What did you wanna be growing up? And what do you want to be now?

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I always wanted to be a nurse and a professional singer 🤣 when I was a kid.

ObscuredBeyond · Accepted Answer

I wanted to be the next George Lucas.

From age 4, my thoughts were: "why tolerate bad use of tropes, when you can just get into the business yourself, and write something better?"

Since that young, I didn't like how franchises expected you to blindly like them, and not acknowledge the writers' flaws. We're here to improve ourselves and each other, not treat all franchises like they're the Bible!

Of course, this conviction, and the fact that even in preschool, I'd be willing to ignore a hundred different social games, just as long as I could finish one blasted sand castle in peace, led to me having a hard time making and keeping friends.

Dedication to only one thing at a time made me a pariah.

BarryLiverstone · Accepted Answer

Wanted to be a lawyer. Now I’d like to be a dad

Babygirl_S · Accepted Answer

I seriously dreamed of being an astronaut but I'm really bad at maths and physics. I am actually relieved now because the secrets of the universe scare me and being in space is the last thing I want to do. To be honest, I'd rather die.

Currently, I want to be a singer because I love music. I was told by a few music teachers that I had a good voice. But I know that one requires a lot of training to be an artist. I am going to sing in the shower instead of making people's ears bleed.

Wild_princess · Accepted Answer

I wanted to be doctor now i am a pre-med 🙂

Andres77 · Answer

my childhood dreams are what gave me the drive to get out from under all the bullying and abuse and achieve them. being a soldier in a very particular unit, being a specific type of officer, having a family (not perfect but still of tremendous value to me).

i look back on my life and i see that i did make a difference. enough of it was a good difference.

now i'm navigating the "am i still relevant to anyone" question. i know i am to my daughters. that is what drives much of what i do.

my life would make an interesting "coffee table book" for a while and then it would get thrown away. but that's just the way of the world.

ChiTown33 · Answer

What I wanted to be: varies on age. From Superman when I was real little to being involved with basketball in some capacity whether that be coaching, refereeing, or I even briefly considered medicine for the purpose of becoming a sports trainer. But I ended up taking mostly business classes in college.

What do I want to be now?: Happy. I spent my 20's and 30's working at the same job, stacking paper (dead presidents). Wasn't glamorous but it paid the bills. Now I just try to keep improving my financial position. Making that first million is always the hardest.😂

strateguy632 · Answer

when age 5, i wanted to be a civilian pilot for huge passenger jets. i failed to see the connection between that and my sensitivity to motion sickness haha. as a teen i wanted to be a religion teacher which i taught until age 30 when i left orthodox jew. now wanna "retire" haha.

ShellyB · Answer

At different ages I probably would have said a princess, a ballerina, a model, a scientist and a CEO. Now I am a project coordinator for a big company but I am not really into my job. I do my work but I am not staying late or pushing for more responsibility or anything, I just do it because it pays pretty well and I am saving to buy a house. I would rather be a teacher, especially with younger kids.

petitedollbabee · Answer

I really wanted to be a occupational therapist, but becoming disabled at 17 kind of shot that dream out the window. I can’t go to university. I have no idea what career path I want to do now, I’m just trying my best to keep myself afloat financially and health wise.

Leapfrog00 · Answer

I wanted to be a teacher. My grandfather was a teacher, but that's not why. I always loved learning and thought educating others would be fun. There's so many kids that grow up poorly educated too, and I wanted to be a good teacher, one that cared about their students succeeding.

Now, I'd like to be a professional writing. Eh, well, I guess I'm getting there, kinda, sorta. I keep writing, I just haven't published.

sheikalana · Answer

I wanted to be so many things growing up like a teacher, doctor, cashier (LOL), model, actress, singer. Ended up doing something which is a lot of people's dream job but wasn't mine until I started doing it. Unfortunately I cannot disclose what I do as it is very confidential but I'm very happy and successful in my career.

NathanDavis · Answer

very relatable meme right now... lmao one of the things I wanted to be the most is to build stuff... anything building and construction was my thing... nowadays I only do it on occasion

Poppymarie · Answer

I always dreamed of becoming a veterinarian when I was a kid. I loved animals and still do. But biology wasn’t really my forte and I recognized this in high school, so I became an English teacher instead. I love what I do.

LaFemmeFatale_1 · Answer

I really wanted to be a pirate…

I ended up studying law though.
You’ve got to know the rules, so you can break them well.

In another life, I’ll be my bad self. So many reckless things I’d do have I had 3 lives.

