What is the biggest mistake in your life?

[PaperCup]

I drowned myself in Debt and Loans, and I regret it so much now, I will never be so selfish in using them again.

 

[Bimbanana]

My goodness, before the paper cup talks about fear. Now, mistakes.

This cup must be the half-empty one.

 

[JayMark]

I wouldn't know.
I've never done such a thing.

 

[thegingernut]

When I was 12 I did something to my phone that software bricked its wifi module by not properly following a tutorial. It didn't work again for the entire time that phone was my daily driver. Eventually after it had been replaced I finally followed my dad's advice and factory reset it, which did fix its wifi, but don't tell a 12 year old to just factory reset, what if I lose something important? Now I'm the person who read the steam subscriber agreement before purchasing my first steam game.

 

[Rzzy]

Winning the race & being born

 

[BearlyAlive]

Winning the race & being born

This. So effing much.

Going to university instead of trying for a traineeship. The German education system is effed up in a way that they basically railroad you into trying for university for everything, completely ignoring the fact that a traineeship and employment is the superior choice in 95% of cases. Now I'm in the sweet spot of being overqualified for every entry-level job due to me collecting qualifications and courses, but I can't apply for higher ones since I haven't finished education in any way the job market deems acceptable...

 

[Eldoria]

The answer is encrypted in the following narrative:

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Rose petals swayed gently in the valley breeze. They drifted through the air and brushed against the white curtains covering the bedroom window.

“La la la lala…”

A small, sweet voice echoed inside the warm room. A little girl in a pink dress was humming on the lap of a woman in a rose dress who sat at the edge of the bed.

She smiled each time her hair was brushed. “Keep brushing Caelan’s hair, Mom…”

Marry remained silent. Yet her hand continued to comb through her daughter’s silver hair.

“La… laa… laa…
Lala… la…
Laa… la… laa…”

Marry smiled faintly as she listened to her little daughter hum. But her fingers trembled slightly; her blue eyes dimmed.

She set the silver comb down at the edge of the bed. Marry wrapped her arms around Caelan from behind and rested her chin atop her daughter's head.

“Mommy?!”

“Let Mommy hold you for a while, honey," she tightened her embrace. “Mommy loves Caelan.”

“Caelan loves Mommy too, hehe…”

For a brief moment… mother and daughter shared the warmth of their embrace.

Drip… drip…

“Mommy… Caelan’s hair is wet.”

“It’s okay, honey," she sighed. "Sometimes rain falls inside the house. Mommy hugs you. Caelan won’t feel cold.”

“Mommy is the best in the whole world,” her sweet voice echoed in her ears.

Marry closed her eyes. Her cheeks were wet; tears slipped through her lashes.

She clenched the blooming silver rose pendant in her left palm and murmured silently, “My past...”

 

[letmego]

SPENDING YEARS BEING A NEET AND NOT TRYING TO GET A JOB AND GET BETTER IN LIFE

 

[NotaNuffian]

The usual. Being born.

And it is worse because I was an IVF baby.

Meaning I was engineered to be the ultimate disappointment.

 

[Redemit]

Not asking my middle-school through high-school crush out

 

[NotProudofmySmut]

Listening to my parents telling me I can´t do things, because I´m just not cut out for it. If this sounds familiar to anyone: Just do it. You´ll be shit at everything when you start with something new, but you´ll get better just committing to stuff. And sometimes, you´ll get like really really good.

 

[sleepandeatallday]

This cup must be the half-empty one.

"glass half-empty, glass half full,
well either way you won't be going thirsty"
-some song lyrics

 

[Kenjona]

Growing up.

 

[Pennywise]

eating georgie...

 

[sleepandeatallday]

eating georgie...

it's a mistake? why?

 

[Pennywise]

I had to deal with his brothas and his brothas friends which lead to 27 years sleep twice.

 

[XineFury]

I'd have to say credit cards. I'm debt free now (except for my mortgage), but I spent so many years throwing $500 a month out the window, paying the minimum amounts on card balances that never went down.

 

[Rosica]

Joining SH.

 

[Jun_Sakazuki]

My biggest mistake was letting my introversion hold me back. I've lost a lot of great opportunities by avoiding the social side of life

 

[Lmae]

Student Loans and going to a private college.
I should have just gone to a tech college and graduated debt-free.