You, 5 years ago

andyyougoonie

I saw this on TTGP and thought it was interesting.

Would you from 5 years ago be surprised at your life now?  What did you think it would be like?

J&A2008

5 years ago I was happy with 2 kids and happy in my job.

I would be surprised, but a happy surprised.

andyyougoonie

I'm boring.  And a super planner, so my life is, for the most part, exactly how I imagined it 5 years ago.  The only difference is where I live.  I thought we would live somewhere else, but this is where I wanted to live.

scoutkate

Nah.

I was a newlywed five years ago and my life now is pretty much everything I hoped for back then. 

KJmashup

No, I don't think I'd be too surprised. We'd already been married and hoped a LO was in our future. I would have liked to see us not living in the area that we're still living in, but all in all, I think I'm on par with 5-years-ago's expectations.

Wine O Mite

For the most part, I'm where I thought I'd be.  Own Condo, married, stable income....but I would have thought I'd at least be pregnant at this point.

And I'm not. 

ridesbuttons

5 years ago I had an infant.  Now I have two big kids.

The rest kind of dove tailed into that fact.

No surprises

Ms5586

Absolutely, 100%.  I swore I would never move away, and I'm 4 hours from home.  Swore I'd be an elem teacher forever, now want nothing to do with it lol.

To be in college and that naive again...

catycate

Yep. 5 years ago, I was sure that I would be a crazy cat lady with a great career. Found true love and quit my job.

jess60

I had been married for 2 years & was beginning to be extremely unhappy with our marriage.  We separated around Halloween & were legally divorced by the following February.

No idea what I thought my life was going to be like 5 years later.  My life then was full of unknowns & I couldn't see too far past the, "What I am going to do?  Where am I going to live?  Could we maybe make this work?" & the many other questions swirling in my head.

I definitely didn't expect that I'd be with someone new so soon (met him that December) & that' I'd have a 2 yo son.  XH has twin 4yo DDs - he didn't waste anytime either.

ktshoff

I am right where I would want to be!!

MexiCali

5 years ago we had just got engaged and started looking for a house to buy. We wanted to get married a year later and have a couple kids about 2 years apart.

 My 5 year ago self would be shaking her head and calling present me a chicken. We kept pushing back TTC #2. They will be 3 years apart. I wanted a closer age, but oh well. Other than that 5 year ago self would be proud where we are at and she would be proud that all the hard work and cheap living we did helped out a lot.

Karschingham

yes and no, I had just moved away from college and my party days to Oregon for work and I was still kind of partying but I didn't really know a lot of peple so it wasn't as easy to live freely, I had responsibilities and I had just met H so I kind of had an inkling that we would settle and have kids and all that but it still does blow my mind how fast time flies! I guess I'm more like in awe that we're going to have TWO kids ahhhhhh are we nuts?! haha

weberm05

I'm surprised I have two kids.  I wanted to wait FOREVER have kids. 

MissNikki007

twatley:

Five years ago I was just starting to date my husband. We were going out and partying like it was 1999 on the reg. Even back then I knew I would marry him and I hoped that in five years we would have been blessed with at least one child.

This.

I also said I'd never get married again and I'd never have any more kids. I'd say I'd be shocked. lol

gingermom2

My 17 year old self would be VERY pleased to know that I married DH (who was my high school sweetheart) and have a kid at 22. That was always the plan. 

lildevil968

Yes, but only because at that time we where one and done.

kj07

Five years ago I was less than a month away from getting married.  I wanted kids, but didn't know I'd need RE help to get my first.  I would have hoped that I'd have 2 kids by now and that my first would be older than he is.  I expected have girls because there's been nothing but girls for the last 3 generations on my mom's side.  And I definitely didn't think I'd still be living here.

mrebecca

I had just turned 16. I was a Junior in high school.
Never been kissed.
...Yeah, I think I'd be surprised.

If we're being honest, I'd probably be a little disappointed that I wasn't about to graduate college, and that I hadn't gotten out there and traveled or whatever. 

But I wouldn't give Abigail up for any of that. 

missmuffin87

It's not that I'd be surprised, but definitely a little saddened. I'm still with the same man and we are parents just like I hoped, but the path to our future is certainly not as smooth as it was for our parents generation.

5 years ago I was starting my junior year of college, care-free, no clue that by the time I graduated the job market would be in ruins and no one I knew would land a respectable job in their field of study. America is a different place than it was 5 years ago. I would have thought I'd have a decent job that would afford me the opportunity to buy a home, I would have thought we could have afforded a nice wedding. But in this economy we are barely scraping by and a wedding and house with a yard are just pipe dreams. At the end of the day though I have the family I hoped I would 5 years ago and wouldnt trade the people in my life for anything. 

FordFalcor

It's pretty close to what I had hoped and planned for, minus us living with my parents for a year while building our house. Myself from 5 years ago would slap me silly for the problems it caused.

madamsmurfette

Nope. I was newly engaged and planning the wedding for the following year. We wanted to wait a few years before starting a family, which we did. I'd be disappointed we're still in the same house and haven't yet bought our "forever home."

