What Did You Want To Be When You Grew Up
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (82839)
United States
April 25, 2020 9:31am CST
Happy Saturday Everyone. finally....a sunny day here today. So much rain just seems to make the days more dismal than they already are.
I don't think it will be nice enough to sit outside today but at least it's nice having the shining and the house is so bright.
Nothing much planned for today. Seems like one day just runs into the next.
Yesterday I talked to my Aunt for awhile and that was a nice chat. We caught up on all the family news and thankfully everyone is well.
This morning I had a Facebook chat with my youngest granddaughter (she's 10) and it made me miss her all the more. But I'm happy that we have the technology to keep in touch and I know one day we'll all be together again.
She told me that she's been baking and loves to bake so much that she would love to own a bakery one day. Pretty good aspirations but we all know that what you want to do at 10 years old is rarely what we do as an adult.
It's funny because her sister took horseback riding lessons at the same age and wanted to own a horse farm when she grew up. Now she's almost 16 yrs old and it's the furthest thing from her mind 
So this brings to mind my question for the day...
Did you follow through on your career from when you were young?
So this brings to mind my question for the day...
Did you follow through on your career from when you were young?23 people like this
25 responses
@FourWalls (68229)
• United States
25 Apr 20
My options as a child were teacher or meteorologist. I am a weather geek, and I guess I’m teaching people about country music.
5 people like this
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Apr 20
I thought you wanted to be a roadie for Homer & Jethro?
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@thelme55 (77137)
• Germany
25 Apr 20
I wanted to be a typewriter.
Yes, that was what I wrote in a piece of paper given to our teacher when I was 11 years old. She wanted us to write what we want to be when we grow up, anonymously. So we didn´t write our names on our papers. Thankfully they didn´t know me because my classmates were laughing at that time. 
What I really wanted to say was that I wanted to be a writer but didn´t know the term.
Yes, that was what I wrote in a piece of paper given to our teacher when I was 11 years old. She wanted us to write what we want to be when we grow up, anonymously. So we didn´t write our names on our papers. Thankfully they didn´t know me because my classmates were laughing at that time. What I really wanted to say was that I wanted to be a writer but didn´t know the term.4 people like this
@Marilynda1225 (82839)
• United States
25 Apr 20
That is so funny! Did you pursue any type of writing as an adult?
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@Marilynda1225 (82839)
• United States
25 Apr 20
That sounds like it would be a good career
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
27 Apr 20
@Marilynda1225 , Yes, but I think that I would be very bored to translate all day long.
@Tampa_girl7 (50317)
• United States
25 Apr 20
I wanted to be several different things, but mostly a wife and mother. 
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@yoalldudes (35037)
• Philippines
25 Apr 20
I wanted to be a scientist/inventor. I became an accountant
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
25 Apr 20
No. I was not able to follow my dream career because I need to work quickly as possible.
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@wolfgirl569 (106607)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Apr 20
I still have critters but didnt go to school to be a vet.
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@Courtlynn (67083)
• United States
26 Apr 20
Being a mom, and a teacher.
I am one, kinda. But not the other.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
25 Apr 20
I wish I had handled the opportunity in a more serious way
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
26 Apr 20
When I was younger, I said I want to be a princess! Now I'm a writer and I can write about it if I want to. I guess it's not bad at all!
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@1creekgirl (41459)
• United States
26 Apr 20
I think I would have been a good teacher, but I really always wanted to be a wife and mother. And I am blessed to be those, plus grandmother!
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Apr 20
I did until I went into the Navy. I wanted to be a nurse. I took a nurse aide course after high school and did very well with it. I wanted to go to Corps School in the Navy, but missed it by 5 points on my AGT-ARI test that placed you in your vocation. Mine ended up as OJT Radio. I missed only 1 point for that school. Go figure. I don't know what AGT stands for anymore but ARI is arithmetic. So, I'm a jack of all trades and master of none = low income. Underlying everything was the desire to write. I started when I was 8. Now, I'm an author. I guess that's what I was supposed to do all along.
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