I wanted to be an...astronaut.. What did you want to be?
By Wendy789
@Drosophila (16568)
Ireland
November 4, 2015 4:44pm CST
When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut.
That's what I said when I was three...
Then, I grow up, and I wasn't exactly astronaut material because:
1) I'm blind as a bat. 20/20 vision is required
2) I'd have to pee into a funnel during all space missions..
Ok! The vision thing could've been sorted with lenses. But the peeing into a funnel thing..NEVER!
Right.. so I end up getting a job as a sales assistant..
It's hardly the most awe inspiring career, but then I do get my own cubicle.. ..
So what did you want to be?
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15 responses
@kevin1877uk (36987)
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4 Nov 15
yeah that would put people off having to pee in a funnel. I never really knew what I wanted to do then I was younger or even when I left school. It's only now I'm loving photography and interested in graphic design and website building.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
4 Nov 15
That's always good, discover what you want to do as you get into it!
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@kevin1877uk (36987)
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4 Nov 15
@Drosophila Yeah, thinking back now I remember wanting to be a designer when I was about 10 or 12, especially with my knitting but that never happened, I did one fashion show with my work some years later so I don't know what happened really, why I didn't follow that path. Instead I worked in a factory.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
5 Nov 15
@kevin1877uk You definitely has some good designs, keep the idea churning! Chinese proverb "The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago. The second best time is now!"
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18204)
• Torrington, Connecticut
5 Nov 15
I wanted to be a fire fighter
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
5 Nov 15
Loads of kids dreamed to be a firefighter, it is interesting.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
5 Nov 15
@fufurinha Definitely one for the boys I know, not the girls though.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Nov 15
I wanted to be a actress. Then later a detective. I am always so curious I would love to have been a detective. Not with a police department but on my own. I think it sounded fun.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
5 Nov 15
Ohh! A bit like a private eye type of person! Sounds very exciting.
@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
5 Nov 15
@fufurinha You can do it too, it's all about taking small roles 'n' so on! :D
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
5 Nov 15
Quite a few of my old friends wanted to be actresses.. one of them even made to it, she does TV commercials etc. :)
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@kevin1877uk (36987)
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5 Nov 15
Are you scared of most animals? It as shame it didn't happen for you.
@Phoenixmaid (129)
• United Kingdom
5 Nov 15
I wanted to be an actress and i was for several years. I loved theatre work but love being mum and caring for my sister just as much.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
5 Nov 15
That's awesome! Acting is definitely a demanding career! I remember having to do school plays and end up being the person with 0 lines. xD
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
7 Nov 15
I always wanted to be a famous fiction writer. Not going to happen for me I am afraid. 
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
7 Nov 15
Writing can be a hobby that continues, didn't J.K Rowling hit off in 5 years with Harry Potter?
@Tampa_girl7 (54741)
• United States
4 Nov 15
I wanted to be a beautician or an archeologist.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
4 Nov 15
Archeologist was my second choice! Especially after I watched Indiana Jones.
@intal_carl (299)
• Quezon City, Philippines
5 Nov 15
I want to be a business man that's why I'm studying Marketing Management right now in college.
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@Freelanzer (10782)
• Canada
6 Nov 15
First I wanted to be a Psychiatrist, then a lawyer, and a policeman. I actually tried out for the latter but at the time they had height restrictions - I was an inch too short. Those things didn't happen but I am happy with what I turned out to be.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
6 Nov 15
Never get into an argument with a lawyer, you can never win.. xD
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@troyburns (1405)
• New Zealand
6 Nov 15
Astronaut was high on my list - I grew up during the heyday of the space race so it was a high profile job back then. I also wanted to be an undersea explorer. "Anywhere but here" seems to be a theme in my young dreams.
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@sparial02 (858)
• India
10 Nov 15
I wanted to be a Soldier.. I wanted to die for my country.. I have tried to be one but failed.. but i hope i became a soldier in my next life..
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
10 Nov 15
In the UK, we have something called TA, it's made up of people who couldn't be full time soldiers. They make up a nice portion of the army. Maybe there's something in your country like this?
@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
9 Nov 15
That's actually very useful! The ability to live off the land brings it's own freedom.
@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
14 Nov 15
@bobo2500 Absolutely! you also know this food would be totally organic. They taste way better.
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@bobo2500 (153)
• Howell, Michigan
14 Nov 15
@Drosophila It really does. I have a tiny little lot where i live now, but growing even a small portion of my own food brings me great joy and makes me feel useful. My goal is to buy a place with a decent amount of land and grow and raise as much of my own food as possible. Not simply for economic reasons, but for pride and self satisfaction as well.
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