The Long Road

Life is full of would of's, could of's, should of's. Some people will tell you though, that regrets aren't worth having. It's better to learn from your mistakes and move on. But that's all new age, self-help crap for the weak. Don't listen to their bullshit. Personally, I prefer to unhealthily wade in the deep end of the pool of woe and daydream of things that could have been. So lets peel the onion of self-pity and see how many layers of sadness I can make it through before drowning in a flood of chemically induced bitter, bitter tears.

Lets begin at the beginning... Regret #1: I was born too early. By a day, to be exact. Feb 28, 1980. Just one measley day before Feb 29, 1980. I've always thought that it would have been immensely cool to be a leap year baby. I'd love to have been able to say that I'm only 6 yrs old and be right. Or to have very special celebrations every 4 years. Why did I have to be in such a big rush to see this wonderful world? Even taking different timezones into account, I'm still only a Feb.28 baby. Ho Chi Minh is 11 hours ahead of Ottawa, so it's not like it was legitemately Feb 29 anywhere on Earth upon my miraculous birth. Why, oh why couldn't my mom just held it in for a bit longer?

*SIGH*.

Replies: 4 comments

No offense, but that seems like a very shallow regret...:P!

On another note, February 29ths come about as a result of our imperfect calendar. Would you like to be a model for imperfection?

P.S.>> You can still tell people you're 6...and they may even believe you...;)!

Posted by dAN @ 11/06/2007 09:43 PM EST

Actually, I think Feb29 is more like the day that comes in after everyone else has screwed up for 4 years and sets them straight!

Feb 29 is the Batman of the gregorian calendar.

Posted by Rayne @ 11/07/2007 11:59 AM EST

Y'know, I know someone else born on Feb 28th, same year, who wishes the same thing. There must be a lot of people out there like that.

But really, as a kid, I don't think it would have been that fun.

Posted by Rachelle @ 11/11/2007 02:57 AM EST

Let's only give Thai b-day presents every four years...make him feel better...;)!

Posted by dAN @ 11/25/2007 08:34 AM EST