are you the same person you hoped you could be when you were a kid?

I am afraid things just did not turn out the way I hope or thought they would. I did all that is required on my part like going to school and and graduating and stuff like that but it seems I am still yet to see the results of that. I wonder what may have gone wrong. But I think it is just the time is not yet right for me.

Yes and no. I'm not at all where I thought I'd be. I thought I'd be making a lot of money and living in a house. I wanted to be a commercial artist for the longest time, then I lost my touch - literally. Then I wanted to be a writer, and still feel that way some times. I'm 33 years old and still haven't figured it out. I thought that by now I'd have it all figured out. But I guess this day in age people switch jobs and professions so often that this is more normal than not, from what I've been told. On the inside, I guess I'm still the same, as I still have the same values and beliefs and such. I was never one to be with the "in" crowd, as I always did my own thing. I've always felt as though I never fit in, anywhere, including my family. I used to let all of this get to me, but I'm getting better at it - slowly. I still like the person that I am. I know that no many agree. I know that I'm not perfect. I've always had trouble making firneds because of these things. Even to this day, I'm more alone than I am with people, except my husband. For some reason I've never been that good with being friends with people. For the longest time, I thought it was me, so I would change to be like the other people..but now I know better.....that wasn't the real me, and it just got me into trouble (and not the good kind either). I think I should stop typing now. Sorry,I tend to let my mind wander some times.

Back in those days when I was a kid, I used to think what work can i do easily as I was very lazy and didn't wanted to do some office work as I knew nothing about it. So I had decided to do become an army office, but then i thought it is very risky. So I decided to become a Police Office, but then it didn't happened as I thought. And I'm finally working in my office.

wow you are quite busy thinking of your future. well when i was a kid a want to be a flight stewardess and sorry for me because i am not tall....(teary eyed...lol) when i was in high school i want to be a singer so i joined the choir and during my college days while taking up masscom, i joined a band and up to now is still singing. i still would like to be a flight stewardess but faith didnt allow.

no I am not who I thought I would be as a child. But I am very happy with where my life is. I have a beautiful family, a wonderful husband and two great kids. I have a good job, and we are very happy. Maybe if I would have taken the route I wanted to, I would not have met my husband and have what I have now. God works his ways, and everything happens for a reason. I am where I am, because this is where I am supposed to be.

I'm still young but I am not at all the person I thought I would be at my current age. At first, I wanted to be a princess, then a dancer, a teacher, a doctor, an olympian, and actress, and interior decorator, and a translator. Currently, I'm on my way to becoming an architect. I'm going to school somewhere I never thought I would. My personality is different than I imagined, but I'm glad. I don't think my life could have worked out any other way and all those dreams I had, well hey I tried a lot of them and I didn't like where they were going. Instead they lead me to what I am now and I am grateful for that.

I loved being a scientist but when I came to know how much a scientist have to suffer and sacrifice then I left the thought there itself. Our country's president is a scientist,and he never got married ....is this not sacrifice for the nation? When I thought myself,if I were not a government scientist then the thngs needed for experiments would be mine and i I stick to ths field ,were would the heavy money come from that means ...I have to work and forget about being scientist and so I did.

my childhood dream extended from being a nurse to being a professor!!;) also i dreamt of acquiring great knowledge and as i always wanted to learn lots and lots of languages i used to dream of knowing people and different cultures:) it was actually not in my childhood when my dreams started to form but only in my middle school days:) at that time i thought that i want to study people and therefore i'll chose psychology as my future occupation. at first i wasn't very keen on it but with time my will and intentions got strengthen. therefore i did my graduation and my masters(this year) in psychology..:) this year i m going to do do my best in finding a job in my area.perhaps i m still to experience life in its true terms but still i can say that till now i see myself following what i dreamt of. so i m happy with my person:)

Not even close. But I've got my cats, my books & no kids, that's some of what I had wanted.

I had many ambitions when I was a kid.I wanted to become a doctor.Then after a few years I wanted to become a pilot.Then later on I wanted to become a rocket scientist[not even knowing what it meant]Then I am sitting here finally doing my bachelors egree in mathematics.......lol....What a thinking I have!!!!!

I always dreamed of doing my doctorate in English literature.a dream that has remained unfulfilled to this day and a cause of great regret to me everyday.I did my post graduation but never got past beyond that because of other happenings in my life like marriage,a kid and family life taking precedence over my education.I also wanted to be a newsreader on television when I was very young,5-6 yrs.But as I grew up I realised that you had to be involved in journalism for that to happen.and i never had a knack for journalism anyway.but yes,in more ways than one,I am the person I wanted to be always.I am more confident now and more able to do things without hesitation than before.I did have different aims at different points in my life and many are still causes of regret for me but I am trying to divert my mind by doing things improving my baking, and reading books.

