What did you wanna be ..

lilsalty · Post by **lilsalty** » December 31, 2007 9:59 am

Actually, I never had any idea what I wanted to be....ended up majoring in philosophy and literature. Took the LSAT. Got into Fordham Law. Went to a half-day of orientation, couldn't take anymore, hopped the 1 train downtown and went home. Hmm.. what should I do now? Graduate school! Got a Masters degree in literature, took some education courses, got certified in secondary ed. English and became a teacher. I've been teaching 8th grade English for 9 years, and I'm so glad I chose this career!

z-man · Post by **z-man** » December 31, 2007 10:15 am

My grandfather was a surgeon who interned with the Mayo brothers.
I always thought I wanted to be a doctor.
Graduated high school near the top of my class, went to college in pre- med, but had more fun than grades in college. Graduated with a microbiology degree, but then went and got a masters business degree instead of an advanced science degree.
Have been a corporate bean counter/number cruncher ever since.

Pretty well satisfied with how things turned out, and wouldn't change much if I could.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » December 31, 2007 10:22 am

Wino you know wrote:I'd always hoped to be either a fireman or garbage collector because I thought it was awesome to be able to hang onto the back of a truck.
But, since I possessed neither the physical ability to be a fireman nor the intelligence to be a garbage collector, I chose merchant sailing, and, later, the Navy.
It was only sheer cooincidence that I ended up in my current profession.
I do like doing what I do, but I still have a goal of someday being a writer, and, of course, my dream job of being Sandra Bullock's massuse.

At 18 I was a grabage collector.. on Beale AFB our company did not
win the bid for the next contract and the new company did not
want to hire a "kid"

it was a great job while it lasted..

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » December 31, 2007 10:23 am

But to answer the question.. a radio DJ..
untill I found out that you did not get to pick your own songs.

Crazy Navy Flyer · Post by **Crazy Navy Flyer** » December 31, 2007 10:25 am

Still don't know what I want to be when I grow up, I've narrowed it down to either a fireman or an astronaut.

kitty · Post by **kitty** » December 31, 2007 10:29 am

I have wanted to be a chef since I was about 5 years old...and all (or most) of my career dreams have come true.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » December 31, 2007 10:33 am

I wanted to be a teacher and a writer.

I'm a technical writer, so I suppose that's kinda close.

kitty · Post by **kitty** » December 31, 2007 10:33 am

LIPH wrote:I wanted to be perfect. I no longer have anything to shoot for.

you should have gone into stand up comedy instead of law!

Snowparrot · Post by **Snowparrot** » December 31, 2007 10:36 am

kitty wrote:
LIPH wrote:I wanted to be perfect. I no longer have anything to shoot for.
you should have gone into stand up comedy instead of law!

Sure seems like it around here!

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » December 31, 2007 10:36 am

kitty wrote:
LIPH wrote:I wanted to be perfect. I no longer have anything to shoot for.
you should have gone into stand up comedy instead of law!

I'll be here Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Try the veal, don't forget to tip the waitstaff.

And technically I guess I'm not really perfect. The second sentence should have been "I no longer have anything for which to shoot." You shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition.

tikitatas · Post by **tikitatas** » December 31, 2007 10:38 am

Snowparrot wrote:When I was about 8 or 10 I wrote a little paragraph on what I wanted to be: I was sure it involved writing (typing) and wearing glasses. I got my first typewriter when I was 10 or 11. I still spend all my days and nights at a keyboard, translating, revising or editing other people's words. (and I've worn glasses since I was 14) My novel will be a very long time coming--lack of inspiration.
I also wanted to be a veterinarian, but in those days, girls were not welcome in vet school (yes, it was the dark ages, back in the early 60s).

Hey, my late father was a vet and his class (1952) was 30% female, at Guelph.

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » December 31, 2007 10:46 am

I wanted to be a professional basketball player, a rock star, or a writer. I still have a chance at 2 of them!

bravedave · Post by **bravedave** » December 31, 2007 10:56 am

When I was very small I wanted to be an "army man" like my Dad.

It worked out better for all concerned.

krusin1 · Post by **krusin1** » December 31, 2007 11:38 am

As a kid I wanted to be a marine engineer, writer, or pilot.

Ended up being a public school administrator.

Still, I think it's what I'm supposed to be doing... I enjoy it a lot PLUS I can make sure my own kids get a great education.

And on the side, I'm restoring an old convertible, am about to begin building a boat, write a political blog and have taken my first lesson in pilot's school.

So... maybe it's all working out after all. I just needed a "real job" to support my "fun" jobs.

AlbatrossFlyer · Post by **AlbatrossFlyer** » December 31, 2007 11:58 am

PHAW Webmistress wrote:A dancer on broadway ***sigh***

all along i thought you wanted to be a munchin in the wizard of oz....

AlbatrossFlyer · Post by **AlbatrossFlyer** » December 31, 2007 11:59 am

a fighter pilot....

i once made a mistake, that's when i thought i had made a mistake, but hadn't...

Dally · Post by **Dally** » December 31, 2007 12:50 pm

a nurse.........I still have high hopes for that happening.

I'm an Altered Boy · Post by **I'm an Altered Boy** » December 31, 2007 1:50 pm

I don't remember but I can't imagine that I wanted to be what I am now.

The Lost Manatee · Post by **The Lost Manatee** » December 31, 2007 2:39 pm

When I was 4 or 5 I wanted to be a miner 49'er, complete with mule, pick, shovel and a pan for working the gold fields. Then as I got older I wanted to be a Marine (did that for a while, until my medical discharge), I worked as an thropologist because it was so interesting (and the pay checks were so small) and some how or another I ended up working in the travel industry. I'm still there after all these years.

~Hippolyte~ · Post by **~Hippolyte~** » December 31, 2007 3:07 pm

When I was in elementary school I wanted to be a denitst. That carried on until early junior high, when the girl I liked and whose dad was a dentist grew less important in my life. I also had some realization around then of how much school being a dentist would require....I gave up on that one for sure.

After that I wanted to work in speciel effects. Then the computer revolution came along and I didn't figure they'd need model-makers any more. Guess that's not true, should have tried that path a bit harder. Of course at that time there weren't full-page advertisements for FX schooling....(are there such ads now?

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Now a-days I have NO clue what I want to be when I grow up. I'm pretty sure I don't want to grow up and in fact haven't been accused of doing so.

So there you have it, DON'T KNOW is where I am now. Big surprise huh?!?!