what do you want to be when you grow up

I have discovered that growing up is vastly overrated.

My daughter wanted to be a movie star, live in a bus, and move to Hollywood. No, she didn't ever do this! My son wanted to be a professional race car driver. After spending weekends in jail and two car accidents, he gave up that dream:(

I asked myself what I wanted to be when I grew up.

Both our sons dreamed of being a baseball star, of course! But did not.

One son is a bass player which he always wanted to be. The other never really expressed a particular wish but he seems happy working with computers.

Mine wants to be a designer. She is still in school and i do hope she achieves it. I have noticed the way she loves designer clothes.

My parents used to ask that to me and my answer was so different when I grew up

I wanted to be an artist . . . but my parents said I could never make a living being one. Artists were "crazy" in their minds . . . so I put that thought away. For years I wanted to be so many other things. But in high school I met a friend showed me the ways of having art as a career . . . so much to the dismay of my parents, I got an art degree . . . and became a working artist!

I wanted to be a surgeon, but instead a hairdresser, so surgery on hair instead. Son wanted to be a game designer, instead was a barber.

I aspired to be an occupational therapist. However, we didn't live near a university, the closest one was over an hour's drive away and my parents wouldn't let me go because of the expense. They didn't feel that a woman needed an expensive education. But I didn't let it get me down, no, I worked as an Activity Director in an old age home. And it is essentially the same thing, you don't have a degree so you make less, but I worked for the city-owned home, so my wages were comparable to anyone working in the field with a degree. Our son always wanted to be an advocate for children who didn't have parents like he did-that was what he used to tell us. And he works as a social worker, he did start out in the under age group home sector, but now works with all ages in the legal field.

I wanted to be a race car driver, I sort of do that now, I drove for years for money and always on the interstate.

I never had kids.

My dream: I wanted to marry Prince Charles and live on a farm! LOL

I am an adult and do not have any human children of my own. I have a cat child. I still ask myself what I really want to do. I thought I found it and still like what I do, but, I would like to find more meaning in my life and another way to sell my products and I cannot sell on Esty because I buy most of my things. I have not had luck on some online places. I may try again making an online store and sell all my things on e-bay.

Idid what I wanted to do. I raised six children that all have good jobs and did what they wanted in their life's.

I don't know yet, mine are still young, Little One wants to travel the World so hopefully she will manage that or at least some of it. Big One wants to be a writer and illustrator at the moment, maybe she will but it's a difficult career to make a living. What about you - did you fulfil your dreams? When I was growing up I had so many things I wanted to do; I have done some of them and sort of done something close to others.

I wanted to be a heart surgeon, but my mother talked me out of it, as did my husband. When I wanted to go to med school, he was already firmly established in his career and didn't want to upset the cart. My other choice was to become a first grade teacher, then a special education teacher, and a professor. I was lucky to accomplish all three and enjoyed it immensely. My older son always wanted to become a corporate lawyer and achieved his dream. My younger son achieved his dream of running a successful business.

My two year old niece wants to be a train driver. But not just any train driver; she wants to be a cat who is a train driver. I hope she fulfils her dream!!

I'm asking them now, each of my 5 children and here are their answers. AJ (18 years old) wanted to be a doctor (whew) CJ (17) wants to roam around the world (whew) VJ (13) none yet Jaeden (10) wanted to be an engineer Lian (7) wants to be a soldier

My son is still 5 years I hope he will be able to fulfill his desires