales start to creep up.... put a plan in place immediately... dont wait... dont significantly impact the rest of your life for something that is - unlike a number of posts here - something you can do something about.

I regret not taking my older brother up on more of his offers to watch a movie together or play video games with him in the evenings when we'd both gotten home from work.
He passed away suddenly over 5 years ago and I still feel guilty everyday for not stopping and taking the time to make more memories with him when I still had the chance.

My biggest regret was not keeping my 10 year old daughter and my 13 year old son home on April 30th, 1993. I really wanted to keep them home because my ex had constantly canceled on them or was a no show.
This time he showed. And on the way to his place a drunk driver t-boned their vehicle and my daughter was killed.
I cannot forgive myself for not keeping them home. For sure I didn't know that she was going to be killed that night however I live with that every day.

Not speaking my mind and becoming a pushover with my family. One day my opinions will be known

When I was a kid in middle school, my teacher, Mrs. P gave me an extra homework math assignment. When I got home and opened my book bag, the assignment was gone. I know I had it in my book bag but, it was just gone. On the way to school the next morning, my childhood bully, Michael K. got my attention. I turned around and saw that he was holding the homework assignment. I was excited and thought I could do it on the way to school. I asked Michael to give it to me and he responded by tearing the paper with his teeth and then opening the van window and letting the paper go outside. The son of a b*tch then had a smug smile on his face. Even though he was probably stronger then me and could have beaten me, I regret not punching that a**hole in either his nose or his mouth. Anything to knock the smugness out of him.

I regret many things in my life…

Started smoking at a young age, still smoke today.

Doing drugs, partying and leading a reckless lifestyle.

Seeking attention from men that only wanted one thing…and thinking it was “normal” behavior.

Not applying myself in school and further my education. I told myself I wasn’t good enough.

Caring about what other people think of me, wanting, needing, yearning for love and attention - very self destructive.

Applying for that scholarship that I was overqualified for because “I didn’t feel like it”. If I applied and got the scholarship, 90% of my student debt wouldn’t exist

I regret a quite a bit.

I often regret the fact that I gave up on being a kid. This may not make perfect sense but I can try and explain.

Growing up it was just my mom and I and she was always busy. (I mean she was trying to keep me alive and cared for in our iffy situation.) I had to be grown up and responsible for myself and I lost touch with the me who really enjoyed things or played with toys. I felt that wasn't most important. I strived to be perfect and helpful at every turn and I just got farther and farther from being a kid. It doesn't matter that I'm still young, the fact is now I'm older and it's even less excepted for me to be able to act like a child. I grew up too fast due to my situation and I'm never gonna get those years, or those memories of being a real kid, back.