What do you want to be?

[IAKaraokeGirl]

Growing up, I'm sure all of us had some dream profession--something we wanted to do when we got big. I, personally, wanted to be Nancy Drew. :D

Barring that, I wanted to be a newspaper reporter.

In real life, I'm a legal secretary--which, ironically, has some investigative aspects as well as written ones.

What did you want to be when you grew up, and how does it compare with what you do now?

[Sharni]

I wanted to be a Mounted Policewoman

Vastly different to what i am now *LOL*

[Tess]

I wanted to be a comic book artist. Loved DC and Marvel comics.

I'm a commercial furniture dealer.

Go figure...

[PantyFanatic]

Originally posted by Sharniqua
[color=blue]I wanted to be a Mounted Policewoman...color]
... you wanted to do that in Canada? :D LMAO

[Lilith]

I wanted to be a Special Ed teacher.....better late than never.....I'll get there eventually:p

[dude33]

Well, this is not very romatic occupation but I allways wanted to be a Baker and continue the family tradition on my moms side. I did go through some schooling after high school but dropped out because I wanted to work. I do have a knack for it but unless you have your own bakery you don't make any money. I don't consider grocery store bakers as bakers for the most part since they have a lot of premixes.

Guess I just liked it when you got to roll the bun dough (which by the way I'm very good at!)

Actually the other thing I considered was a minister. Holy cow I'm glad I didn't go that route!

[dude33]

Originally posted by IAKaraokeGirl


In real life, I'm a legal secretary--which, ironically, has some investigative aspects as well as written ones.


Is there such a thing as an illegal secretary?:)

[IAKaraokeGirl]

lol@dude33!

Technically, I'm a cybersecretary most days, working from home...does that mean I'm not real? :D

[PantyFanatic]

I want to be the person my dog thinks I am.:rolleyes: (still working on it.):o

[T-S]

Wanted to be fighter pilot but then decided I didn't actually want to grow up :D

[Scarecrow]

I haven't decided what to do when I grow up.

[Nice Guy]

Wanted to be a fighter pilot also, but bad eyesight and being one of those people who doesn't have zero % body fat not a chance in hell. But I may go into the air force still.

[jennaflower]

Actually...

As a child I really idolized my grandfather.. and I wanted to follow his path and like him, be a famous clown with Barnum & Bailey and the Ringling Brothers circus's.... unfortunately my rose colored glasses fell off too early and I discovered how SCAREY clowns can be... so I lost that dream...

After that... my desires were to become a printer (the old kind that still set type) and later a desire to open my own auto shop...

and here I am.. a Child Support Enforcement Officer... (I am either loved... or hated... no grey area)....

[BlondeCurlGirl]

I always wanted to be a neonatal nurse, just like my mother is...but once I figured out that I can't do math to save my life and I cringe at her stories of some of the horrible things she has seen...well that killed that idea. Later down the road I figured out I had good writing skills and a love for reading... so now I am just about finished with my degree in Public Relations, which will give me the opportunity to write and hopefully go into the field of health care communications with my health studies minor. I may also consider editing/publishing someday in the future.

My secret dream was also to become an Egyptologist...but as long as I make it to the pyramids as a tourist someday, I'll be happy :)

[Santiago]

i wanted to be a hermit that lived in a cabin in the woods. i could flyfish whenever i want and go out on the lake with my trusty canoe. unfortunately you cannot be a hermit and have a porsche and a killer computer and a hot girlfriend. so i am in school now but dont know what i want to do. if i could win the lottery though i would become that hermit with the porsche. :)

[dicksbro]

I was thinking that maybe being a multi-billionaire would be nice. Nothing too fancy ... yachts, estates, huge portfolio's, endless vacations. You know, the run-of-the-mill billionaire stuff.

But, as I grew older I realized that with all those distractions I would miss the best part of life ... Pixies Smut Game Player. So, I decided to forego those early childhood goals.

[Peacelul]

Always wanted to work in the theatre, which I did and did not really like. I am now a stock controller for a large store.

[LixyChick]

Ironically, I was just talking about this at work on this Friday past.

