So you told me what you do.....

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  • strbryt
    strbryt Posts: 488 Member
    For as long as I can remeber I wanted to be a nurse. Got accepted to a really good collage for that and never went. I have been a cna and a personal caregiver and I am really good at it but can't afford to not work full time so that I could go fet my nursing degree.
  • sillygoose1977
    sillygoose1977 Posts: 2,151 Member
    I wanted to be an office manager. My dream came true! :huh:

    I really always wanted to be a writer and a lead singer in a band. I still want to be a singer.
  • otr12
    otr12 Posts: 632 Member
    Certified Public Accountant.

    But then I found somebody who paid me to drive fast.
  • DarthCeltic
    DarthCeltic Posts: 1,236 Member
    trader

    is your name joe?
  • iAMaPhoenix
    iAMaPhoenix Posts: 1,038 Member
    Doctor...Ever since I got my first Fisher Price Stethoscope ** years ago. Then I found out my parents were too broke to send me to college, so joined the service and then after first child, decided to go to PA school instead. I love my career now.
  • mskatec22
    mskatec22 Posts: 138 Member
    The first thing I ever remember wanting to be was a dental hygenist, grosses me out to imagine it now. Then I wanted to be an FBI agent, even majored in criminal justice in college, then thought better of it b/c I "did not inhale" ;)
    That's when I decided to minor in elementary ed and the rest is history!
  • Trixtabella
    Trixtabella Posts: 471 Member
    I wanted to be a rally driver lol, I haven't even got my driving liecence lol
  • dave_in_delaware
    dave_in_delaware Posts: 49 Member
    I wanted to be a registered architect. I loved drawing houses and plans and etc. I had a Crayola Designer Kit with the little plastic T-square and a triangle when I was a kid. I reproduced the house plans in the back of my mom's Better Homes and Gardens magazines, to scale, with my Designer Kit. I was hooked....

    I have two architectural degrees (Associates and Bachelor's), and I even did an architectural thesis.

    After a few jobs as an architectural intern in a few different firms it became apparent to me that with my CAD skills and speed at drawing with the computer, I had been stuck in the CAD production "niche" in those firms and never got any more experience to learn or put towards my internship requirements or being prepared to take my licensing exam. I was good at CAD so my bosses "needed" me to draw and didn't have time to teach me what i needed to advance in my career path. Add to that my home life (married with young children) at the time didn't mesh with the necessity of working long hours and on weekends to get the necessary experience.

    So I focused on CAD more. I now work at an engineering firm doing CAD, and I also own my own business doing CAD for other architects, interior designers, etc.

    So, technically I'm an architect, but not licensed. I guess I got half way to my childhood dream. :(
  • writtenINthestars
    writtenINthestars Posts: 1,933 Member
    I always thought it would be cool to be a crime investigator...then I saw how it went for my uncle and changed my mind...

    At one point I wanted to be a vet...but realized I could never put an animal down.

    Before I went into college I was set on being a graphic designer...but I ended up going for all medical.

    So my goal for my life is to be a RN...I will be one, eventually!
  • mikeomalley
    mikeomalley Posts: 4
    I wanted to be a race car driver. That dream lives on today. lol
  • hazelbliss6
    hazelbliss6 Posts: 253 Member
    I wanted to become a mermaid. I was sure it was possible since all grownups told me I could be 'anything I wanted to be.'
    But my pediatrician told me I could never be a mermaid since they didnt exist :(

    So then I wanted to be a vet. I didn't change my mind until God changed my heart in high school and taught me to love ppl bc He does. After 7.5 years in college I'm now doing healthcare and loving it.
  • BAMA66
    BAMA66 Posts: 240
    I have always and still do want to be a novelist.
  • DarthCeltic
    DarthCeltic Posts: 1,236 Member
    I have always and still do want to be a novelist.

    nice! i want to also!
  • pumpkinmoccasin
    pumpkinmoccasin Posts: 316
    I wanted to be a fiction writer... I'm sort of kind of a fiction writer now (my minor in college) but only as a hobby, I probably won't ever publish anything.

