If you had access to a time machine like the one June imagined for herself, would you use it? If so, where in time would you want to go and why?

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If you had access to a time machine like the one June imagined for herself, would you use it? If so, where in time would you want to go and why?

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If I had access to a time machine, I would spend more time with my grandparents, ask them more questions about their lives etc. I might change some decisions I made, especially regarding my choice of career!

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I wouldn’t change one thing. I’m a firm believer in the “butterfly effect,” and I’d hate for anything I have right now to disappear. While parts of my past were unpleasant, anything I changed would likely mean I wouldn’t have met my spouse and I wouldn’t be living in the PNW. Since I’m very happy with my life - no changes!

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I might be interested in using a time machine, but honestly I don’t think I would be able to decide which facet of my life to change.

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I’d love to travel back in time, but not to change events. I would love to watch my grand parents growing up from 1900-1920s.

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I would first love to go back to 1939 and watch my parents meet, date, and marry. I think it would be fascinating to see them as young people, falling in love. We all know our parents as . . . well, parents. We all know that parenting changes us. We aren’t as carefree, our relationships aren’t new & exciting, we are tired from responsibilities.

Second, I would go back to my high school and college years, and spend more time appreciating my parents. I would ask my father, especially, a lot of questions about his early years and his service during World War II, hoping that I might be able to get him to talk about it. He never would. He would just leave the room, so I only heard my mother’s perspective. I would assure him that I just want to learn, not resurrect painful experiences he had. And encourage him that it’s safe to share the information with me. Probably wouldn’t work. But I sure wish I had tried harder all those years ago.

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I wouldn’t use a time machine or change anything in my life. Yes, there have been difficult times in my life but I like the person that I am today and that person was created through all of the good and bad times in my life.