I was asked how I could hate a job I was so very good at. I answered, "I still just don't know what I want to do when I grow up"! In high school, my guidance counselor would ask me this repeatidly. Finally she said I had to think of something so that she had something to put on my record. I just blurted out that I wanted to be a mortician. She asked, "Why a mortician"? I said, "Because they get to drive a hearse"! But lo and behold......seems I hate touching a dead body.......and ya pretty much can't be squeamish at that if you want to be a mortician. It's unavoidable!

I sew for a living and I too make commercial furniture at a subsidiary of H@rd Rock's company. He knows what I do and he knows the quality of the work we produce. But just because I am good at sewing..........doesn't mean I like it! Truth be known.......I hate to sew! It's boring and you sit alot which is breaking my back. I have several girls that I work with. I'm the sewing room supervisor and I help with proto-typing. I'm not a pattern maker (nor do I want to be) but I have an eye for style, functionality (is that a word?..LOL!) and plausibility. And I can sew like the dickens! Plus, I make really good money now so I gave up my own biz of making exotic costumes for dancers. There is nary a place around my digs that have exotic dancers.........in N.J. they were on every other corner.

Why was I cursed so? I NEED to hit the lottery so I can get that stained glass shop made in my barn. Arrggggggg!

[dm383]

I had a variety of jobs after dropping out of college (a long story, but it wasn't because of grades!) joined the army, worked in bars/clubs etc, then became a window cleaner - that was Ace.. own boss, own hours..... pity I nearly broke my back doing it!! (Yes, literally!) Then I was working on a hypothermia-awareness campaign, and my then girlfriend suggested I had the right temperament to be a psychiatric nurse.. well, that was 16 years ago, and here we are! Still doing it, still (mostly) loving it.... and STILL not grown-up!! Ain't life FUN?!?! :D

DM

[celticangel]

Since about the age of 15 I wanted to work with people who have learning difficulties. I trained as a nurse at 171/2 yrs and have done the same thing ever since. Love working with folk with challenging behaviour . When I was very young I wanted to be a vet-----nearest I got to that was "assistant midwife" to a sow at my uncle's pig farm!

[horseman12]

Growing up i had aspirations of becoming a cowboy, and after a stint in the military, Bam here I am a working cowboy, it was never a dream it was just something i knew i wanted to do, but some days it does seem like a dream, I don't punch a time clock, I can sleep late if i want(play @pixies) my office is the wide open, I have the best view of the world, and i don't have to deal with people and thier attitudes.

[jay]

my first word was screwdriver so it was only natural that I become a mechanic for a while I considerd becoming an aeronautical mechanic but school was just to expensive

[Deno]

I wanted to be a chef or a mechanic, both of which I can never do for a job anymore because I injured my arm beyond repair working in a kitchen a few months ago. I guess it's good that I spent the last 8 years at the university learning how to wear a white collar to work... blah. :(

[IAKaraokeGirl]

When I was *really* young, I wanted to be a princess when I grew up. Paper after paper, I'd draw "Princess Isabella" with my four- or five-year old hand. Of course, it didn't matter that my name *wasn't* Isabella, or that I hadn't been born to royalty. Thank you, Walt Disney. ;)

[kleclere]

We have to grow up? As I guess I still haven't I wanted to work with electronics. I work as a computer repair tech. Am I close?

[apia317]

Like most little boys I wanted to be a cop or fireman. After highschool I joined the Air Force I wanted to work on jet engines but they gave me crew chief (the whole plane) and now 15 yrs later I am head mechanic/ chief inspector for a cargo airline making great money. Hate to say it but the government was right when they assigned me my job in the AF worked out well.

[BigBear57]

In high school I wanted to be a photojournalist. The thought of working for "Dirt Bike" or "Hot Rod" magazines and drive neat new toys and writing my opinions on them seemed the coolest. Of course I never even made journalism school, instead I follow my Dad's footsteps into machining. I'm trying to finish a degree and work into engineering. Who knows maybe I can still find a way to get into wriring about some cool machines... maybe just not bikes or cars. :cool:

[Neige]

Ever since I was little I wanted to be a doctor of some sort... For about 5 years now I've wanted to become a plastic surgeon. I'm in my first year of pre-med :)

[Oldfart]

Me.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

*bump*

[Booger]

I don't want to grow up I'm a Toy 'R' Us kid