When i was a kid i used to think that life revolves around me ,My parents & my brother.I grew up in a very small town where there were so many friends.Everybody knew everyone.There was no cable,internet the source of information was really small.I was so innocent that when i compare myself to those children of now.They know so much.I always wanted to be a teacher .I remember i used to act like a teacher while studying.But i couldnot.I also wanted to do something for my parents but still i have not done any specefic.Hopefully i will.But one thing i was sure that i should be a lovable person when i grow up.I should not be hated by anybody nor i should have hatred towards anybody.

Age 6-18 = I wanted to become a pre-med scientist/doctor so I can become a pioneer and discover cures for diseases and become famous. Age 19 = I realized that I was lazy and don't want to work that hard. I wanted an easy, legitimate way out of working, so that I can enjoy life for the next 60+ years. Age 20-21 = I am now a computer science major / amateur net-trepreneur, trying to make a product that will make me tons of money (hundreds of thousands/millions) in a short amount of time (within 5 years). Also I'm extremely broke and have to resort to sites such as myLot in a attempt to make some extra cash. When I was in elementary school my family influenced me to become a doctor because of their reputation and social status. I went along with it an said that it was my dream to become a doctor even though it wasn't. I had no idea what I wanted to be when I get older and so I just stuck with the doctor profession up until my college years. That's when I realize, "There's no way in hell I could ever go to school for 12 more years after high school in order to become a doctor !" But I didn't change my pre-med major until my 2nd year in college. I changed it to something which is very interesting to me - computers/physics. However i dropped the physics part since I realized I was no good at abstract math. However at the same time I don't intend to go to college then get a degree and then work for 40+ hours a week. That's just crazy to me. So once again in my 3rd year of college I began to switch gears a little and decided that I should utilize what I may learn from my computer science courses and apply them to the project that I'm working on at this very moment. I'm trying to produce "The Next Little Big Thing" on the internet. Hopefully it will work out and I can retire before the age of 35.

No but am happier with what I am now. Like you I also dreamt of becoming a doctor and wear stethoscope. But my career right now is on peacebuilding and research. I didn't dream of becoming a researcher or a writer but God has exposed me to this and gave me enough experience to become what I am now. In my job I talk to different people - evacuees, armed men, starving kid, rich people and etc. In every encounter I win a friend and learn from each person's story. I have a chance to extend help to other and be thankful for what I have now.

I remember back in high school, I wanted to be a journalist. I was editor in chief of the school paper for 3 years. When I graduated from high school, I had the opportunity to to enroll in one of the best universities of the country. On the day of enrollment, I just lost my head and enrolled on a different course. I finished my course and never shifted to journalism. I guess I just realized that I am not made to be a journalist and I changed my mind just in time.

nope, I dont think soo. My life is shaped up by experiences and somewhere along the way, I completely lost my focus or my dreams when I was still a child. :) i guess that goes with everybody here. There are soo few people that was able to achieve their childhood dreams :)

hi , when i am kid i am too cute compared... but to this generation he is the super kid

hi good kid are like the kid who is in the photo bye for now.

when i was in preschool i know what i wanted to be. i wanted to be an artist until i was about to go to college. i wanted to study fine arts just like my parents. but they did not approve of it. instead i ended being an IT graduate. kids have dreams and they have the determination but as they grow older priorities may change that may hinder them from making their dreams real.

I have certainly moved away from my childhood dreams and trends though some of them are pretty much still strong in my life. Other traits which were recessive are just now coming to the fore. I know I have always had a rebellious trait in me. I dont want to be spoken to in a certain manner and tend to put beneath my feet (figuratively) anyone who means me no good no matter how much they smile with me to cover up. You know people tend to be hypocrytical and I used to really dislike and avoid those persons. When I was yonger, for the sake of family values (being respectful to elders) I used to not openly rebel unless the person bothered me that much. Then I would voice my concern/distrust for that person to my parents. I became a teacher as I thought I really wanted to be back then but now I know its a definate no no. I was never a starry eyed girl who dreamt up my wedding and wanted kids early. I was always strong on wanting to live on my own for some time before committing. Still true to form on that. I am just now ready to go down that road. I have not accomplished all I wished to have done at this age but I am not disappointed in me either.