My all time favorite... I wished on shooting stars. Or were they satellites? Maybe they were too far. I must have blown apart a million dandelions. Now they don't grow in my yard.....
Let’s just say it. .. only tom can bring it outta of us .. feelings and deep thoughts .. every damn song 💯.. Ms Realistic.. H.O.G loves ya for the reactions and best to you and yours 💯❤️✌🏼🙏
I feel exactly like you when I hear this song. I will be 50 in a month. Where did the time go? I have a decent life now but I feel like I wasted so many years... 😕 chin up sweet lady! We got this now!
Thank you Trisha! I feel like I've lost years somewhere. I long for the days before my body started to let me down, before the brain fog set in. But then I look my life and my 5 beautiful children. In the end, that's what it's all about and I try to remember that.
When I was younger the older people would always tell me "enjoy it while you can cause when you get older time flies" didn't know what they meant at the time and thought they were crazy, now I'm in my 40's and feels like I was 20 just the other day lol
everytime I see the shot of Tom driving the car and the speedometer going up, I can't help but hear Christopher Lloyd's voice "When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious $h!t."
I can fully understand the idea of looking at the younger folks and wishing we could go back. I try to remember that if I spend too much time wishing something that can’t happen or envying others for their youth; anything really I’ll “wish” my whole life away. If I spend these years looking back I realize a time will come when I’m old and grey that I’ll be wishing back my 30s & 40s just the same. I think we sometimes forget the struggles we faced at every age as not one point in my life were things perfect. As innocent and carefree as some of our childhoods were we also survived hurt in those times. Maybe an argument with your best friend in grade school or being made fun of for the fact that our family couldn’t afford the brand names seems so juvenile & small now but in the moment those experiences felt like mountains in front of us. Even our 20s with our bright futures and exciting lives we weren’t completely free of pain or fear. Sometimes I wonder if those issues of the past that can feel so irrelevant now don’t feel that way because our problems got bigger but instead maybe it’s our distance from those memories that dilute the struggle & present pain is a fresh wound. I don’t know maybe my thinking is flawed. After all it’s likely that if we had the ability to line the different stages of hurtful experience up side by side the pressure & long term effects of adult problems would crush those other ones. I still believe however that if we’re not looking only at the situation but instead focus on the feelings each one would hurt no more or less than the other regardless of the situation our responses to them were real and felt enormous. Personally I feel that I spend too much time planning things to come & in doing that I’m missing everything in front of me. I’m trying to rectify that in my life and it’s been a very slow transition but I hope in the end I can find a better balance of the need to be responsible and plan a future & not sacrificing my present in doing so. Great reaction & song I didn’t mean to go on a tangent but I hope you and many other reactors realize the gift your giving me and others which is a place to come when you can’t go to or have anyone else.
That’s a precious picture where Tom’s looking lovingly and amazingly at his sister. Remember “PEOPLE ARE STUPID” his sister plays the news anchor beside him, there’s absolutely no doubt they’re brother and sister either!!!!! I’ve heard “I WISH” numerous times now and I still have tears rolling down my face each and every time, it’s a well written and beautiful song that says so much about the human condition!!!!!
That was the first part that got me. I have a picture of me and my baby brother (who is now my much bigger baby brother) when he was about 3 and I was 12. I'm holding him on my lap and we're sitting in a hammock. He used to wait for me every day to get off the school bus and come running to me. He was my little angel whom I adored, and it made me think of those wonderful times. Now he has his own baby boy, who is his clone.
Blubbering ball of tears. I just re watched Tom's video and then read the comments below, and then your video came up in the suggestions and I remembered how you reacted, so as a glutton for punishment I rewatched your reaction, misery loves misery. If you want a good cry in a darkened room, read the comments Tom got for this video. Stay strong. Love from England
@@MrsRealistic Yeah, I have the luxury of not having people see me when I listen to this. It's not pretty lol. By the time it's over I feel better though. Watch it and just let go. Not on camera of course lol. Have a great day!
Girl I’m crying with you!! I always tell my kids “I wouldn’t go back unless I could take the wisdom of almost 53y with me!”. My daughter’s BFF was over the other day and when she was leaving she said “I have to go home to get ready for work tomorrow. Being an adult is really sucky!” I told her I could name a million instances from them in HS saying they couldn’t wait to be grown(they just turned 21…same exact birthdays!!!…3/6/02😮). Her response “yeah well we were stupid!” Youth is wasted on the young🤷🏻♀️by the time I truly understood this it was over and I was a full-fledged adult 😢🙏🏿🙏🏻🙏🏽♥️♥️♥️
I use that exact same phrase all the time, youth being wasted on the young. I turn 48 today... how I would love to go back to my energetic, wonderful child hood with all the knowledge I have now and TRULY enjoy it. I tell my children all the time, don't wish away this precious life... enjoy every moment of your health, your energy and your wonder.
As Tom said in another song, my teenage years, "I'm embarrassed." I wish I could return and let my Grandparents, Dad, Aunt, and Nephew know how much I loved and appreciated them.
