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When you were a kid or a teenager, what did you want to be or do when you got older?



Did you end up doing it?



What are you doing now?





I wanted to be an actress, an architect or a writer. I realized the actress thing wasn't going to fly and I failed drafting miserably. (I had a fish stream running through the bathroom with a plexiglass automatic cover so people could walk over it.)

I've never been published nor have I ever tried but I have had many uses in life for my writing skills.



I became a hairdresser after high school, did that for a few years and then had various no-big-deal jobs. For the last seven years, I've run an animal rescue group in my town. That's the job I'm most proud of.



You??

I always wanted to be an actress/dancer or an air hostess, i was unable to do the acting as my parents couldn't afford the classes, the air hostess went out the window when i realised i got scared flying! I went on to do a little modelling, working in an office, having my children, becoming a beauty therapist and i'm now training to be a hairdresser!!! I'm just so indecisive

I wanted to be a vet or a paleoontologist. I am a teacher.

I still want to go back to school when I retire in about 10 years, to get a degree in paleontology.

Psychologist. So of course I naturally joined the Air Force and worked in transportation. :-2



While I was in, I pursued my psych degree until Golden Gate U. offered a fast-track curriculum in Human Relations. I figured human relations ... psychology .... pretty close right? Turns out it was a business management degree.



Long story short, I'm still working toward getting into some kind of advisory position.

I wanted to be a hairdresser....did it.....hated it....

Quite by chance as a 'fill in ' job I worked in a factory......many years later ended up as a Production Manager...love the challenge, the repsonsibiltiy....not doing much now as I have been 'side swiped' into HR /Training....I really miss the buzz of production

SuzyB wrote: I always wanted to be an actress/dancer or an air hostess, i was unable to do the acting as my parents couldn't afford the classes, the air hostess went out the window when i realised i got scared flying! I went on to do a little modelling, working in an office, having my children, becoming a beauty therapist and i'm now training to be a hairdresser!!! I'm just so indecisive


are you sure your indecisive?



well at least you nearly got to an actress drama queen is close:wah:





looks like i'm cooking tea then:(

little girl - wanted to be a mommy (although doctor was a dream too - I used to love playing doctor with my barbies)

adolescent - psychology, which is what I'll be come May of next year

current - same goal, almost there, but I've been in the helping field for about 6 years now.

I wanted to be scientist, but I ended up as an internet pyschotherapist, I have no regrets.

I wanted to be a doctor. It's sad to say that even as recently as my childhood, little girls from poor families did NOT get into medical school. So, I just "played" doctor, instead! (:wah: )

Things worked out for the best, actually...I'm a great believer in that.

HAH! You, too? I have another friend who's a BAV==="born again virgin." She has great fun with this. Unfortunately, nobody believes her!

Now...about PINKY as "virginal."

I wanted to be a fashion designer, however flunking my sewing class in 8th grade quickly made that idea go away.

When I went to college I started out wanting to be a social worker, however I didn't like all the psychology courses I was having to take. So I switched to a history major then quit going to college.

Pinky wrote: You think that's bad? I ended up as a reconditioned virgin!:eek:


You are an example to us all, I am trying my best to recondition myself also, its proving difficult however! :wah:

I wanted to be a mommy, I wanted kids since I was about 4! :-4

And I was always interested in becoming a surgeon...but I'm not and never was ambitious enough to do anything about it...

I wanted to be a cop also. Since I never got around to upholding the laws I thought what the hell. I'll Break a few.:sneaky:

sunny104 wrote: but I'm not and never was ambitious enough to do anything about it...


Sunny

I know what you mean

My husband thinks I'm pretty smart

but I don't have the drive to have a big career

Oh well

it's good to know yourself :-6

YZGI wrote: I wanted to be a cop also. Since I never got around to upholding the laws I thought what the hell. I'll Break a few.:sneaky:


hadn't realised they were mutually exclusive

As a kid my main ambition was to stay that way.

When I had to chose, I went with my interests and read biochemistry - so obviously I ended up designing computer systems for banks.

Bryn Mawr wrote: hadn't realised they were mutually exclusive


:yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl Good point Bryn.