Three wishes

Used to play this game as a kid. Didn't you? Being a smartarse I used to say "Wish number one: that all my wishes would come true". Neat, huh. But some adult told me that was cheating. How is it cheating? Spoilsport.

Anyway, I found myself wondering, while taking a break from reading Derec Jones' The Three Bears, how my wishes have changed over the years. Here's the result (without cheating):

At age 9

1 I wish I had a proper mum like everyone else
2 I wish I had a proper two-wheeler bike with straight handlebars
3 I wish I could fly

At age 12

1 I wish my dad was still alive
2 I wish I could kiss Betty Campbell
3 I wish I was back in Tilbury

At age 17

1 I wish my dad was still alive
2 I wish I could be a writer
3 I wish I could feel Maureen Jones

At age 21

1 I wish I could be a famous writer
2 I wish I could shag that tall brunette over there
3 I wish I had a bigger dick

At age 30

1 I wish I could get published
2 I wish I was twenty-one again
3 I wish I'd never given that personal guarantee for £4million

At age 40

1 I wish my kids grow up happy
2 I wish I was rich
3 I wish I was happy

At age 50

1 I wish I knew what life was all about
2 I wish I was thirty again
3 I wish I could get an agent

At age 58

1 I wish someone would shoot all these fucking celebrities
2 I wish people didn't drop litter
3 I wish I was 65 and retired