What did you want to be as a kid/How did that turn out

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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    wanted to be:- footballer / film director

    turned out to be part-time dictator / chandler bing*






    *my own family dont know what my job is!!!! :lol::lol:
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Happy.

    (so far, so good)
  • fife
    fife Posts: 3,327
    When i was in highschool i wanted to be the next Plato but now I am a social worker. almost the same thing :?
  • RW81233
    RW81233 Posts: 2,393
    i wanted a job where i didn't have a boss/professor (fairly close)
  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
    A bird/an accounant
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    rollings wrote:
    A bird/an accounant

    I thought Liz wanted to be a bird...or is that what she became? :think:
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  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
    RKCNDY wrote:
    rollings wrote:
    A bird/an accounant

    I thought Liz wanted to be a bird...or is that what she became? :think:

    I do remember saying this to people in response to their "what do you want to be when you grow up"

    My mom would say "I think they mean like a nurse or something" : and I would think "the heck with that, I wanna be a bird"
  • barger395
    barger395 Posts: 855
    Didn't know what I wanted to do, just what I didn't. I have NEVER wanted to sit behind a desk, pushing meaningless paper while wearing a suit and tie. And except for one miserable year, I have totally succeeded!!

    I've been a Recreation supervisor, carpenter/leadman in TV/film, now a dog trainer and breeder. No dress code just shorts and and t-shirts, sleeves optional.

    Cheers,
    Barger
    Seen the Best Rock Band on the Planet a few times here and there.
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    i wanted to play 3rd base for the Houston Astros. (maybe i still have a shot? :lol: ) played some Div 2 college ball, then ruined my knee.
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    hedonist wrote:
    Happy.

    (so far, so good)

    :clap:
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  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,901
    mfc2006 wrote:
    i wanted to play 3rd base for the Houston Astros. (maybe i still have a shot? :lol: ) played some Div 2 college ball, then ruined my knee.

    Didn't you hear?

    We traded the entire team + cash to Saint Arnold's for a couple of cases of #DR12.

    Honestly I think the Astro's got the better deal. But to your benefit, I think they're holding tryouts to fill the void.... :lol:
    Houston, Texas... Believe it or not, there are 7 million people here... must be a couple of fans who'd love to see you play.
  • cubBEE_girl
    cubBEE_girl Waiting for next year... Posts: 3,367
    When I was 5 I wanted to be a waitress because we used to go to a neighborhood diner every weekend and I adored one of the waitresses there, she reminded me of Mae West (so, maybe I just really wanted to grow up to be Mae West :lol: ).

    Then when I was about 7-8 I wanted to be an archaeologist because I believed it would be just like the Indiana Jones movies. :fp: :lol:

    Then when I was 12-15, I wanted to be the first woman president of the US. I guess I can still do this, since the US still hasn't had a woman president yet and I'm officially old enough to be president. :(

    Then in college I had dreams of being a writer/English professor.

    Today, I have a very exciting career as a Project Manger. :roll: :yawn: Might be time to reevaluate what I want to be when I grow up!!
    I lost a bet...
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    shep wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    i wanted to play 3rd base for the Houston Astros. (maybe i still have a shot? :lol: ) played some Div 2 college ball, then ruined my knee.

    Didn't you hear?

    We traded the entire team + cash to Saint Arnold's for a couple of cases of #DR12.

    Honestly I think the Astro's got the better deal. But to your benefit, I think they're holding tryouts to fill the void.... :lol:

    :lol::lol::lol:
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • guitar59
    guitar59 Posts: 1,221
    teacher/unemployed teacher :|
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Attorney/sales
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    shep wrote:
    Garbage Man // Mechanical Engineer ...


    I think I would have been happier as a garbage man though... :fp:

    Men at Work was an inspirational movie to me too man. :D
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    i wanted to be awesome


    now, i'm really awesome!


    :P :wave:
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    I wanted to be a movie director.
    I've made a few flicks that never made it out of my house. :mrgreen:
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    norm wrote:
    i wanted to be awesome


    now, i'm really awesome!


    :P :wave:
    you are more than that :wave:
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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,838
    Never really has any vocational aspirations as a kid!

    As a teenager, I wanted to work in the music biz. I became a CPA, which has allowed me to work with bands, so it worked out indirectly!