The time I wanted to be a Nun....

@TheHorse (206373)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Oct 19

You made me laugh.

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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)

• Perth, Australia

14 Oct 19

@JohnRoberts

Well it isn't compulsory to eat Vegemite.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (459079)

• Switzerland

6 Oct 19

I cannot believe it, I also wanted to be a nun when I was 6. The first year I went to school, we had nuns as teachers. One was very kind and I thought that being a nun would have been a great idea... Two months later I was no more of that idea.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (459079)

• Switzerland

10 Oct 19

@TheHorse You were lucky to find two kind nuns, I have experienced their "kindness" during 8 years. I remember when I complained at home, my beloved grandmother used to tell me "who has no kids, often has no compassion, those are unhappy women". Most of the nuns were mean and they had pleasure in making us feel horrible girls.

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@TheHorse (206373)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Oct 19

I never considered becoming a nun (or a priest), but when I was four, I met two nuns on a ship from New York to Italy. They were the kindest ladies I'd ever met, and seemed to really like me. I think my dad (a non-religious Jewish Freethinker) was a tad worried about my relationship with those two ladies. But they never "preached" to me, or anything like that. They were simply kind, and listened to my 4-year-old ramblings. My body can still feel the warmth of their kindness.

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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)

• Perth, Australia

14 Oct 19

@LadyDuck

How weird is that?! I've never known anyone wanting to be a nun let alone around the same age as I thought I wanted to be one.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (118546)

• Gainesville, Florida

6 Oct 19

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a statue when I grew up. And just think, if you were a nun, you and I couldn't....well, I'll leave it up to your imagination!

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (118546)

• Gainesville, Florida

14 Oct 19

@VivaLaDani13 Haha, actually I did practice a lot when I was a kid! I would try to stand still in various poses for as long as I could. I guess I wasn't very good at it though!

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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)

• Perth, Australia

15 Oct 19

@moffittjc That is so super adorable! I wish I could have seen you do that!

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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)

• Perth, Australia

14 Oct 19

@moffittjc

Yeah there's quite a few reasons why I wouldn't want to be a nun. And a statue! So did you used to practice that when you were a kid?

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@TheHorse (206373)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Oct 19

When I was little, I did not want to be a fireman or policeman." I wanted to be an "astrophysicist." I actually learned about the constellations with my dad and liked math throughout my childhood. But at a certain point I wanted to be either Butch Cassidy or The Sundance Kid.

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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)

• Perth, Australia

14 Oct 19

@TheHorse I love space so this is a cool answer to me. I haven't seen Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid yet but it's something I would love to see. I've heard it mentioned so many times over the years.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307053)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

6 Oct 19

I thought about becoming an airline stewardess. Flying all over the world for free sounded like a great idea. It lasted all of a few short months in high school, then it was back to wanting to be a nurse. I got my nurse's aid certificate, but nothing came of it when I went into the navy. I'm doing what I always wanted - writing and being an author. I've been writing since I was 8.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307053)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

14 Oct 19

@VivaLaDani13 I worried about flying the first time I did because of my fear of heights, but I love it. I even had the opportunity to take the controls of a small plane and yes, now want to get my pilot's license. It would be so cool to fly an airplane. He was a friend of my husband's and had a small four-seater plane.

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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)

• Perth, Australia

16 Oct 19

@just4him oh wow! What great experiences you've had. I'm glad that you ended up loving it instead of fearing it.

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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)

• Perth, Australia

14 Oct 19

@just4him wow cool I never knew that about you. Being an author I knew but interesting to know the rest. Thank you for sharing. My Nan used to suggest for me to be an airline stewardess when I was little simply for the fact of flying all around the world but I hate flying so that wouldn't have been a good choice for me.

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Nocturnal Writer

@Nakitakona (56302)

• Philippines

5 Oct 19

It's good you do remember it. When I was a kid I wanted to be a priest upon listening to a priest missionary who campaigning for a student to enrol to their seminary school. I told my parents about and they didn't like it.

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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)

• Perth, Australia

14 Oct 19

@Nakitakona I'm sorry your parents didn't like the idea. Was there a reason they didn't like it?

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@Nakitakona (56302)

• Philippines

14 Oct 19

@VivaLaDani13 I didn't ask them especially my mother.

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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)

• Perth, Australia

14 Oct 19

@Nakitakona That is fair enough.

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Jessica

@JESSY3236 (18953)

• United States

15 Oct 19

I never wanted to be a nun. But my uncle had suggested a few years ago for me to live in a convent. I told him no.

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Jessica

@JESSY3236 (18953)

• United States

16 Oct 19

@VivaLaDani13 He suggested it because I would live there rent and tax free.

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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)

• Perth, Australia

16 Oct 19

@JESSY3236 ah ok I see. Thank you kindly for explaining.

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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)

• Perth, Australia

16 Oct 19

@JESSY3236 I'm curious to know why he suggested that to you.

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@Daljinder (23233)

• Bangalore, India

9 Oct 19

I have known about this before reading this discussion.

I don't recall ever having gone through such phase. However, I was told that I will become a doctor up until I was out of high school. I never was given a chance or choice to make my own ambition. Don't even ask me the kind of pressure it put on me. I was "conditioned" since early age and then was abandoned at the last minute. The reason why went into a dark phase and can't even recall 3 years of my life after high school. All I know is I stopped interacting with others and isolated myself.

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@TheHorse (206373)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Oct 19

I as grew up with bit-time pressure to "do well in school," though my parents were "cool" about letting me determine my own course. I was a math and physics major early in college, but wound up studying psychology and music theory. Go figure.

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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)

• Perth, Australia

14 Oct 19

@Daljinder I remember you telling me this too. And I've always been grateful that you told me about it.

Wasn't right for you to be told what you were going to be / do as a career. I don't like that.

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NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (116120)

• United States

5 Oct 19

I saw the first one but I don't think I ever saw the second.

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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)

• Perth, Australia

14 Oct 19

@NJChicaa The first one was good. I personally just loved the second one better.

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Sunrise Fan

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

18 Oct 19

I remember a current actress who wanted to be a dragon when she grew up hehehe!

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@VivaLaDani13 (60541)

• Perth, Australia

18 Oct 19

@sunrisefan haha so cute!

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Sunrise Fan

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

21 Oct 19

@VivaLaDani13 And she's cute indeed too hehehe!

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (129531)

• Israel

17 Oct 19

@VivaLaDani13 I saw your title so had to read what this is about. I remember Whoopie Goldberg in it. It was funny. Now, it makes more sense. Kids have good imaginations and think they want to be lots of things when they grow up. I cannot remember because I did not have a good childhood so do not remember lots of things.

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