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What Did you Want to Be When you Grew up?

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  • Rehobobound
    Rehobobound Posts: 143 Member
    Professional ice skater a la Dorothy Hamill. (Yeah I'm old LOL). When I realized that I started to late, I was willing to settle for skating as a hamburger in the Ice Capades. (I think McDonald's was featured on the ice that year) I did neither, but I do skate from time to time.
  • juliecat1
    juliecat1 Posts: 3,450 Member
    A rockstar. A child psychiatrist. A biochemist living in the rainforests making medicine out of plants. Got the degree and realized that was completely not realistic. Lol
  • foxro
    foxro Posts: 793 Member
    Happy
  • pteryndactyl
    pteryndactyl Posts: 303 Member
    In kindergarten I wanted to own an ice cream truck.

    In middle school I wanted to be a teacher, because I thought writing on the chalkboard was tons of fun.

    In high school I wanted to do something with psychology...

    Through an odd series of decisions and events I'm now a teacher, but I curse the classrooms without whiteboards because chalk is so messy!
  • bandedsandi
    bandedsandi Posts: 122 Member
    I am what I always wanted to be - a teacher. 21 years later, and I still LOVE it!
  • Elle408
    Elle408 Posts: 500 Member
    I wanted to be a Veterinarian

    Im a law student... LOL

    Snap! (Almost) I was desperate to be a doctor for a very long time, and am now a law student. Although I'm on the Medico Legal association committee so I get to spend a lot of time researching medical dilemmas.
  • xSakura
    xSakura Posts: 288 Member
    Happy

    ^ :smile:
  • solarpower03
    solarpower03 Posts: 12,161 Member
    A value added to the society!
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    I wanted to be an accountant, then a lawyer! Started studying Law at University but didn't enjoy it, so swapped to languages, then did an MA in Translation. Now I'm a secondary school French teacher :smile:

    I love my job, and it's the perfect job now as I have kids of my own.
  • mmccloskey10
    mmccloskey10 Posts: 16
    A Ghostbuster!
  • xxghost
    xxghost Posts: 4,697 Member
    A teacher. :)
    That's what I am studying to be now.
  • jonwv
    jonwv Posts: 362 Member
    a professional fisherman
    have my own custom car garage
  • rob1976
    rob1976 Posts: 1,328 Member
    A soldier. I did it for 9 years.

    "Dream another dream, this dream is over..." - Van Halen
  • treagal
    treagal Posts: 264 Member
    When I was a child I remember seeing a commercial of a woman riding a quad through a cut block...I said "That's what I want to do". Today I am a Forest Officer :o).
  • Pixi_Rex
    Pixi_Rex Posts: 1,676 Member
    A librarian... I still want to be a librarian.. instead I work in Quality Assurance...
  • MichaelYoung1976
    MichaelYoung1976 Posts: 307
    I wanted to be a journalist and/or in the military. Fortunately, I have done both.
  • Blastastic
    Blastastic Posts: 280 Member
    A Hero
  • SPBROOKS68
    SPBROOKS68 Posts: 561 Member
    Physical Therapist!
  • MemphisKitten
    MemphisKitten Posts: 878 Member
    A country singer.
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    I wanted to blow stuff up.
  • x_ItNeverEnds_x
    x_ItNeverEnds_x Posts: 134
    I don't want to grow up!
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,412 Member
    Fire fighter.
  • PottsvilleCurse1925
    PottsvilleCurse1925 Posts: 354 Member
    I wanted to be the first black president of the United States. But I'm white and Obama beat me to it :cry:
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    in my thirties
  • estrobabe
    estrobabe Posts: 337 Member
    Fashion Designer

    Now I am on the path to become a Behavior Analyst and I make clothes as a passion hobby :)
  • jennyrebekka
    jennyrebekka Posts: 626 Member
    An Archeologist. I was a geek kid. Still am. Just bigger.

    ME TOO!.....but i'm an accountant instead (still geek....just different variety)
  • BeingAwesome247
    BeingAwesome247 Posts: 1,171 Member
    At 3 a dallerina (couldn't pronounce my B's)
    By 9 I wanted to be an important business woman that travelled the world

    I still want to travel but it's being delayed until my daughter is raised.
    I work in an office, but I'm not important haha

    At 26 I would like to own my own business someday because I hate having a boss
  • yummy_
    yummy_ Posts: 248 Member
    a pervy alcoholic with a great *kitten*.
  • bsix3
    bsix3 Posts: 291
    All I wanted to do in life was to work at a Filling Station and change tires!!
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
    Happy
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