Arnegard

5 years ago I had an almost 2 year old, had just moved from KS to ND and was 6 mo PG w/ DD2.

I would say life has pretty much gone the way I expected it.

GrayGhost13

Compared to five years ago, not really. I live in the same place, have the same job and was planning my wedding to my H, with plans for kids soon after.

Compared to what I expected 10 or 15 years ago, then yes, totally 100% different. I really grew up and changed a lot in my low- to mid-20s, so I am very different than I was in college.

Lilywildcat

Not really surprised, to be honest. 5 yrs ago, we had our own house and we had been married for 3 yrs. We had an infant and wanted at least one or two more, all about 3 yrs apart. Today, we have achieved everything we planned for, right down to the bigger house and minivan

wychets

I was 20yo, single, and at that time I never planned on having kids. Five years later here I am married with a baby lol.

Deblondie1

I figured it would be like this. 5 years ago I was easing out of the party scene and starting to settle down and relax. I think the main difference would be that I thought I would still be Active Duty military. I really wanted to retire. But life turned out a little differently *shrugs*

Sonadora

No. 5 years ago wasn't *that* long. We were already married, had bought our house 8 months prior, had the same jobs we have now.  Our purpose in buying the house was so we could get it fixed up and ready for when we would try to have a kid a couple years later.

insertclevername

I would not be surprised.  My life is pretty much exactly as I expected it to be other than my job, which I hate.  I just try to remind myself to be thankful for everything that I do have on a daily basis.

andyyougoonie

Wine O Mite:

For the most part, I'm where I thought I'd be.  Own Condo, married, stable income....but I would have thought I'd at least be pregnant at this point.

And I'm not. 

But you will be soon! 

isacdimi10

Yes.

I wasn't even dating H yet (our 5yr dating anniversary is Nov 6) but we were really good friends.

I did want kids and to get married but I assumed it wouldn't happen for a while since I was 16.

I honestly didn't have a plan. I figured I would  graduate and figure it out from there.

andyyougoonie

These are very interesting responses.  I thought about saying 10 years ago, but for a lot of people on this board, that would have put them in elementary school.  lol.

Isacdimi and Mrebecca, you were two of the ones I was most curious about. 

michaelaskedlauren

H and I were planning our wedding, drinking our faces off and enjoying having disposable income (and lots o' sex).

I dont think my 26 yr old self would be surprised at my life now...perhaps the most 'shocking' would be that I no longer am uber career driven. Since having Z my perspective about my career totally changed, and Id probably be slightly annoyed with myself for spending all that $$ on my Masters degree and still not using it yet...oh and the now lack of sex part too.  

isacdimi10

andyyougoonie:

These are very interesting responses.  I thought about saying 10 years ago, but for a lot of people on this board, that would have put them in elementary school.  lol.

Isacdimi and Mrebecca, you were two of the ones I was most curious about. 

Yeah. Had you told me exactly 5 years ago that in 5 years I would be married and more specifically who I was married to I would have laughed in your face. H was a friend, nothing more.

Also 3u3 would have gotten a laugh. After all one would be scary enough. Who would be dumb enough to have 3 kids that close in age?

nanabanana06

Yup, 5 years ago I was starting my Senior year of high school at a new school. I thought I would be like, I dunno, in college and partying like a normal 22 year old. Instead I'm in a relationship with soon to be 2 kids. I like my life.

kwitt22

5 years ago, I wanted a completely different career. I knew I wanted to have kids, so I am not surprised we have DD by now. I def thought we would be more financially stable than we are, though. I was recently laid off, and at my new job I make 10k less a year then I did at the old job. It has put a strain on us financially for sure!

DreadLoc

Five years ago I was madly in love with my boyfriend.  No surprise that we are now married and have a kid, but I am surprised that we live in BFE and only have one kid. I thought we'd be living in the burbs with multiple kids.

Lotsofloveandkids

Yep, I'd be surprised I had a fourth child.

Wufroggy79

We planned for DD, so that part isn't a surprise, but old me would be surprised at how little time I can control what I want to do now.  I would also be surprised at how much of a schedule we follow daily to the point that my life is now Groundhog Day. 

LadyXaverian

Yes, for the first 5 years of our marriage we planned to never have children. It wasn't until 4 years ago that we decided to TTC. So, 5 years ago, had you told me that I'd have an almost 18 months old in '12, I would've thought you were nuts.

Other than that, my life is pretty much what I thought it would be so far as my marriage, job etc..

megperk72

Yep, I would have been shocked to learn my life would change this much! 5 yrs ago, DH and I had met once, but weren't dating yet. We have since married and had TWO kiddos. And bought a house.

 I was happily single, just me and my two dogs, and had resigned myself to never being married or having kids. My how things change! And I realize now just how incredibly lazy I was, oh to have a Saturday to just lie on the couch all day.....