What's a life milestone you've accepted you'll never hit?

Question

For me, it's owning a home and getting out of debt. With all the debt I have, I doubt I'll ever be able to hit these two milestones.

AngryCarl3 · Accepted Answer

Marriage. If it's any consolation house owning will be freakishly rare in the future. According to the World Economic Forum "you will own nothing and you will be happy".

Static_In_The_Attic · Accepted Answer

Being a billionaire is one milestone I’ve accepted I’ll never hit. I think I have a better chance of getting hit by lightning on a submarine.

abc3643 · Answer

Having children. But that was a life choice.

36 years ago, I was in love with a young lady and wanted to marry her. She was the only woman ever that I felt comfortable with the idea of having children with. She left me though and I never recovered. I chose at that point not to have kids. (*) So, the two women I later dated were both older than me and both had hysterectomies. They were both previously married and had kids from those marriages. I married the second one, but her kids were grown by that point.

Technically, I am a grandfather and great-grandfather now through marriage, but my relationships with those kids are minimal. My wife was never really the motherly type. So, I exercise my parental instincts in a teaching or helping capacity such as coming here.

Despite God having tortured me much of my adult life, I was spared in one aspect. That girlfriend whom I really loved: she did not have any children herself. I would have been fine not having kids with her as long as I was married to her.

(*) There are many reasons why I did not have kids.

First, the shitstorm that we are living in I could see coming over 40 years ago. I love my kids and the only way to protect them from this was to not have them.

Second, my life (as per the growing shitstorm) was never stable enough to responsibly have kids anyway.

But the largest and final reason was this: I could not bear the idea of having a child with a different woman and looking at the child thinking "You should not be here. If my dreams had come true, you would not exist. You are a consolation prize... a parting gift."

Lynx122 · Answer

Honestly none. I've done mental health work for 10-11 years now and in the beginning it was going so slowly now I keep making bigger progress and I'm now at a point that often seemed impossible or just really far away in the past. So I'm not giving up on anything. Of course there are some things that will not happen just because you can't do everything simultaneously so you have to set priorities and make decisions but that's different from just saying I will never achieve this even if I try.

ohsheeT · Answer

I dont think about it and im not worried about it
Ived own many things and I have given most away
I've done most of the things I wanted to do. Im happy in life the world has changed
And that has changed me. For the better
Im Thankful greatful for having what I have worked for
But in today's world there are more important things. For me going on. Happiness is the most important once you find that. Then everything else will find you...
So never say never always dream always believe

midnightmoon05 · Answer

At 34, you have a lot ahead of you.
listen to Dave Ramsey…

he has people called in older than you to share their debt free experiences… some with $500k and more debt…

he was bankrupted at 28 with 3 little kids and a wife who was about to leave him…. Now he is a multimillionaire.

If debt free is what you want you can do it. He can help…I can too but he has more credibility

Nikki1989 · Answer

I probably won't ever own a home, mainly because investing that much money into a property would require it to meet all my desires, which is unlikely unless the property costs a million dollars or more. We have everything we need already, but it is a rental, and it is too small for our needs. However, for now, that is still acceptable enough.

7Phoenix7 · Answer

Maybe going and getting a masters degree… lol phd…  I kind of don’t feel like I’ll ever go and do that. But its honestly not a requirement to fulfill my happiness.

WhitneySnow · Answer

I’m not a lawyer, but you should consider filing for bankruptcy. Especially if you don’t own anything that’s worth a lot of money, it can really be a relief to get rid of all of that debt.

aceleon · Answer

i don't believe in milestones but i guess you can say dating, never done it and only was interested once in my life out of curiousity, other than that i could never imagine myself in that type of relationship, casualness is the norm for me.

Beckybooboo · Answer

Walking alone in the dark, even though I know it's perfectly safe!

DeeDeeDeVour · Answer

1. Being a natural mother since I have a condition that prevents me from conceiving and bearing my own child.  2.  Maybe  not ever going to be a trillionaire.

ArrowheadSW · Answer

That I will never be a professional musician. I can read the notes and play an instrument but I don't have the inborn talent to play by ear or to improvise.

OneViewpoint · Answer

I piss too many people off.  I'll never be the popular kid. 🤣🤣🤣 And that's OK. I don't want to interact with most people anyway.

lightbulb27 · Answer

see dave ramsey show, many deep in debt get out. you could marry Elon musk for a few days... cha ching...

MrChinaski · Answer

I'm getting pretty close to a high score!!! Schooling ✔️ Puberty ✔️ Career ✔️ Marriage ✔️ Home-ownership ✔️ Travel ✔️ Parenting ✔️ Death...

Iron_Man · Answer

well, Elaine I already owned my own house for a long time now so what’s next?

Bricealan · Answer

@simslover92 I will never set foot on another planet.

EmmaMary · Answer

I'll never be the first woman to walk on the moon!

Anonymous · Answer

What are you millions of dollars in debt?  I’ve accepted I’ll never marry Salma Hayek. I’d settle just for having one night w her if that’s all I got especially when she was you get.

KostasKouvalis · Answer

Visit all the places I want to visit. Not countries, but specific places. It's just logistically impossible.

Massageman · Answer

Having a weed free yard. Garden was a disaster this year. Hiring in help is a waste- they don't care as much as I do.

Kelly6 · Answer

@simslover92 It was same as your, getting a huge mortgage,  But lucky didn't need mortgages

msc545 · Answer

I will never be a great athlete or even a mediocre one.

4ngelic · Answer

Owning a house

sage2021 · Answer

Living beyond age 74.

ElenaLena · Answer

Thankfully.. none

queenofcardio · Answer

Probably becoming a millionaire

fish5505_87 · Answer

your still young, your smart, don't give up hope!

fonduegirl · Answer

Happy marriage. LoL

NathanDavis · Answer

winning a bet... if I bet on Aaron Rodgers

_Jenny_ · Answer

@simslover92 same thing as me

Shiprex · Answer

Become a millionaire.

exitseven · Answer

I will never run a sub 3 hour marathon.

rgb008 · Answer

growing a beard

Mariogirl09 · Answer

Do you work?

TonyMetal___1986 · Answer

Maybe if you get married someday 😄

Staximus · Answer

Getting married and having kids

Paige2006 · Answer

That I will be rich

fishbone77 · Answer

I'll never bang sidney sweeny

Anonymous · Answer

Retiring on time

Athena1998_ · Answer

My first paycheck from my career.

832dreamboy · Answer

Being a billionaire.

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