I wish, I wish...

[Scheherazade]

Make a wish and next person will tell us why it is a good thing that your wish does not come true.

Mine:

I wish I had done some cleaning or ironing instead of watching "Peanuts" online for the past hour!

[adityasam]

If that would have been the case, "Peanuts" would miss a very great viewer.

I wish there are no schools and colleges and only playing hours....

[mrv]

Come on! Where will we go finding friends and big playgrounds? What use will all that playtime be then?

I wish I could be eleven again and stay eleven my whole life.

[Scheherazade]

I wish I could be eleven again and stay eleven my whole life.If you were eleven, you wouldn't enjoy this Forum as much!

I wish it weren't 7.30 pm already!

[dafydd manton]

If it weren't that late, the sun wouldn't be over the foreyardarm and you wouldn't be able to have a relaxing drink,,and another relaxin drink, an' nothr rexalin drik, nther dink.

I wish I didn't have to go to teach 17-year olds how to drive!

[tainaprincess]

If you didn't teach them that, there would be more and more people who don't know how to drive driving around on the streets.

I wish I didn't actually have to pack for my trip.

[dafydd manton]

Worry not - travel light. Two clean lots of underwear, one clean shirt, toothbrush, hairbrush, soap and go. Anything else you can manage without!!

I wish I was going on a trip - preferably on a motorcycle.

[tainaprincess]

Don't worry. More often than not, the expenses are not worth the while.

I wish I knew if I had my job back already (was one of over a thousand teachers laid off in my school district).

[dafydd manton]

I sympathise with you, but look at it this way. You have more time for yourself to develop, as a writer, businessperson, comedian, clown, what ever you want. it's worth the lack of money to have time for yourself - the opportunity may never repeat itself.

I wish, I wish, I wish I were in my favourite lighthouse on the North East coast of Anglesey, watching the sea crash on the rocks, seeing the light flash, listening to the howl of the wind through the radio masts, and all that with a brandy in my hand.

[tainaprincess]

Look at the bright side, if you need to see and hear any of that, you can do so online from the comfort of your home, with your choice of drink.

I wish I was currently inspired to continue writing my series of short stories; the first one came easily from a dream, but i've lost inspiration with the others.

[dafydd manton]

If inspiration were that simple, even the veriest duffer would be a writer, so whilst you can't continue now, when you do it will be that much better.

I wish I could remember what I'm supposed to be doing instead of playing on here.

[tainaprincess]

Don't worry, we're getting to know each other better, so that is better. ;)

I wish I was going to the beach before I left on my trip.

[dafydd manton]

Oh, you'd only get sunburnt, sand in between your toes, it gets all over the carpets, the cat gets in it it's fur, that then goes on the sofa, you sit on it, try and brush it off and it gets between your fingers, next thing you're eating sand sandwiches. Not worth the trouble. Pour a drink.

I wish I'd tried harder at school.

[tainaprincess]

Don't worry. There's always too much pressure put on those who did well in school (trust me, I know).

I wish I hadn't always been such a "good girl".

[Scheherazade]

If you hadn't been such a "good girl", you wouldn't have discovered the Forum maybe.

I wish I could have slept for another hour or two.

[tainaprincess]

But if you had, you would have missed out on some beautiful part of the day.

I wish I hadn't procrastinated on my packing.

[BookofNothing92]

If you had slept for an hour or two then you would have missed what you did those hours.

I wish I was a Mary Sue.

[Scheherazade]

I wish I was a Mary Sue.If you were a Mary Sue, you could not enjoy life, being the target of all other girls' jealousy.

I wish I had remembered to buy eggs yesterday.

[dafydd manton]

You should only buy eggs one at a time anyway. One egg is an oeuf. (I've been waiting for years for the chance to get that one in!) No, good scheme not having eggs - all that cholesterol.

I wish I could retire!

[Scheherazade]

I wish I could retire!That might sound like a marvelous thing right now but when you retire, you might lose the will to get out of the house, become very inactive and unhealthy.

I wish I could "mute" people with a remote control.

[JuniperWoolf]

But then the asprin company would go out of business.

I wish water had more flavour.

[Pensive]

To find out the water has the flavour of poison.

I wish I could be more independent.

[Scheherazade]

Granted by then there will be at least fifty people who are dependent on you.

I wish I could sleep until noon tomorrow.