regrets

10 Stories

He Picked Up a Gun at Age 11: 'Biggest Regret of My Life'

Writing for NYT , inmate Christopher Blackwell says that regret he's felt has helped move him forward

(Newser) - The New York Times' latest guest essayist isn't a high-powered politician or CEO—Christopher Blackwell is an inmate serving a 45-year sentence for robbery and murder, a consequence for a life of crime and violence that he now traces back to the first time he picked up a pistol...

Ann Patchett's Regret: Signing Up for Email
Ann Patchett's Regret:
Signing Up for Email
OPINION
Oct 15, 2024 8:35 AM CDT

Ann Patchett's Regret: Signing Up for Email

Author reflects on wading through 'a river that will forever be raging forward'

(Newser) - Bestselling author Ann Patchett doesn't own a smartphone. "The few flip phones I've had in my life died ignoble, uncharged deaths in the backs of dresser drawers," she writes in an essay about regret at the New York Times . But it's not the lack of...

Nearly 10% of Moms Want New Names for Their Babies

BabyCenter poll reveals the prevalence of 'name regret' that plagues new mothers

(Newser) - Whether it was an epidural buzz, pressure from family, or simply desperation to come up with ... something, almost 10% of mothers in a recent BabyCenter poll say they wish they'd picked a better name for their infants, reports CBS News . Nearly 1 out of 10 of the 478 respondents,...

Tom Brady Says He'll Never Do a Roast Again

Retired Super Bowl champ says he didn't like how the jokes affected his 3 kids

(Newser) - People are still buzzing about the Tom Brady roast from earlier this month, including the seven-time Super Bowl champ himself—and while he says he had a good time, there likely won't be any more roasts in his future, reports ESPN . "All of a sudden you realize, '...

She Transitioned at 19. Now: 'I Wasn't Old Enough' for That Choice

Corinna Cohn on what 'I wish I had known' before gender affirmation surgery

(Newser) - Corinna Cohn underwent gender-confirmation surgery as a virgin at age 19. Now "closer to 50," the officer with the Gender Care Consumer Advocacy Network has some regrets, as she writes in a Washington Post op-ed urging caution to those considering a similar path. There are things "I...

They Ran in 2008 Together. Now, McCain's 'Gut Punch' to Palin

She says it's painful to hear that he regrets picking her as a running mate

(Newser) - John McCain promised he'd be speaking his mind more as he faces down his terminal brain cancer, and he has offered one such blunt insight in his new memoir: that when he ran for president in 2008, he should've ignored advisers' advice and picked independent Sen. Joe Lieberman...

Duterte Regrets His 'Strong Comments' on Obama

'I do not want to quarrel with the most powerful country on the planet'

(Newser) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed regret Tuesday over his "son of a bitch" remark while referring to President Obama, a move the AP calls "a rare display of contrition by a politician whose wide arc of profanities has unabashedly targeted world figures." In a statement, Duterte said...

In Major Turnaround, Trump Admits Regrets

He says some remarks have caused pain

(Newser) - In a development that may have had some onlookers scanning the sky for flying pigs, Donald Trump expressed regret Thursday night for things he has said. "Sometimes in the heat of debate, and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words or you say...

Top 5 Dying Regrets
 Top 5 Dying Regrets 
Feb 4, 2012 9:08 AM CST

Top 5 Dying Regrets

No 1: I wasn't true to myself

(Newser) - What are the most common regrets of people on their death beds? An Australian palliative nurse named Bronnie Ware, who spent years tending to patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives, compiled a top-five list in book form . Here's a peek, from the Guardian :

Our Biggest Regret ...
 Our Biggest Regret Is... 
Mar 24, 2011 4:32 AM CDT

Our Biggest Regret Is...

Love, family, education, career, money all make the list

(Newser) - Love—or lust—was in the air, and we failed to take action, or took the wrong action. That's the biggest regret of our lives, according to a recent study. Nearly one in five survey respondents named a lost love connection as the one thing in their lives they regretted...

10 Stories