Swapping lives

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:12 am

I just recently finished a great book by Eileen Goudge. It's titled "Otherwise Engaged". The book was about 2 women who have been best friends since childhood who swap lives for 6 months. Both were going through troubles in the current lives and decided to swap and see if the other had it any easier. It was a great book and if you should happen to come across it, I recommend reading it.

So let's imagine that we all have the chance to swap lives with someone who is living the life we've dreamed about. For example, I've lived in a small podunk towns all my life. I've always wondered what it would be like to live in a large city such as New York City. Would I love it or hate? Would I come to appreciate what I have?

Would you jump at the chance to swap out lives with someone? If so, who's shoes would you like to try on?

weber · Post by **weber** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:17 am

No.

It took me so long to learn how to live my own life that I would not want to try to live somebody else's life. Everyone has their own problems and everyone learns how to deal with those problems over a long period of time.:-6

woppy71 · Post by **woppy71** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:24 am

Thats a very good question, sheryl!:)

In my younger days (younger than I am now, lol!) I aspired to be like many other people, but I would never have liked to swap places with someone.

Nowadays, I would never dream of swapping with someone else, I have my Archie and my wife Carrie-Anne. I am happy with that alone. Yes, i'd like to be better off finantially, but my family is the most important thing to me:)

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:15 am

Lately yes I would swap with anyone....

:( I would like a few less stresses in my life, and a few more social commitments. Argh

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:17 am

:wah: Arnold you crack me up! Besides your wife can't be that bad.

Woppy I agree with you, I don't think I could leave my husband or my kids for a long period of time. They might upgrade models while I was gone.

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:40 am

I think I'd like to trade with Snoozie for a day so I could make witty and ascerbic comments all day long.

And be Clancy's best friend, of course :-6 :p

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:44 am

I wish I was one of Goldie Hawn's children....she's my dream mom. :-6

Otherwise, there's no one I would change with. I like me, warts and all.:-6

um, I don't really have warts....:-3

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:58 am

I would like to drop in and out of other people's lives just to see what it was like. i wouldn't want to swap because I wouldn't want to have someone in my place.

I'd like to try being a wife of a movie star and see if it really is glamorous (doubt it). I'd love to see what Victoria Beckham does (other than count calories and have hair extensions put in/out). I'd like to be a fly on the wall of J K Rowling's office to find out what happens to Harry Potter first!

But I'd want to drop straight back into my life at the point I left it. That's cheating I think but never mind.