Jobs you wanted to do when you were young

I wanted to be a model (I was very tall), then a TV news achor. Then I wanted to be a journalist and go to foreign countries to write about the plights of the world. Then I wanted to be a writer - I had a rather active imagination. (Just ask my parents.) And then I decided I wanted to be a teacher. But alas, I never became any of those things. Oddly enough, the thing about teaching that most appealed to me was grading papers! And of course getting summers off didn't hurt.

I wanted to be a stewardess, I knew it was work, sometimes hard work, but it also involved flying and I loved to fly as a child and travel. Ahh, well, so much for that....

Well, I had always wanted to be a mommy when I was younger..never happened for me though. I also wanted to be a craft teacher and that too never happened.

I wanted to be a cowboy, drink whiskey, get in barroom brawls, and shoot people. Yes, I was a strange little girl.

[b]I was about 10 when I began to consider what I might like to become. Being methodical me, I sat down & took every letter in the alphabet & listed the kind of career that most appealed to me. I had a bit of trouble deciding what "A" should be ("Actress? Astronomer? Artist? Author?" And a bit later on, "Astronaut?" So many choices! ) My lack of Arithmetic skills knocked out everything except Artist & Author in the "A's"...though I suppose Actress might still be doable. But I dislike the whole movie crowd scene. Eventually I had the entire alphabet fleshed out. It was very eclectic. "B" for Botanist, "C" for Chemist (nope, there's that math block again), or more likely, Comedienne, "D" for Disk Jockey (& I actually DID do radio later, though not playing music), "E" for English Teacher...& on & on 'til I reached "Z" for Zoologist! So what DID I wind up becoming? Well, "O" for Ornithologist got serious thought, but eventually fell off my radar screen, though I can't remember why. Anyway, long story short, I never could choose between author & artist, so I've written & illustrated my own stories! Success came, after being a "W" for Waitress & "F" for File Clerk! And just think...here I wasted all that time going all the way to "Z" when I could've just quit at "A"! Maggiepie[/b]

HI ANNE, U certainly did make me smile. Isn't it odd what we thought about when we were young. Sometimes i got a huge awakening as i got older. I never thought to be anything but a hairdresser .. I had so many in the family that were i guess i just thought i'd follow in their footsteps.

When I was younger I wanted to be a librarian and then something like Jeff Corwin or Steve Irwin, wildlife documentors, but considering I don't have the ins with that kind of stuff or all that knowledge, I'm just regular average me. I am right now a Stay at home mom and am looking for a job. I have no college education or anything of the likes. I'm just and average Jane.

I wanted to be so many different things growing up, having fads etc of just things I thought were neat. I can't say that I thought they were easy, lol, but I guess as a kid it seemed that way. In any case, Doctor, Firefighter, are two I wanted to be. lol.

This is a really good discussion,because I am sure that every kid has jobs or careers that they want to pursue when they grow up,and I am sure that as kids grow their ideas change,even if the ideas are far out,and I am sure that not a lot of kids have the same jobs and careers in mind,and it sounds like you had some interesting jobs in mind lol,when I was a kid I had all kinds of jobs I wanted to do when I grew up,one of those was being a truck driver,because my dad was a truck driver when I was little and I thought it was awesome,another was I wanted to be a doctor until I found out how much school you had to have,another was I wanted to be a lawyer but again I found out how much school you have to have,another was I wanted to be a Special Forces soldier in the Army,but I refuse to go through basic training,another was I wanted to be a cop,and I still kind of want to be a cop,but I am not sure if I could pass the basic training,and right now I would say I want to design video games because I am a big fan of video games,and it is one of my favorite pastimes and if I could design video games,then I would be able to have fun at what I do,have a great day,good luck with your life,and all of your mylotting goals,and Happy Posting.

