not having kids. I still think it was the right decision for me

Not having kids, every time I have any remorse I spend some time around kids and their parents, in about 5 minutes I'm good

being extremely fucking transgender

getting a hysterectomy. this last year has proven that my foresight was indeed correct, the post right above this one is an article about the government planning to reduce or remove access to contraceptives, and no way in hell is anyone gonna make me be pregnant. i was extremely lucky to find a surgeon who would do it since i have no kids and was under thirty at the time.

Not having kids.

My mom didn't think I should buy a house. In 2009.

I would have been absolutely screwed by now if I'd listened to her advice.

On my 5th birthday my parents threw a party for me with friends from kindergarten. My father had a pretty good camera for the time and loved taking photos. This was during analog times, way before digital cameras, so you wouldn't just take a bunch of photos because it got expensive. He wanted to take a group photo and I, always being a little annoyed back then with the constant photos, stuck out my tongue. He tried to make me smile but I refused. So he told me he'd take the photo of me sticking out my tongue and I'd regret it when I'm an adult that I don't have a nice photo of me on my 5th birthday. I'm 40 and I don't regret it. Love that photo.

Transitioning.

Tattoos.

Joining the Fediverse

Becoming atheist

Not going to church

Spending so much time at the computer

Not wanting kids.

Never trying alcohol or drugs or cigarettes or gambling. My whole life I've had a strong intuitive sense to avoid all that stuff, and I've never even had the slightest desire. When I was in the army my colleagues would tease me that eventually some day I would crack and give in to the dark side, but nah.

"stop wasting time with that Linux thing. Nobody will ever hire you unless you specialize in Windows"

Linux has done far more for me professionally than being a Windows engineer ever got me, and it repeatedly keeps being proven.

Anal

Spending time playing video games. I enjoyed every minute and I didn't miss out on much.

Not doing homework as a kid. Got to have a full childhood with lots of independent fucking around that has shaped my personality for the better. Tested out of school, and now me and those of my cohort who tried are all in the same boat anyway.

Not moving out. In Germany there's still a bit of a stigma around living with your parents past your mid-20s but when I see what's currently going on with, you know, the housing market I'm glad I made that decision. I might have been a bit too lazy as well...

Plus I was able to save a bunch of money because of that, which is gonna come in handy for my move to Australia in September.

Not having kids. I have hobbies, and money/time for them.

One of the previous popes called childless couples selfish. I say a never-married 70-year old operating the world's largest paedophile welfare programme has nothing to say to me about child-rearing.

dropping out of highschool. best decision I ever made tbh

Leaving proprietary software.

Having kids. Maybe it is just communities I am in, however I fealt whole internet is against having kids.

It was the best decision I ever made!

Getting tattoos. Parents, grandparents etc all said by the time you’re 30 you’ll hate them. Well I’m in my mid 30’s now and I still get new ones.

Cracking my knuckles.

Still waiting on that arthritis I was promised.

Getting tattoos

Not going to college

Not going to prom. Really don't know on what basis people would say that.

Getting heavily tattooed, not having kids, not getting married/“settling down”. I grew up in an extremely conservative Christian home that pushed the standard “American Dream” plan but never embraced it. I’m aware there’s experiences that I’ll never have that are a source of joy and life defining for others, but I knew very early on those things weren’t calling me. Decades later I have zero regrets about what I didn’t do and what I did do.