Life is full of regrets. Some are small—like spilling coffee on a nice shirt—and some are spectacularly, irreversibly terrible. And a lot of the time, they’re also unavoidable, when all you can do is step back, accept what happened, and try to move on without letting it take over your mind.
So, to reassure you that you’re not alone in these “wish I hadn’t” experiences, we put together a gallery of moments people would love to erase from their memory. Whether earned or purely accidental, yikes!
#1 Mis-Snakes Were Made

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#2 I Love It When We Rise Up Together To Destroy The Patriarchy ✊

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#3 Justin’s Appointment

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#4 The Moment This Jogger Realized He Stumbled Into My Friends’ Engagement Photo

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#5 My Indoor Cat’s First Time Experiencing Heights & He Instantly Regretted It 😂

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#6 Tells The Potential Employee To Find Another Job If They Don’t Like His Terms. Is Shocked When She Agrees To Do Just That

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#7 This Is Coco. He Was Banned From Three Groomers For Aggression. He Is Now Under House Arrest (I Have To Shave Him Myself)

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#8 Lifeboy

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#9 He Had No Idea What To Expect

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#10 Posing On A Flaming Chair For A Cool Photo

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#11 Forever Alone

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#12 My Mom Made A Mistake While Cutting My Hair

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#13 “Don’t Look At The Sun!” *proceeds To Look At The Sun*

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#14 When You Finish Work At 5 But You’re Storming The Capitol Building At 6

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#15 I Was 13 And We Decided To See Who Could Jump The Farthest Off The Swing. This Was The Moment Before I Hit A Pole At The Playground

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#16 This Picture Was Taken The Moment Before I Fell Into The Splits, Thinking That I Could Ride These Like Rollerblades

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#17 Mistakes Were Made

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#18 This Man Drove 1,000+ Miles To Hoard And Scalp Supplies, But Now He Can’t Find Buyers. Boo-Hoo

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#19 They Didn’t See That Coming

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#20 Self Burn

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#21 Missing Your Husband’s Singing For Months Because You Can’t Say Sorry

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#22 Layoff Skilled Workers Hurts Company?

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#23 Don’t Worry, He’s Fine

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#24 Trying To Take A Picture Posing With The Birds

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#25 They Took The Dog Swimming For The First Time

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#26 Instant Regret

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#27 Instant Regret

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#28 “Plumber Returns To Re-Clog Pipe After Restaurant Refuses To Pay Bill”

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#29 Oh Boy

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#30 Another “Unschooling” Success Story

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#31 “Now They Are Infected!”

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#32 Keep Me In Your Prayers

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#33 Single Dad Wanting To Absolutely Nail It For Christmas This Year, So I Saved Up And Bought My 3yo Daughter The Largest Dollhouse I Could Find. I See Now That I Definitely Veered Out Of My Lane When I Made This Decision. Pray For Me Please LOL

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#34 Making A Frog Friend

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#35 You’re Not A Teenager. You’re 24
Context for people out of the loop: this is Johnny Somali, a streamer who’s known for his repeated disrespectful behaviours in multiple countries. His behaviour includes yelling Hiroshima Nagasaki on Japanese public trains, harassing high school girls, sexually harassing a female police officer in Israel, lap dancing on a WW2 comfort woman statue in South Korea, and many many more. He was previously kicked out of Japan and Israel for his misdemeanors. He was also banned from Kick and Twitch and now streams on Rumble. He’s currently arrested in South Korea for possession [of illegal substances] and is facing jail time and is also literally being hunted down by Koreans. He also offered a similar apology to Japan before, only to immediately start insulting the country as soon as he’s out of the country.

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#36 Classic Oh No Consequences Sunday: Lady Orders Sushi Rolls That Were Not On Sale & Gets Angry She Can’t Return Them For A Refund

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#37 My Professor Regraded My Assignment And Now My Grade Is Even Lower

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#38 “I Eat Nothing But Raw Meat Raw Milk And Eggs, Why Am I Having Health Problems?”

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#39 Student Failing To Take Responsibility For …

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#40 Can I Pet Him? -Sure, He’s Friendly-(Doggo Starts Growling Mid Picture)

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#41 Instant Regret

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#42 My Friend’s Dog Decided To Join The Fun Of A Slip And Slide, Instant Regret

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#43 Instant Regret

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#44 Ignore Fines For Breaking Traffic Laws And There Are Consequences?!

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#45 Maybe Call Ahead With Such A Large Order??

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#46 Moves To Rainforest, Complains That It Rains Too Much

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#47 If It Can Happen In It Can Happen Anywhere!

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