What talent or skill do you wish you had that you don't?

I wish I was mechanically inclined. There's a reason why I sit behind a desk all day. It's weird but I feel more comfortable tearing apart a computer than an engine. And I'm not that great with computers!

I wish I could dance. Our only daughter may be getting married in the near future (he hasn't asked her yet but they've talked about it extensively) and I'm already thinking about the dance with her on their special day.​

How about you?

 

I wish I had even a glimpse of musical or artistic talent, but I can't carry a tune without a bucket and the only painting I excel at is solid color walls....

 

I wish I was fluent in a foreign language. I know some French and Spanish but I think I would have to immerse myself to be truly fluent. Immersion would entail living somewhere that French/Spanish is the native language. There's no way my husband would go for that.

 

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A couple languages would be nice. I've just been lazy. Maybe being less deadline-is-it oriented, actually working in advance. But I'm not sure what that would do to the production process. Oh, that mechanical thing would be nice, too.

 

it sound like you guys have already hit them all for me.
dance, sing, foreign language. being a good handy-man and able to work on cars sure would save me a fortune. just think of the money I could be blowing in Vegas. and also, I wish I could sleep.

 

Spanish? It's the native language in some parts of New Jersey.

As for skill, I wish I were a little more handy around the house. I would like to remodel two bathrooms, nothing fancy, I will probably pay a contractor to do it.

 

I wish I was good at math,I could figure out how much money I was losing in AC while I was there instead of getting home and wondering where all that cash went.

 

agree on the dance....last time it looked like i was having a full body dry heave

 

My dad could play guitar and ukulele very well. Unfortunately I don't have that talent and I wish that somehow I could have learned that from him. I can sing karaoke but other than that I have no real musical talent. My roommate in college also had a similar talent, he could hear guitar or piano music and could recreate the sounds just by listening to it. Me? I couldn't distinguish one note from another.

I wish that I had the ability to pick up languages easily. I took 4 years of Spanish in high school and 4 years of Japanese in college, yet I can't really speak or understand them very easily. Yet I have some relatives and friends who can pick up a language easily. I could never understand the breakdown of language structures while others have an easier time doing it.

I wish that I could be good handiman or fixer of things. I call myself a "broke-anic" when it comes to fixing things.

I wish that I could fly a plane. 25 years ago I had friends who owned a plane and visited them when they were at the hangar. Was interesting.

I am more of a procrastinator and not someone who takes a leap of fate. Sometimes I wish that I could somehow have taken that leap of fate, maybe I wouldn't be in such a boring job now. I got job offers in Cali and at Boeing but since the money wasn't that good I decided to stay in Hawaii. I wonder how my life would have turned out had I taken that leap and moved to the mainland to work.

I wish that I could dance decently. I have 2 left feet so embarrassed trying to dance.

I wish I could be like superman and fly.

I wish I could count cards but look obvious doing it.

I wish I could read minds.

I wish that I could lose weight and have an awesome bod. Like the Rock I have a friend who can make his pecs "bounce", would be nice if I could do that.

Wish that I could bowl/golf/play tennis/play sports .....you name it, better.

Wish that I had a green thumb. I kill everything, even cactus plants.


And these are just the stuff off the top of my head, lol.

 

I wish I could carry a tune - as a child I loved singing in our church choir (the choir director was too polite and kind to tell me the truth about how off tune I was). When I tried out for choir in high school, the choir director didn't mince words and told me to stick with clarinet in our high school band, which I did, and quite well thank you very much. After I married and had children, I croaked my way through all the children's music and bedtime lullabies with a lot of help from my more talented husband.
Next up, my grandsons, who smiled and genuinely enjoyed my rocking and lullabies - at least they never asked me to stop . Now they entertain me with their singing and dancing - luckily both have great voices and can carry a tune - both belt out their tunes at the top of their lungs in the shower, lol. That's not a bad tradeoff.

 

I wish I could swim.
In high school gym class I was dubbed The Anchor--not because I was last in the relay, but because I sank to the bottom pretty fast!

RICHARD

 

Bringing him along, or leaving him behind?

Immersion worked for me learning how to speak using just VMB Smilies.
Here's a paragraph describing my day:



Oops, I forgot to indent!

RICHARD

 

I have been blessed with the gift of singing. But I wish I could play the piano.

 

I'm a good musician. It just makes sense to me. So I'm lucky with that.

However, my handyman skills pretty much stop at changing light bulbs. Most of that DOESN'T make sense to me, and I don't trust myself to make mistakes.

 

I wish I could know which slot machines were about to pay around $1,150 or so. Then I'd just live tax free for like $4 million a year.

 

Remember the old adage 'It's sink or swim' ?
Look at it this way - you are halfway there!

 

I wish I was charismatic, able to chat people up, especially women. I also wish I could handle myself in a fight, not a tough guy jerk, just not worry about what would happen if I was attacked or in a fight.

 

It's never too late.....to be superman! Your list is like mine. Quite a few of my kids are very artistic and/or musical. They sing and all play multiple instruments. One of my daughters speaks fluent Chinese. It amazes me how our children have all the talents and skills that I wish I had! Lol