@@MrsRealistic ...please do a '"My Fans'" reaction... It is one of my whole families favorite❗so positive❗...we are #HOGFAMILY for life & there's 5 here...Tina (mom) , Jason 15, Jaxson 8, Colton 6 & myself (dad)... We love your reactions.... Tom and Nova make magical moments hit the "'feels'"❗ another new video Friday❗💞😉💞❗
We all wish we could go back sometimes the only way to stop yourself from living in the past is by making your tomorrow a day worth living. We're all HOG here so I'll let you in on a secret. Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.
I cried for a day after watching this. It hit me right in the chest so hard. I miss watching my kids just play together. They are all teens, three are moving away. I miss the family being all together so much it hurts. All my love to you. I cried with you..and I thank you for letting me in. 💫🖤🌿 #HOG You are loved.
Thank you Danette ❤️ While I still have 3 younger children at home. I also have two adult daughters who live in Canada who have a piece of me forever. 😢
@@MrsRealistic I could see your eyes the same time that I had the feeling in my stomach in the video…and I understood there must be some family you are missing, and remembering times away from. Just wanted to say, you are loved and I enjoy hearing you talk about them so much because I can tell ur family is everything to you. Wish I had you on my block just say, girl I get you! I’m sure glad I found you here. ❤️🌿 Thank you again.
I hear ya. Our daughter just turned 21 a week ago, and she moved out - not just out of the house, but far away from us; 1800 miles away. It hit my wife hard as they had such a close relationship. One thing I hadn't considered is how it will affect our son who is 16. Just yesterday he had an emotional moment and blurted out a bit of freudian slip truth about his sister being gone, and it dawned on me at that moment that I had not even considered how that change would affect him being the only kid in the house now. I suddenly felt selfish for worrying about how I felt while not ever sitting down to ask him how he felt. He of course clammed up after the outburst when he realized he said something he didn't want to and didn't want his feelings on his sleeve or feel vulnerable. But I now know what's in his heart and I know we will need to broach this soon.
39 Years old here with alot of regrets when it comes to his Past, but my Childhood was a 10/10, so this Song hit me like a Truck. Was tough not to tear up with you together. And yes keep telling you Kids to enjoy every Day of being a Child! =)
You are fantastic..I’m a 52 year old guy and had tears running down my face when I first heard this, thinkin back about my childhood and wishin I could get back there, if even for a moment…I Wish 🌻
This one really hits you in the feels. It's always gave me good feelings of the joys of childhood and sadness of the loss of that innocence. This is one of my favorites. #HangOverGang
Thank you this was my same REACTION but i love this song it was my first tom song i ever heard and i was hooked,Tom is so talented it's not funny, Again Thank you 💖 H.O.G
it reminds me how badly i wish i could go back in time and save my grandfather from a compleetely preventable much to early demise...it crippled my family and gutted my youth. this one hits real hard.
I feel that for sure! I lost my granddad to cancer and I can't help but wonder if there was more that could have been done to save him. He was the most awesome guy. I'm sorry for your loss.
@@MrsRealistic im sorry for your loss as well. our mortality is a insultory curse sometimes. death can be a relief but more often than not it seems to be a tragedy and affrontery to love.
@@RedDogForge That's so sad! I hate hearing stories like that, when it could have been prevented! My grandad had loved through a heart attack, but then bladder cancer took him. Then a few years later my Nan passed from an infection they couldn't treat. It makes me angry with the system.
I love how honest and genuine you are! You aren't afraid to really let yourself feel emotions and you let them happen without fighting them. I respect you for that. You have a beautiful soul.
@3:59 to: Mrs. "R" & everyone watching; Who else still sticks their hand out da' window & makes it fly through the air? I do! Thank you for helping to present Tom's music & message through your channel. "And you're welcome for ala da' views". God Bless. #TomMacDonald #NovaRockafeller #HangOverGang #HOG
@@MrsRealistic TY, I am a om of a special needs daughter, and every day she makes me so happy to be alive. I am so proud of her, and could not ask for a better young lady.
Tom gives new hope to me because I'm mentally ill have the same disorders he does he's giving me New Hope I cried tears of joy when I saw this song because it's finally someone like me getting accredited attention
Oh yeah Tom MacDonald really knows how to hit home in a really good way lol. Id give anything to go back to my childhood and treat my folks better, and wen my dad was still alive. Absolutely wonderful reaction ma’am!! ❤️
I knew this song might get to you, it always gets to me. Awesome, beautiful reaction. Having recently lost both my Mom and Dad in the last 3 years, I wish everyday. Peace and Love always.
I'm so so sorry for your loss. I'm lucky to still have my parents, even tho they are in Canada. I lost my very dear granddad a few years ago and my Nan just a few months back, without ever being able to hug them goodbye.
I cried the 1st time I heard this one, too. It makes you remember those times. For me, those times weren't good, but I do still remember some good times with my brother, out in the woods or playing in a creek. I think its the innocence we miss the most, before all the cynicism that we end up with.
