I would have wanted to not be abused by my mother,and would have liked to have known my father; would have liked to not have been molested and living in poverty....however, I used my life story (of ovrcomering and thriving) and won a scholarship; I started school at 60 and am a Sophomore at 72! Just retired and loving it. I am also a Vietnam era Veteran; the army told me that "life is what you make it." That is still true today!