When I grow up, I want to be...

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   ronhiposted 12 years ago

   When I grow up, I want to be...
   
   What was your childhood dream? Have you realized it or are you doing something totally different? Let me start, I wanted to be a doctor- then one day I see an accident scene and I changed my mind for good. Today, am an IT expert.

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   JerryJupiterposted 12 years ago

   Always wanted to be a firefighter when I was a kid. Now that I'm an adult - I just want to be a kid again.

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   Laurin Gatewoodposted 12 years ago

   When I was young, my childhood dream was to be a detective, but as I grew I became drawn to writing.  Unfortunately my personal life dictated me, becoming a government employee.  I am still struggling with my dream.

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   LanaLuposted 12 years ago

   This is a very good question and the answer is No I am not currently doing what I wanted to do from when I was a child. I wanted to be a successful attorney. As a kid I always said “I want to be a lawyer” so I went and got my undergraduate degree in criminal justice and law and started working for an immigration law firm. Honestly I hated it, I was miserable and realized this is not what I want to do for the rest of my life. During my time at the law firm, I inherited cases with some psychological background and I did minor in psychology in college and came to realize that I truly enjoy psychology work so I went for my masters in psychology. Currently working as a therapist and working towards my PhD. But I feel its okay to change your mind because as a person gets older your mind changes and so do your ambitions and interest. I feel as long as you are happy with who you are and what you do, you made the right decision for yourself.

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   vianasyaposted 12 years ago

   My childhood dreams kept changing all the time. There's few I remembered. I was once wanted to be a teacher, an engineer, or an architech. But then, now I think a little bit simple, just go with the flow. As long as you'll be a good person, doing everything at your best, having enough to share with others, I think it would be a perfect dream to live on, isn't? ^_^

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   lobobrandonposted 12 years ago

   I never had any clear cut aim, but now I can't decide between a writer and an engineer. I love them both

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   stylezinkposted 12 years ago

   I always wanted to be an artist. Now, I'm in medical billing. [BOO!] I was always passionate about art but my parents shrugged it off and never took it seriously. They also had a divorced around this time when we should have been college planning so it was never discussed. Just my attempts of leaving art & design college info on their desks, just to be pushed off to the side. I don't fully blame them it was a combination of all of us that lead me to my future and where I am today.
   
   Life gets in the way sometimes and steers us in different directions. Mine took off in away I would have never expected. My dream has now become my hobby.

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   shwetha123posted 12 years ago

   As a kid I always wanted to be an Astronaut. Stars always fascinate me when i was young. As a kid i always wanted to touch them.
   
   Now I am a software engineer and i am happy the way life is going on. But still some where in depth of my heart I wish to be a kid again.

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   wychicposted 12 years ago

   I wanted to be a veterinarian -- or maybe a horse trainer. Now I've trained a few horses to date, but certainly never made a career out of it. Today I'm a full-time writer, and am working toward building a wholesale tropical fish farm.

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    Dave Mathewsposted 12 years ago

    When I grow up I want to become a child again.

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    hcachatposted 12 years ago

    I wanted to be an ambulance chaser. At least that is what I used to tell my father. Over time I had different passions that I wanted for myself, Interior Decorator, Photographer, mother etc.
    
    I am a photographer, I am a mother.... more than anything I want to not struggle. I struggle to be the best mother. I struggle to pay my bills. I struggle finding my true love. We all struggle.

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    rai2722posted 12 years ago

    When I was a kid, I want to be a policeman. Then I grew older, and wanted to be a businessman. Nowadays, I'm a journalist/writer for the local magazines.

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