Hi, I’m Omar, the founder and CEO of Kinnect. This blog is part of the From Omar series, where I share my personal reflections, thoughts, and experiences that are shaping the work we’re doing at Kinnect. These entries aren’t about polished life lessons — they’re honest, raw thoughts I’m working through in real time.
Today, I’m thinking about regret. It’s a heavy word, but it’s also one of the most human experiences we all share. Regret often creeps in after loss — when you realize the questions you never asked, the stories you never heard, and the small but meaningful moments you let slip away.
And for me, it’s personal.
My grandfather lived with dementia for 10 years before he passed. Ten years of watching him slowly lose access to himself. When I think about that time, I think about all the questions I wish I had asked him before dementia made it impossible. Not questions like, "Where were you born?" — but the deeper ones. The kind of questions that would have given me insight into the man he was, the dreams he had, and the moments he never shared out loud.
It’s that reflection that makes me think about regret differently. Regret isn’t about the big things. It’s about the small questions we didn’t ask, the quiet moments we didn’t take, and the connections we didn’t nurture when we had the chance.
Regret isn’t about the big moments — it’s about the missed ones
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