- That I could love my body.
- That I could stop eating junk food to lose weight so I could love my body.
- That my daughter doesn’t hate her body.
- That my daughter never gets sexually assaulted.
- That my daughter has the confidence to stand up for herself and that she dates people who respect that.
- That my son becomes a man who will stand up to his friends if he sees them behaving in a way that would be disrespectful to others.
- That both of my children become strong, successful, happy, and independent adults.
- That I will have given my children the skills they need to be independent adults.
- That I never become estranged from my children.
- That my friends who are trying to have children succeed.
- That I had better time management skills.
- That I could make a living at creative pursuits.
- That my husband worked fewer hours.
- That I could turn off my brain more often.
- That I had better self-esteem and more confidence.
- That I didn’t second-guess myself all the time.
- That I didn’t lose my temper with my kids.
- That I had more time to read.
- That I was better at not spending money.
- That we lived in a slightly bigger house.
- That the words “I wish” hadn’t lost all meaning as I kept writing it out.