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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 Jersey on -
JTC,
I live right up the road from 2 towns, Franklin & Ogdensburg, that you and your daughter might find interesting. There is a mineral museum in Franklin and a mine in Ogdensburg. I took this from the mineral museum's website:
"Franklin, NJ coupled with its close neighbor Ogdensburg, NJ are the home of the world's most famous zinc mines. The Franklin mine is especially famous for mineral fluorescence, and variety of rare species.
On September 13, 1968 the State of New Jersey passed a resolution declaring the Borough of Franklin:
"the Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World." These zinc deposits have produced 357 different mineral species starting with the discovery of zincite in 1810 by Dr. Archibald Bruce."
Here's the links to both of them:
The mineral museum has a very well known display of all types of rocks and minerals and you can actually go into a rock dump and search for your own fluorescent rocks. At the mine there is a very interesting guided tour of the mine and displays about the history of mining. They're within 5 minutes of each other, could be a good day trip for you.
Just wanted to pass it on!
John T. Capp said:He took me to the Natural History Museum at Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, MI, where they had a large room full of mineral samples, including some that would fluoresce under black light.
Daddy Geek Boy said: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 LeastLikely2Breed on -
artist, curator, historical restoration
I stuck with the artist part.
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Permalink Reply by YoYoWannaBe on -
Astronomer.
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Permalink Reply by Joe Mama on -
What field did you want to do field research in?
mightyninjamom said: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.
I actually didn't know what I was going to be when I grew up...but I know I DIDN'T want to be a teacher because I would never have the patience. I still don't have much patience for most things, but I'm pretty good with the teaching thing - go figure.
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Permalink Reply by jenra on -
I wanted to be Tina Turner and married to Michael Jackson. Obviously, that didn't work out for me.
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Permalink Reply by Kat on -
I wanted to go the Coast Guard academy and sail the world in the Eagle.
I also wanted to be a Blue Angel.
And a Rockette.
Well, I get seasick,
and I found out that jet pilots have to wear diapers and that just brings the glamour down a tad
but I still want to be a Rockette.
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Permalink Reply by Celticrai on -
I wanted to be a ballerina, but my parents put me in boxing. For the record I'm now an accountant, but I still box
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Permalink Reply by Future Fox on -
I wanted to be a midwife or someone who helps kids. I kind of ended up being close to those- I am a doula and a social worker. Yay for achieving childhood dreams!
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Permalink Reply by Zealflyer on -
I wanted to be a ballerina, an artist and a writer (in that order). Right now, I do marketing for a not-for-profit so I am a writer of sorts. And you're never too old to churn out that first national bestseller fiction title, right?
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