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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 Diggy on -
Being a geologist isn't that much fun.
rommie said: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 Daddy Geek Boy on
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When I was 4 or 5, I wanted to be a rock collector (not a geologist, a rock collector). I later learned that this was a competitive imaginary field and gave up my pursuit for something more substantial.
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Permalink Reply by ks on -
When I was a kid I wanted to be an astronomer and an astronaut. I stuck with the astronomer part all through growing up and into grad school. Where I realized that I don't particularly enjoy doing research (although I do still love astronomy and think it's really cool) but that I loved my teaching assignments. So I did a sideways jump into teaching. Now I'm a physics and astronomy professor and partway through my PhD in science ed, so I guess it's close enough.
Although, when I was an undergrad, the other physics major at my school and I came up with alternative career plans, just in case. I love to cook and I'm pretty good at it, he is an amazing sax player, and his girlfriend at the time (now wife) was a music major with a concentration in voice and also minored in business. So we all decided together that if physics/astronomy didn't work out, we'd open up a small restaurant/jazz bar and call it the h-bar.
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Permalink Reply by Kiwi on -
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I laughed at a volume inappropriate for work at this.
ks said:call it the h-bar.
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Permalink Reply by Annaevilred on -
I wanted to be tall, skinny, blond and SUPER RICH, when I grew up. So far....I've only gotten the blond but gave it up after a few months.
Oh well.
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Permalink Reply by ks on
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Most people don't get it when I tell that story. Glad I can be of service.
Kiwi said:BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I laughed at a volume inappropriate for work at this.
ks said:call it the h-bar.
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Permalink Reply by Boring User Name on -
I wanted to be an astronaut, even had the Cabbage Patch astonaut doll, until the Challenger blew up. An early indication of my risk aversion. Then, a math teacher. I still think about that one, but once the math classes hit 3-D, I got lost. I never really wanted to be a lawyer, so I still have no idea why I went to law school.
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Permalink Reply by The Oracle on -
For a long time, I wanted to be an astronomer. Then I took an astronomy class and realized the only thing I liked about it was the mythology about the constellations, the planets, the sun's journey across the sky, the phases of the moon, etc. So I became an astrologer instead :)
I also wanted to be a foreign diplomat and was pretty sure I could make Israel and Palestine get along after all these years. Then I realized that ... I ... couldn't ... so I became a psychotherapist, and unlike many of my colleagues, my favorite kind of therapy by far is marriage counseling.
I also wanted to be a writer. And I am a writer.
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Permalink Reply by Whackbar Wop on -
Well, up til I was 8, I wanted to be a paleontologist. I then learned just how little paleontologists actually make, and decided on being a doctor. This stuck up through college, when as a Biology (Pre-Med) major I discovered that A: I would be a single 3-hour elective shy of a Minor in Chemistry, according to the course catalog, and B: I positively SUCK at Chemistry. Freshman level Fundamentals of Chemistry was kicking my ass. Tutoring by a friendly Chem major downstairs wasn't even helping.
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Permalink Reply by Bigkrygowski on -
One year at Thanksgiving dinner my grandfather asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I told him I wanted to be Jesus. My mother still makes fun of me.
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Permalink Reply by The Oracle on
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And she is right to do that.
Bigkrygowski said:One year at Thanksgiving dinner my grandfather asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I told him I wanted to be Jesus. My mother still makes fun of me.
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