I wanted to be a chef, so I became one. If you have always wanted to be a pilot, then go for it. Did you know that there is only a small percentage of female pilots worldwide.
5.44%
“The Airman Database”, irrespectively of its title, includes a good number of women. But there is still a long way to parity: women account for approximately 5.44% of airline commercial pilots globally. In the USA, about 5.12% of airline or commercial pilots are women. https://gendergapgrader. com/studies/airline-pilots/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20Airman%20Database%E2%80%9D%2C%20irrespectively, or%20commercial%20pilots%20are%20women. 🌹
I might have been a bit stupid but I had no fear of animals and insects and bugs. So I was picking up snakes and spiders in Malaysia bigger than tarantulas with my hands around that age. I even had a pet bat that broke its wing on our porch and I picked it up and made it a pet while I terrified my parents thinking I'd get rabies. I also managed to tame a bear (a small one, mind you, not a grizzly bear) while my friends were freaked out in a forest. So I wanted to be like Steve Irwin, whatever that was. I thought biologist at the time.
I did end up in the hospital a few times from being too ambitious trying to pet and tame wild animals but it didn't deter me back then. I just thought that made things even more interesting.
I ended up as a software engineer instead. But I really loved animals of all sorts so much and I used to collect books after books studying their habits, like mating habits, what they eat, etc. It was what I geeked out on as a teen.
When I was Really little, like kindergarten I wanted to be a ballerina. When I was a little older in elementary school I wanted to be an artist because that's what I loved best but I somehow found out that artist don't make a lot of money so I wanted to be a veterinarian. I took classes in high school but for one reason or another the dream was like climbing a vertical wall so I switched back into arts where I was truly happy and I'm on my way to becoming an animator now.
I wanted to have many jobs, that ranged from FBI agent, to astronaut, to city planner (thanks to Sim City 2000), to military faculty, to professional wrestler in the WWF/E. However, almost every job I've ever wanted required me to either be taller than I am now, or good at math. I don't have either one of those gifts and I actually despise math (I went to public school, so I basically was never taught math).
Right now, I'm currently a teacher, and 12 year old me would despise myself for that, as I hated most teachers growing up. At least now, I can understand why. Teaching sucks when the students are bad. And while I was never a bad kid, I was a depressed one in high school, and mainly, went to public school, so... Yeah. Never in a million years thought I'd be teaching, not even five years ago. But free rent, and I only work six hours a day? The pros outweigh the cons of the occasional bratty little monsters.
Professional athlete, football first, but I also wanted to be one of the hockey goons who just fight all the time, lmao. I guess I was interested in dinosaurs so I thought I might like to be a paleontologist. And I wanted to be an archaeologist, sort of... but really I just wanted to be Indiana Jones😂
The reality is that I like a lot of things on the surface, but there’s nothing that I want to REALLY know all the in-depth details of. Like I’d probably have liked fucking around with dinosaur bones and shit, but I don’t want to do anything science-y with them, and certainly not learning all the fundamental science to even get to the specialized field of paleontology.
I actually ended up doing both drafting and carpentry. I loved both. I even combined the two and did moonlighting work drawing house plans for one of the contractors I worked for.
I used to watch the TV series, "Daniel Boone." So I wanted to be just like him. I created my own name and made a cape to wear.
In high school I always got A's in all of my math classes. So then I wanted to get my Ph. D. in Mathematics and teach math. During the first two years at the University of Minnesota, I got A's in the Calculus classes. When I took advanced courses it was beyond my comprehension. Everything was over my head. :(
A marine biologist.. Then as I got older, I found out I have a fear of the ocean. But I love sea animals.. Besides sharks. As I grew up, I decided to figure out what I really like. Now I'm in the process of starting school here soon as a Social Worker :)
I’ve actually always wanted to be a chef. I remember cooking for my brother growing up, and baking. My sister inspired me because she learned how to cook early on, and her food was pretty dank. I mean I’m a much better cook now than she is. Actually I’m leagues better, but I was professionally trained. So whatever.
When I was little I wanted 2 be a garbage man (but when I saw our garbage men outside I changed my mind), then I wanted 2 be a fireman. Later when I get older I wanted 2 make pc games or try them (fix bugs, etc.) then on high school it was a basketball player (few days) and then I realised, that I want 2 be a music producer (which is my current dream) + live in Vancouver :)
I wanted to be a Veterinarian. Then I wanted to be a truck driver. Then I wanted to be a Special Education teacher. My last dream job as a child/teen was CEO of a Fortune 500 company. I ended up doing none of those things.
According to my parents it started with me wanting to be a cheerleader. After that a firefighter and then when i was done with that phase i moved to wanting to be a doctor.
Actually, I had the same "dream" as well... but as for why that's no longer the case: for one, the cost for education. with the other being how often you have to be away from home.
I wanted to be a pilot. I was in Airforce ROTC when I was in college. During basic training I failed an eye test and was no longer qualified for the program.
I wanted to be a surgeon, a veterinarian, a model, an actress and singer, a doctor, a teacher. . . most of the time, you end up where you should be, and if you do not, well, life has its fun way of guiding you to where you might belong!
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