"When i grow up"

[FarrIL]

We all had ideas of what we wanted to be when we "grew up". What did you swear up and down you'd be when you were done with school "forever"?

I knew at the age of 10 I'd grow up to be an artist. I am an artist today but the idea of it being my job... my opinions have changed when I realized what graphic design mostly entailed. And rarely was it stuff you wanted to do. I know I'd lose my mind if I had to cater to some professional-looking niche when it came to graphics and web designing, so I took the "art" degree and happily left Delta.

Now I'm looking at Phlebotomy as a good trade, good work and something stable. Schooling isnt much and it's a foot in the door as far as medical stuff goes. I think I could do it.

So, what did you want to be when you grew up? Are you that same thing now or has life taken you down a different path? Are you content or wish something was different?

[phee]

I wanted to be a Marine Biologist for a while.... then I wanted to be a writer.... then musician.... then teacher.... then.... um..... writer/musician/able to feed myself and family.

[Joey Deadcat]

Comic writer/artist, cartoonist, musician, horror actor...

[prick]

Conservation officer.

[Slogo]

Musician was a big one for me as was teacher

[Raev]

None of us expected to live. None of my clique of friends growing up.

Between the gang wars, drug addictions and random acts of violence - we all accepted that we would be dead by 18 before we even reached high school.

None of us even graduated, because we were so sure that we'd just be another body in the streets that school was a waste of time.

Some of us were right. The rest of us, have been scrambling to build something of our lives and forget the world we came from.

[Ryle Hira]

I wanted to be a Marine Biologist and Oceanographer. Then I wanted to teach Earth Science to highschooler.

[StormKnight (1)]

I know I am a bit different here.

Wanted to be a cop for a while, before the reality that father may or may not come back alive from a patrol. If I have a family, I wouldn't want to burden them with that fear. An extension of this is one of the reasons I wasn't looking for something while I was in the service. I didn't want to leave a family grief-ridden over the fact I could come home in a metal casket.

However, I discovered at a young age I wanted to be a doctor. Go with the strengths, which was strong sciences. So much of my life has been dedicated to this end, it is a majority of my pattern. Perhaps it is the last of the childhood optimism that I can do anything that keeps me going. I knew the work was going to be hard, and made an almost monastic life in pursuit of the goal. It wasn't that hard to be that dedicated; nothing/no one interfered with the work for a long time. (Those saying "ignore it and it will happen," about certain parts of my social life, *this* time of my life convinced me more than ever that that saying was trite and patronizing. The time period took up at least a decade of nothing in that aspect.) I had to watch my back, as the undergraduate level had a severe backstab factor among the pre-meds. One friend in the major I trusted, who is now a professor at Vanderbilt.

I was set on being a cardiothoracic surgeon, the most soul-crushing, time-killing, merciless specialty of surgery. I didn't care, it was something I loved. Then the condition set in, that made it unsafe for me to work the 120+ hours a week that is required to train in the specialty. I fell in love with the operating room when I was a tech, and had to change to anesthesiology, another love I found along the way. There have been a few hiccups along the way. But I still made it.

But I haven't completely grown up. "The more complex the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play." One of the reasons I need something active, and why sitting and talking can irritate me. I need to be doing something. Hence a little more clubbing than someone of my age would (considering most of my peers in high school have had families and a fairly sedentary life.) Simple, unwinding, and relatively safe (compared to doing things like sports car racing, etc.)

[Destroit]

Knew that I wanted to grow up and be Ogre as far back as I can remember...which is probably 9th or 10th grade sometime.

Knew that I wanted to grow up and be Ogre as far back as I can remember...which is probably 9th or 10th grade sometime.

[Eevee]

My choices as a child were to be a veterinarian, model, singer, or Powerpuff Girl.

The first I eventually let drop, because I don't think I could ever perform surgery on an animal. For modeling, I've dipped my foot into that pool but I couldn't ever make a career out of it. Merely a hobby. To think I could ever be a singer just makes me laugh.

And despite standing on my couch when I was 8 and screaming at the sky for God to please let me wake up as a Powerpuff girl the next day, that dream will never come true.