Anemone978 · Answer

I wanted to be a vet/ninja/spy... Now I want to be someone in law I kind of want to be a police but right now I am security.. I would need to go back to school and get fit to be police tho..

Tyrael · Answer

Growing up I wanted to be a police officer or a soldier. I joined the army at 17 but I didn't make a career of it.

Nowadays I just want to be content. I have a cushy government job and that's enough for now.

WanderingLoveWizard · Answer

I remember in 3rd grade when we supposed to write what want to be, I put "loyer" lol Now I most certainly do not want to be a lawyer

exitseven · Answer

I wanted to be an astronaut. It was jmnot just a kids thing either. I joined the Air Force to become a pilot and eventually I wanted to get on the space program. Unfortunately I could not pass the eye test.

blissinanarchy1 · Answer

Not hungry. Being raised in the hood, I wanted to be the drug dealer and killer with all the jewelry, women, money, cars, clothes, etc. God damn how glad I am to have made it out.

AdithyaR · Answer

I wanted to be an astronaut too but then I realised the amount of math I'd need to learn in too rich for my blood.
And I loved literature so i want to teach English at a university level and continue writing books.

OfMiceandMen · Answer

Wanted to be an Oceanographer or a Fireman when I was a kid. Environmental Engineer/Ecologist now.

HoneyButterCup525 · Answer

I wanted to be an elementary school teacher. But the opportunity just wasn't there and life took a different turn on me. Now I just do some freelance work to get by.

Princess3335 · Answer

I wanted to be a princess and a nurse. Now, a hairdresser and waxer.

TrillXHippy · Answer

Professional basketball player. I played basketball a lot as a kid but honestly not how the high school, college, overseas and NBA plays basketball or how they put the work in. I don’t know what I want to be right now

D_Bone_Steak · Answer

Lawyer. Now I just want to do a job like welding, plumbing, and that sort of stuff.

SunnyLi · Answer

I wanted to be a pirate when i was a little kid, now i am an engineer)

jennifer_bloom · Answer

In elementary school I wanted to be an engineer and now I want to be a teacher or therapist.

Justmeagain1 · Answer

I wanted to be an Olympic athlete.. now I want to be happy 😊

Simslover92 · Answer

Growing up: Doctor or Ballerina  Me now: I wanna be a billionaire so freaking bad

SirJohn42 · Answer

I wanted to be in the army.  I wanted to be an hero.  Now im an attendant on a school bus working with Special Needs Kids.  What I really want to do is be a Pastor.

LiamJHayden · Answer

I wanted to be a super hero. Now I want to have enough passive income to be retired so I can spend my time doing what I like and helping others.

RavVid · Answer

Pretty keen on science engineering and am an engineer.

captain_voidwalker · Answer

I wanted to be a space pirate growing up, and I still want to be a space pirate. But as thats not a real occupation I had to settle for bieng an electrician

MackBoy · Answer

When I was small, i used to tell to my elder sister and elder brother that I want to become a farmer but now I want to be a doctor or it specialist or a businessman

Ms_Facesitter · Answer

I didn't have an answer. And I don't know still. I'm enjoying my job, but it isn't a real passion.

Christoff92 · Answer

A sugar daddy 😎🤣

PointTaken · Answer

I actually had no clue. I just joined the army right after high school. Had many jobs after that and rolled into mechanics.

Coden7 · Answer

I wanted to be a game designer. Now I dream of racing F1 lol

Reorx · Answer

A fighter pilot, until I got near sighted :/ I even attended 3 years of training during highschool in the evenings.

clampfan101 · Answer

My first dream job was probably the one I have to this day, with is video game design.

dragoblack · Answer

I was told i could be anything... but that's called identity theft

Fuentes · Answer

A politician and now I do not and glad I didn't. And I am what I wanna be, ME

WhiteBoyChill · Answer

Lol I wanted to be a soldier because I was a boy obsessed with guns.

leahzrc · Answer

I always wanted to be a singer and actress

MementoMori777 · Answer

A soldier, now I wanna be an entrepreneur

Legendarylegacy13 · Answer

Lol... left the f*** alone...🤣🤣🤣

Prettysammie · Answer

I just wanted to feel safe and loved.

tfan1 · Answer

SR-71 Blackbird pilot

Grond21 · Answer

An architect and a bioengineer

LavLavLuv · Answer

Artist Enterpreneur

Reddy4it · Answer

Don’t wanna be either now…?

Jamie05rhs · Answer

I wanted to be a lot of things.

Slim57 · Answer

A game designer or rock star 🙈

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