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What did you want to be when you grew up?
My career aspriations changed a lot as a child, but the "when I grow up" fantasy from when I was 8 is my favorite by far. I wanted to be a writer, live in Manhattan, and drive a baby blue Ford Pinto with a CB radio.
I'm actually kind of sorry that one didn't work out.
How about you?
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Permalink Reply by kommishoner on -
At one point I very much wanted to be a parole officer. I think I was told by one of those personality tests they give you in middle school that it would be a good occupation for me. I'm not sure I want to know what part of my psyche that's about. ;)
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Permalink Reply by mightyninjamom on -
I wanted to do field research. Just nothing where I had to sit in an office. Sadly, my math skills never matched up to that ambition, and I ended up despising school so much I dropped out anyway. I'm still kinda disappointed in myself for not doing that. Maybe in my next life.
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Permalink Reply by hermit crab on -
Actress, cheerleader, poet.
0 for 3 on those. But I still turned out okay.
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Permalink Reply by hermit crab on
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Ooh, FP, now I'm thinking that an add-on to your question should be, "and how do you manifest those earlier aspirations in your current life?" Because I think that one thing those early notions of grown-up life did accurately do was point out things that you enjoy doing, even if you now know you wouldn't want to (or couldn't) do them as you originally imagined.
I'm not an actress, cheerleader or poet -- but I do present, support, and sum up eternal verities as part of what I do.
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Permalink Reply by rommie on -
Kindergarten teacher. I loved working with young kids, and still do. Sci-fi writer, archeologist, astronaut and/or Mars terraforming project scientist, nuclear reactor tech for the Navy, and biologist were all on the list, as well. I got pretty close to some, but never made it due to other parts of life getting in the way.
There are tons of fossils around here, and I hunted them and collected some pretty nice ones growing up. I also had a lovely rock collection. (What can I say? I like shiny things.) My dad told me I'd fail miserably if I tried to be a geologist or archeologist when I grew up, so I eventually stopped mentioning it and moved on. Now my best friend from way back when is one instead. I still get kind of ticked off when I think about it.
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Permalink Reply by ferret on
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I wanted to be a classroom teacher. I realized early that it was more than I really wanted to handle on a daily basis. I did something related, provided speech and reading services to small groups. Even that took its toll. It's hard for me to let go of not being able to help without hurting my self in the process. I'm still looking for other career paths and spending most of my time loving on my daughter. It's all good :)
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Permalink Reply by Kiwi on -
I wanted to sing and be this famous hybrid of Billie Holiday, Tina Turner, Diana Rose, and Whitney Houston (circa 1987).
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Permalink Reply by mcglory13 on -
I wanted to be a librarian, teacher, writer and an actress at various points. I feel like the four of them put together is essentially my "career," such as it is.
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Permalink Reply by Jersey on -
I wanted to be a crossing guard, a vet, and run an ice cream parlor.
I think I wanted to be a crossing guard (around the age of 7) because all the crossing guards we had were very nice and it seemed like the perfect job to me. You got to hang around outside a few times a day, help the kids cross the street, and in between you could chat with people from around town. I admit, I sometimes get a twinge of jealousy when I drive through our town and see the crossing guard near the middle school. She's always got people driving by and waving at her, and the middle school kids are always hanging around and talking too her. Seems like she's happy. Although, I am decidedly NOT jealous when it's 15 degrees and the ground is snowy/ice/slushy and she's trying to get the kids across the street without falling on her ass.
I love animals, but decided early on I would never be able to handle dealing with injured/sick animals on a regular basis. When it comes to animals, I'm just too much of a softy. So the vet dream went out the window.
I do still hold out hope to someday own an ice cream parlor though. Yum....
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Permalink Reply by Herasmus B. Dragon on
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I wanted to be a vet (until I found out how long you have to go to school for) then a horse trainer (but I SUCKED at horseback riding) then a musician (ha!)
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Permalink Reply by G.G. on -
I wanted to be a lawyer or hairdresser until I was a teen. Then I wanted to be some sort of teacher....that carried into college. Then I did one semester of interning at a high school...and I couldn't change majors fast enough. I'm glad I realized it wasn't for me... Although years later I became a corporate trainer.
But let's face it no kid/teen day dreams about being in HR Information Systems when they grow up. *shrugs*
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