    There was also a string of things that I wanted to be as I got older... Around 7-10 I wanted to be an archeologist in Egypt, when I was 11-13 I really wanted to be a mortician, and in high school I realized I was really interested in graphic design & advertising (which is what I'm pursuing now, hehe!)
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    I have literally ALWAYS wanted to be an artist. I remember answering that question with 'artist' since forever. It makes me so happy to think that I've never not been sure of what I want to do. I got a graphic design degree in college, but I love illustrating, sewing, doing hair, making crafts, book-making...pretty much whatever sounds fun or practical at the moment. I take my old clothes and make them into things that feel new (by hand and self-taught, because I never could afford a sewing machine...yet!), I make things that I see and want to use, but can't afford (like decorations for my apartment, etc).

    My fingernails always look disgusting, and I almost always have a smudge somewhere on my face :)
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    I wanted to be a ballerina/veterinarian/actress.
  • jlzrdking
    jlzrdking Posts: 501 Member
    Ever since I was a child I wanted to be a musician, I play guitar and I have played in several bands but that's as far as I got.

    Now I want to be an Engineer and if everything works out I will be back in school this January to finish my core classes.

    Then hopefully in a few years I will have decided between mechanical and electrical engineering and start taking those classes.

    But I still have all my gear and I still play my guitar..... you know just in case :smokin:
  • ziggy67
    ziggy67 Posts: 351
    I always wanted to be a teacher too...I soon found out I wasn't cut out for it either when all I wanted to do was kill the little ******'*!!!!
    I am now retired and life is great.
  • navywifeandmomof4
    navywifeandmomof4 Posts: 958 Member
    a model
  • Mucky_Duck
    Mucky_Duck Posts: 73
    I want to be a Vet.. or a Medic... or a Psycholinguist... possibly an Adventure Guide... - indecisive much lol
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    I wanted to be a fighter pilot :)


    DITTO! I was totally set on being a fighter pilot in middle school.

    I read too much John Grisham and really wanted to be a lawyer for a while.

    Stay at home Mom is another recurring theme I have, it involves a rich man, a large ranch, lots of dogs, a few children, a huge garden, and a fantastic kitchen.
  • HollieDoodles
    HollieDoodles Posts: 678 Member
    Write and illustrate books for children......... (kinda already started that, but not published)

    Illustrator for Pixar or Disney

    Interior Designer

    Clothing Designer

    A storm chaser

    A pirate!!!! Arghhh :devil:
  • cmbradfield
    cmbradfield Posts: 90
    Dance Choreographer
  • rmartin72
    rmartin72 Posts: 1,085 Member
    I have wanted to be Artist, Computer Science, Chef.
    I have worked Sales for over 15 years, Customer Service for 10years.
  • yogavegan
    yogavegan Posts: 116 Member
    i wanted to be a paleontologist!!

    (i am a yoga & pilates instructor)
  • Lesliecs
    Lesliecs Posts: 930 Member
    I always wanted to be a Prima Ballerina....... but even after years of dance classes....... not happening! Recently I think I would have liked to have been a Forensic Specialist..... but that's not happening. Currently I am a Project Coordinator for a large corporation and although I LOVE my job, I'd still like to be a Forensic Specialist!
  • SmartFunGorgeous
    SmartFunGorgeous Posts: 699 Member
    When I was little, I wanted to grow up and be just like my mom- stay at home mom with a garden. :-)

    When I got older I wanted to be a teacher or a lawyer.

    When I went to college I decided on teaching... Which I love.

    When in finally grow up, I'd like to be Wonder Woman/ actress/ singer/ supermodel/ writer. I pretty much do all of that as a teacher anyway! At my age, I've had to give up my dream of being a mom, but guess what?! As a teacher, I get to play mom quite often as well... Just without the garden! :-)
  • otr12
    otr12 Posts: 632 Member
    I wanted to be a rally driver lol, I haven't even got my driving liecence lol
    I fail to see the humor in this.
  • DestinyDarbi
    DestinyDarbi Posts: 260 Member
    I wanted to be:

    First female president. :laugh:

    A farmer! :blushing:

    An accountant. :noway:

    And NOW.. I want to be a writer. Ya know, because they make so much money! :laugh: Or maybe just a stay at home mom.. That'd rock my socks off!
  • CountryDevil
    CountryDevil Posts: 819 Member
    I wanted to be a Cat Herder. Herding cattle is easy. But holding together 10,000 half wild short hairs, well that's another thing all together.

    An actor

    A veterinarian or doctor

    and I wanted to be just like Mike....
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