I think you're spot on. I miss playing in the woods, fishing with my dad, going out to our hunting camp and rounding up the horses, playing with my little brother who was born when I was 9, and having day long adventures with my best friends in the tiny town we were free to roam on our bikes. It's the innocence and wonder that I miss. There were lots of things I hated about childhood, but I had a pretty interesting and wondrous one that many didn't, at the same time.
Another great reaction. Yep this one always gets me. 😥 Adulting worst decision of my life. 😂 My childhood was fun. Most kids don't know what real fun is anymore. They're too glued to their devices. They don't really have to have an imagination anymore and that's sad. Can't wait for the next reaction!
Every time I listen to this song, I think about the things I wish I could go back and change in my past but then I realize I wouldn't have my wonderful husband and kids. The paths we take aren't for us to understand but for us to look back and appreciate.
Sounds like something Gandalf expresses while Frodo was lamenting how he wished things were different. "So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for us to decide. All we can decide is: what to do with the time that is given to us."
Right there with you lost my mother at age 8 n she was 26 I’d trade my life to spend one minute with her. Lost out on many mother’s days. N many more holidays. Extremely painful
I'm so sorry Jerry. I can't imagine that pain. That's so young! I'm lucky my parents are still alive, but they live in Canada, and I'm in the states. I only recently reconnected with my dad after over 10 years. I was on my own at 17 and my step dad didn't want much to do with me. I felt very alone. But that's nothing compared to the death of a parent as a child. I wish you blessings and healing. 🙏
@@MrsRealistic I am a 46 year old man that had not cried in many years. I tear up repeatedly at a few of Toms songs. I can honestly say he has changed my life for the better. #HOG.
@@ericb3804 His songs get me in the feels. He has this ability to move you in a way that not many other artists can. I'm 47, but I'm a total sap and I cry at the drop of a hat. Lol!
I absolutely love everything Tom Macdonald, but I Wish is by far my favorite. He perfectly says what I never could in this song. He is truly gifted. Thank you.
Watching you cry about the feelings that this song brings back into one's heart also made me cry. (Disclaimer: I've only cried watching this song around 1,542 times before though, but who's counting) Welcome to da' HangOverGang! God Bless you & ur fam. #TomMacDonald #NovaRockafeller #HangOverGang #HOG
I have 4 kids now, and everything up to this point feels like it just happened. My oldest is 13 now, crazy. I always thought only old people said the line, "time flies", but they were right.
Fantastic reaction. I gave up my dreams playing guitar to grow up and start a family. Everyday I have regrets about that decision, but I don't have regrets about the family I created with my wife.
Right or wrong,good or bad the choices you have made is what made you who you are now. A perfect stranger like my self can clearly see your a beautiful soul,your empathy and strength is pouring out of you!!!!! Thank you subbed ; )
Sometimes it is good to get it all out. I totally get this song and the meaning. Ppl I know actually don’t want to go back to their youth because of certain things and there’s others that do. Great message in Toms song. Gets you thinking
There are 3 reasons that I recommended for you to watch this. Reason number one is that I'm a 41 year old man and this one made me cry and it is extremely rare that music would have that type of effect on me. Reason number two is that I wanted you to see that Tom has a lot more range than people think as a musician. Reason number three is that I selfishly want to see if it would make you cry too. :)
Your reaction was so real and beautiful and while we cannot change the past weather we are religious or not we can live the rest of our lives listening to our inner voice we all have and if we do we don't have to repeat previous mistakes or make new ones because if we are real with ourselves we know what we should do
I've been meaning to listen to this song but kept putting it off or getting sidetracked to other videos. I enjoyed watching this with you. I think this might become one of my favorite TM songs.
Mrs R, i love ur realness and human-ness. You are a strong woman, more than i think u give urself credit for. I cried like a baby when i first heard this and ive never had a rapper get me emotional until Tom and Dax....keep fighting that good fight and much love Mamma R
@@MrsRealistic when ur thinking that...u should do the opposite bc thats when the true "you" shine...and ur a beautiful person so shine on u crazy diamond
At 46, I really connected with how this song made you feel. Thx so much for being open and sharing yourself with us. Much love from Louisiana 🤟🏼❤️🙏🇺🇸HOG4Life
I’ve found 46 to b a strange year for me. It’s been hard to find a balance between missing youth and trying to gracefully accept getting older. 😂 You seem to be doing it beautifully! Wishing you all the success!
Bright side you are who you are today you have the people in your life that you love all because of every choice you made. You turned out pretty damn good ❤️
@@MrsRealistic I don't know I only talked to him once. All he said to me once was that he wasn't dead yet, that he was just lazy. I tried reaching back to him but hadn't had the chance. I don't know the stance of if the Paholek's and the MacDonald's want to be in the limelight or not, so I let them be.
Girl you got me sobbing 😭. This is the song I listen to when things get hard, my parents made my childhood amazing, everytime I look back I want to go back. I want to do that for my three year old son. I want the memories of his childhood/youth to comfort him when times get tough.
