What would you give - five years of your life for ?

BAC'sMom wrote: What would you give five years of your life for ?

That’s the question that they are asking on the radio station that I listen to in the morning.


I would have to say to spend the a few days with my Grandmother that died in 1/01 again. I sure miss her.

Bee_Kay replied: OMG I can think of quite a few things.

The things that come to mind are.....

To see my great great grandmother again (she raised me when I was little).
To see my grandfather again. I have yet to meet another man like him.

To mend problems that my stepmom and I had and couldn't find a way to iron them out (she passed away over 3 years ago).

I'd give my life for my children.

C&K*s Mommie replied: You mean taking off 5 years of life to go back in time to do something?

I would get to know my maternal Gma. I barely knew her, just enough for some memories, but not enough to say that we were close. I would want to go back and spend more time with her.

luvmykids replied:
That came to my mind before I even opened the post. I'd give 10 years to have my grandma meet the kids. She passed away in 1999 and her dream was to see me married and as a mother ... and I would love for the kids to know her.

BAC'sMom replied:

I having one of those kind of days! Monica you know what I mean!

luvmykids replied:
Yes I do, me too.

Bee_Kay replied:

My great-great grandmother was Native American and never spoke a word of English. So, we didn't communicate verbally. She did teach me one phrase "ta-ga-ta" (sp?) which loosely translates to "let's play cards". I used to play card games with her.

She passed away when I was about 10 years old I believe she was 98 yrs old.

I would have loved for her to meet my children. She would have adored them and vice-versa.

mammag replied: I'd give 5 (or more) years of my life to take back some of the wrongs I've done.

AlexsPajamaMama replied: For my Grandfather to be able to have met Alex. And experience the same joys my Nana and Papa have with him.
He passed away 3 years ago April 25th...And Alex was born the following April.

This post is really making me miss him now

BAC'sMom replied:

Sorry

JP&KJMOM replied: I would give antything for both of my grandfathers to have met my DH and then my babies. The pride and love for their great-grandchildren that I have seen in both of my grandmothers faces over the years is what I wish I could have seen in their faces also.
Thanks Jimmie!

mckayleesmom replied: I would go back starting with 1997 and never date Jeff @#$%^)(......What a waste of 4 years. That relationship was like an episode straight out of PUNK'D. I would have gone back to school, spent some time being single, spent more time with my friends and had more fun.

MyLuvBugs replied: Normally I dont' like to think about this b/c I'm not a big fan of regret, and I know there's no way to change the past so why think about it. KWIM? BUT The only regret that I have and can't seem to get rid of is: not telling my sister how much I love her before she died. I'd definately give 5 years of my life to go back and tell her that.

Other things are just silly trivial things:
- Getting DH the job of his dreams
- (Like Brianne's) NEVER date Jacob the deamon/psycho-stalker
- Take the Manager job for glamor shots that I turned down like a dummie right after college!
- Kissed the boy I liked in H.S. just to know what it'd be like to kiss him. lol

TheOaf66 replied: To ensure that my son was successful and happy and never had to struggle the way I did.

MyBrownEyedBoy replied: I'd gladly give more than five years if it meant that Logan never had to have heart surgery again.

CantWait replied: I'd give 5 years of my life to be able to spend time and have memories with my dad. He died when I was 2 months old. I only have 1 picture of him, and a card from when I was born.

moped replied:
Me too!

ZandersMama replied: my MIL passed away a couple months before DH and i got married, and a year before our son was born. id give up 5 years to have been able to have her with us for those things.

gr33n3y3z replied: My parents

Cece00 replied: Honestly, I wouldnt change much about my current life, I think my life HAD to go exactly how it did so I could have the life I have today. I think positive things came of bad things that happened to me, and that I am who I am b/c of things that I perhaps did & regretted & learned to never do again.

HOWEVER- I would gladly give up 5 yrs of my own life to extend my husband's life or my mother's life by 5 years or longer.

Both my mother and husband have had cancer and are in remission. My mom had breast cancer in 2002 and was in remission by 2003 and still going strong. However, it was very aggressive and even though her percentage for return (as lung, liver or bone) is only about 38%, we do feel extremely lucky that she survived and she does not believe she will live to see retirement age (she is currenltly 50.) In fact she says she will consider herself lucky to see 60. Every day is like precious borrowed time with her, I am very grateful for it.

My husband had cancer in 2001, Hodgkin's. He has been told he is unlikely to have the cancer return, but it is, of course, my greatest fear. Especially that he would die before our children would reach adulthood, or before our children would marry and have their own children. The thought of him dying at ANY time is very scary for me, actually.

So if I could give up 5 years of my life to make sure my husband or my mother had more time on earth, I'd give it up in a second.

Nina J replied: I always wish that I could've been able to spend more time with my mother when I was a kid. I'd give up 5 years if it meant she never had to be in a psychiatric hospital when I was a kid.

I would give up 5 years if I could take back all the mean things I said to her too. I was so mean when I was a kid, we'd go and visit my mother and when I was alone with her or everyone else was distacted I'd call her such bad names, she just used to look at me. One say I asked her why she was crazy and she said I don't know, but you helped. I think I thought she'd be there forever, because I was just a kid. So when she came home I was scared because I'd been so mean to her, but she's never, ever mentioned it. She must remember though.

I don't tell many people this I always try to forget. But I guess your past makes who you are, so I wouldn't change it because I like who I am, today.

Ashlynn's Mommy replied: I would give 5 years of my life to go back to 15 years old knowing what I know now. I dropped out of school. Ihung out with the wrong crowd, and I wound up pregnant at 16 years old, and to top that all off the father of the baby really turned my life upside down for years. Don't get me wrong, I love my 9 year old daughter, but that was a really bad time in my life, and I made alot of bad decisions, and I would love to go back, and change them.

mummy2girls replied: to have my angels i lost in my arms again for just one more night! and to jhave my grandmother taht dies before jenna was born. She was so upset i lost Jordan and it woyuld of made her happy to see jenna who is healthy!