I have messed enought in life that I wish I could go back and start over and know then what I know now.Need a new start.
216476
If your living in Great Britain then go to your local city hall or any half decent solicitor and tell them you want to change your name via 'deed poll'\nonce this is done you will get a new certificate that states you are this new person and that you will be registered as that person not the old one.\n\nIf you live elsewhere then I dont have a clue
615383
You need to deal with your demons, your past is making it impossible for you to enjoy your present. Sounds like you need therapy.
259465
im kinda like that too.  i gave everyone second chances..... until lately, because i realized some people just won't change.  DON'T be a PUSHOVER!!  let these people know you are strong and confident, and can put your foot down.   i believe in forgiveness, but not forgetfulness.  what i mean is, you can forgive them, but remember what happened so it doesn't happen again..  don't let them take advantage of you  because you have feelings too and deserve to be treated with respect!!!
666761
I would be 13 again so I could start over and do things differently.
266328
hell yea i regret it but it's too late now. I have a beautiful daughter and all i have left to do is teach her and Hope she doesn't make the same mistakes i did as for him what goes around comes around god already punished him!
292368
Just think of it this way, once you've made the decision, can you go back and change it?  Most times not, so once you've made a decision, trust yourself to know you did what you felt was right and move on. Thinking back won't fix anything, make your decision and move on from that, make the best of it.
551189
ask your self if you really want to go through  all the same problems again, as it sound like neither of you have learned any thing from this
318108
i've been through this couple of times. taking some time for myself and understanding that life is not fair and it's not my fault for anything that happened to me made me forget and go on. after some time everything was ok.
513977
Although there are some things I wish I did not do in life, there's nothing I can do to change the fact that I did them.  Dwelling on my past is a complete waste of time.  The one thing I do take with me though, is learning from my mistakes.  Mistakes help make us who we are. If you take the time to learn from your mistakes so as to not make them again, you really don't have anything to regret.
626317
i wish i had plans...
7505
From this moment on, let go of the past and all the bad experiences, write down your goals and start a new life.
658066
Well, I can understand your feeling, but you don't have to be paralyzed by regret.  Even the worst events in life can be turned into positives depending on what you've gleaned from it all.   \n\nYou can't undo the past, so the best thing to do is ask yourself what you can do *today* to be a better person.  What can you do today that will cultivate a sense of purpose in your life?  What gives you joy and satisfaction?  Do those things and you'll eventually forget that you spent a lot of time in useless pursuit.  \n\nAnd here's something else to think about:  the experiences you've had in your life (all that partying brought into your life) don't have to go to waste.  Think about what you've learned as a result of how you've lived.  Use that to help someone else make wiser choices.
15005
I've done that in the past 3 years.  You need to find yourself again.  Me and my ex-wife split and I had a difficult time getting on my feet.  But I eventuly did and everything is great now.  I'm going back to college and trying to make my life better.  Maybe a little to prove I can.  It may take time but don't give up and always remember you are a great person and can do great things.
435184
Whats done is done. You know better now.  So go and do better. Dont beat yourself up as long as you take the steps to do whats right. You know yourself and just know people make mistakes. You will be fine.
30392
Try and do are two different things.  I will do what I do in 2006.  I live in the present (and currently it is 2006).  I can review my past to learn from my mistakes without living there.  I have not need to re-live that which I have already experienced.  I can plan for some future events without dwelling on expectations.  Tomorrow never gets here.
91151
Your terms are too harsh.  What I have today is my everything.  Of course there are things in my past I would like to change, but I would not be willing to give up my wife and children to do so.  If I were forced to do it, I would not want to retain a memory of this life because it would be too painful to know I had lost them.  I am content with my flawed past because I realize that although it isn't perfect, it is what led me here.  I have made peace with my skeletons in the closet and whenever they rattle their old bones the sounds of my children's laughter more than drowns them out.
101877
Ahhh, the "rewind/erase" button of life that we sometimes long for.... what if?\n\nI determined for myself long ago, that I didn't want to look back on my life and have regrets.. That if something of an unfortunate nature happened, I would simply regard it as a learning experience, and take what was good from the occurance and leave the rest behind.\nA question like this - the mind can't help but look back and do a self-examination. Would I continue to live as I have lived and leave well enough alone, because who knows what changes to my life would result because of this one change.   Still the possibilities boggle the mind...\n\nOf the terribly tragic events of my life that I won't, really CAN'T reveal ( I admire others' bravery to bare their souls unflinchingly - the unintended but evitable judgement is more than my tender heart can take, I've made my peace of sorts with it and I'll bear them alone, thanks.)  The one thing I can almost laugh about and cry about at the same time, is the wrecking of my life dream to travel the world as a working global citizen. My plan was to start in England, because the languages are similiar enough (really we don't speak the SAME English folks) and from there I would make connections that took me on a global explore of sorts, there would be adventure good and bad, and times would I'd miss the good old USA like a spike through the heart, but it was going to be a rich life - a life of my own intention... ah it's still painful to look upon 8 yrs later.\nWhat happened? Got deported. Was honest and said I would be working while in country, COULD have said I was just there on "holiday" (they don't say vacation as much as we do) and I would very likely not be on Answers tonight. \nSo for me it boils down to one short phrase, "Just here on holiday." \nWas in merry old England for all of 13 hours. \n\nOne thing that has eased the pain, is hearing from my nephew's lips (not the one I'm pictured with at 360, but the older one) " I know why you came back Aunt Jenny." You do? " I needed you, that's why God brought you back." \nThis of course made me cry on the spot, but they were tears of joy. That kid, those boys, would give my life twice for them and die both times smiling.