When I was young I wanted to be a poet. I used to write short poems, even when am already in high school. I did write short stories as well. When I was in college I was disappinted of my course, education as it's my second choice to Journalism. It's martial law then here in our country that a cousin advise me not to take it as there's no freedom of speech during that time. I shifted then to business administration, accounting was my major, but am not really enjoying the course, had just to finish it for me to earn a degree, I went to office works but still my first love is writing. I then shifted to sales, leaving writing behind. I lied low at sales and found mylot. Here at least I can write.

When I was a kid, I want to be a jack-of-all-trade. Whenever I see somebody doing their job, either hard work or not, I want to be like them. Later on, during my teenage years, all I want is to work with computers, which I'm doing right now.

I wanted to be a fish vendor.My mother used to have a rolling store of fish and she goes around the Metro manila to sell her items.However, I have other options.

When I was a little, little girl I always wanted to be a gymnast. I thought it'd be super cool... but then around the age of 11 I realized that a self life of a gymnast is maybe 10 years if you start from birth. I always wanted to write, despite my (people say imagined... but I know I'm bad) lack of skill at it. I still want to. ;P I also wanted to sing, also managed to choose something that I lack any skill what so ever in. That dream was given up quickly.

I wanted to be a singer but seeing as I can not carry a tune that job was out. I also thought of being and actress but I did not like to get up in front of people so I did not do that either. I was a secretary for awhile and also a waitress.

The only job (or role, rather) that I ever recall expressing an interest in (at the age of about 7) was 'philosopher'. As a result, possibly, I never became an engine driver or a fire-fighter or a policeman. Since my family were mostly teachers, I was often told that I ought to be one too, which I vehemently resisted. I actually drifted into jobs - or actually out of them and into something else I usually hadn't chosen ... first a printer (because the father of a school friend offered to recommend me), then a bookseller (because there was a Union related 'Catch 22' situation in the printing industry), then a librarian (because I liked books but was fed up with the place I was selling them), then a bookseller again (because I got the sack from the Library - the first ever in the long history of that Library!), then a music seller (the bookshop was paying less than I felt was the going rate), then a bookseller again (same bookshop - they had finally realised what a going rate was), then I decided to get some education and went to college to do a Computer Studies course (even that was more because I had the time than for any other reason). That led me into getting a job as a Computer Support person (by now I was 50 ... not most people's idea of an age to change careers) and ... guess what! I spent the last 5 years of my working life as an IT Teacher! Now I am 'retired' and can philosophise ... but it's still only a hobby.

I had 2 jobs I always wanted to do and that was an airline stewardess and an investigator.....I had successful careers in both of my dream jobs.

I wanted to be a veterinarian to help animals, but then I realized that I don't think I could handle seeing an animal in pain, especially the ones I couldn't do anything for. I couldn't handle putting an animal in pain in order to help them. It was all too sad! I also wanted to be a journalist, but I don't think I would have done well trying to find the stories, I would have done better had the stories come to me, and I can't write about things that don't interest me.

Hey Anne! I liked your responses! When I was young I wanted to be a nurse too! I actually did start to go to college to start to be a medical assistant and then did work in the medical field. But, I never did become a nurse! I still wish that I had been able to complete the course! I ended up becoming a Legal Secretary after working in the medical field for a few years. I should have stuck to medicine because it was what I truly loved.

When I was little, I always wanted to become a medical practitioner.. actually, i took up a pre med course when i was in college but i decided to shift to another course because i didn't take the pressure (going to school as early as 7 am, doing laboratory reports everyday, etc).. i also wanted to become a famous tv reporter and flight attendant..=)

hello anne! i always dream of becoming a flight stewardess...that's the only thing i wanted way back then...i think they are very beautiful and very ladylike, i like the way they dressed up, the travel opportunity...i like everything about a stewardess! up to now, i still want to work in an airplane but it will just be a dream for me forever! i was not able to pursue that dream due to some financial issues but still i finish school and have a chance to work in a bank...which i also like...working in an office with a nice uniform! ;-)