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    I've always wanted to be....?

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    edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
    as a kid, teen, whatever, I'm sure 95 percent of us did not want to be what we are now.

    What did you want to be? (beyond ballerinas and firefighters)

    I always wanted to be a dentist. Then it turned into being a forensic dentist... I have a weird obsession with teeth.

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