[Shaun]

I wanted to be a cop, still kind of do actually. I have this thing where when I get winded I have to sit down and control my breathing or I'll faint, doctors say I'm hyperventilating but either way it kinda rules out being a cop.

[Queen of Foxes]

Zoologist. And now I'm modeling and taking Cosmetology Classes. I'm still a large tomboy though, don't be fooled

[eatdirt426]

I wanted to be a photographer, loan shark, or Tribal Attorney. Right now I am trying to get my feet back on the ground after some setbacks but hope to be attending MSU's College of Law soon.

[n0Mad]

I wanted to be an actor but found that unrealistic. Then I wanted to be some sort of an engineer but I didn't want to take all the math. Then I wanted to be an actor again or involved in film somehow but found that unrealistic. Then I wanted to be a cop and studied law enforcement my first year of college. Then I went to trade school to get a degree in video/TV production, then community college where I took many acting and communications courses, then a university where I took so many theatre courses I could've put in one more semester and gotten a degree in Theatre Performance but decided to end early with a BGS instead. Then for two years straight my sole source of income was performing improv comedy professionally. The first year was tough, the second was lucrative. So, I got to live my dream of being an actor, though I still found it unrealistic. Then I wanted to work in marketing so I got an MBA in Marketing. Now I just need to find a job in that field. In the meantime, I'll continue acting, doing comedy, variety performances, teaching stage combat, et. al.

But what I really want to be when I grow up is older.

[torn asunder]

when i was very young (single-digits, pre-teen), i wanted to be a stuntman! once i hit middle- high-school, i wanted to be an automotive engineer, because i wanted to design cars, but finally realized i didn't have the drive/desire to go through that much schooling. eventually, i decided that i really didn't care what i did, specifically, so long as it afforded me a reasonably comfortable life in which i could pay my bills, and have a little left over for play. i did end up in the automotive field, i really enjoy the work i do (as a general rule!) and i'm comfortable financially, so i'm pretty happy with where i ended up!

[Simon Bar Sinister]

I remember a class assignment in 4th or 5th grade when we were asked what we'd be doing in 25 years.

I wrote that I'd be a civil engineer (yes, I already knew what that was - very bookish child) in one of our colonies on Mars.

Needless to say, that didn't happen.

[Glory13666]

When i was in kindergarten I wanted to be a model, teacher or artist. I can really laugh at those now since not even one of them would suit who I am. In middle school I want to be a Nurse Anesthetist but then by the time I finished high school I didn't want to go to college and I fell in love with being a waitress. I had a lot of opportunity to go into management but never wanted to. I still love being a waitress except I haven't done it in over a year and I just recently graduated from nursing school. In a few short weeks I'll be an RN. I still want to be in the OR but there really is no aspect of nursing that I don't love. I've been doing homecare for a few weeks and even though I thought it was something I'd never want to do I have enjoyed it so much. I still feel that I have no idea what my future hold except that I am a nurse and I will love it.

[n0Mad]

when i was very young (single-digits, pre-teen), i wanted to be a stuntman!

Me too! I used to flip off my bike all the time, jump off the roof of my clubhouse, and do lots of other really stupid things. I'm surprised I never broke a bone. Then again, I took everything seriously, knew my limits, and did things as safely as I could. In my theatre endeavors I actually got to perform several stunts, mostly stage combat, so I suppose I did get to live out that dream, though I never did receive the extensive training I wanted.

[wormsinwombs]

In elementary school I wanted to be an artist or scientist. In middle school I wanted to be an artist, in a band, a scientist or a coroner. In high school I wanted to be an artist,coroner or adult film director. Now I'm going into art. I know its completely shocking.

Edited April 7, 2011 by wormsinwombs

[Class-Punk]

Towards the end of High School I wanted to be a video game designer. I took a career test then, which told me to become a model, now I'd actually consider it. I think whatever I do I'll always be a polymath.

[Enishi]

What I wanted to be when I was young: Movie Director/Writer

What I want to be now: Writer/Tantric Master

[torn asunder]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWSMdcpgJsw