What did you want to be when you grew up?

August 8, 2007 6:15pm CST
When you were a child what jobs did you want to do when you grew up? Did you go through many or was there one you had your heart set on? Did you make it as was it everything you imagined? I always wanted to be a lawyer as i was quite opinionated,and also my lovely bampa ( grandfather) always said thats what i would be. I suppose i am half way there as i'm in uni doing my law degree,but the novelty's kinda wearing off now.
8 responses
@3lilangels (4639)
• United States
8 Aug 07
ever since i was a little girl,i love to play with my hair and other peoples hair.i wanted to be like my mom and be a hairstylist.well i became a hairstylist and have been doing hair now for 15 years,i owned my own hair salon for 6 years,but had to sell.i got married and had 3 babies,and my business partner moved.i love every day that i do hair,its such a art to me.i love to do make overs,and just to see the expressions on the peoples faces is great.hopefully in a few years i will have another salon,thats my goal.
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9 Aug 07
u've really lived your dream then, and as you done so well so far i'm sure u'll have a whole chain of salons in the future. It nice to see people who enjoy thier work.
@maanoo (40)
• Bahrain
8 Aug 07
Hey, I was dreaming to start a web hosting company, and I'll do it in the near future.
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9 Aug 07
good luck hope all goes well
@horsesrule (1957)
• United States
8 Aug 07
When I was growing up I wanted to be a veterinarian for large animals, especially for horses. I did not achieve this goal as I was derailed by having a baby when I was still in my teens. I am nearly 50 now and I am ok with most of my life just the way it is.
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@k1tten (2318)
• United States
9 Aug 07
Well, I wanted to be a lot of things. A vet, an astronaut (only to catch M&M's in space), a baker, a free lance artist, and at one point a book shop owner. I was hoping to go to college for interior design but I've settled with being an art teacher. lol
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
9 Aug 07
When I was small I wanted to be a poet and writer. I now have two books out and one of them has my poetry in it. http://totouchaheart.blogspot.com
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@19ewf84 (461)
• Austria
8 Aug 07
I always wanted to be a truck driver. My parents never wanted me to do so.. Now I'm 22 and I get that whish a little closer since I'm doing the driver licenes for that now and they can't tell me anymore that I'm a fool and everything. Not sure what I wanted to do besides that.. I only remember that.. I guess it's a long long way for me until I will be able to do so since I'm a girl and so on...
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@squaretile (3778)
• Singapore
10 Aug 07
well, one of the things i wanted to be quite badly was an astronaut. put it down to the world book encyclopedia that my parents ordered from those door to door traveling salesmen. was fascinated by the plantary systems and all that outer space stuff. also felt it to be cool to float around. then came the O levels and the reality that I really wasn't cut out to do physics. and boy is being an astronaut hugely dependent on good physics. anyway, great that you're doing what you've always wanted to do. i did consider doing law but the huge amt of memory work for tort and the like put me off. :)
@bowtieguy (5915)
• United States
10 Aug 07
I wanted to do something related to politics, like hold a position in office, I liked the fact of knowing that I would be able to make important desicions and laws and maybe make a diffrence in the world.