What did you want to be when you grew up?

azsnowman · #1 Postby **azsnowman** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:24 am

All of us had childhood dreams of being something "GREAT!", like a fireman, policeman, astronaut etc. What where you dreams and did you reach your goals/dreams?

For me, yes and no.......growing up, I had this PASSION for the Old West and Ancient History, I always wanted to be an archeologist *or* a policeman. Well.....I'm a reserve peace officer now, thus fulfilling half of my goals.

Dennis

Miss Mary · #2 Postby **Miss Mary** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:29 am

Well, according to my mom I wanted to be a 'weather girl'. I had my trusty chalkboard and I'd pretend I was doing the wx on TV. I barely remember that stage!!! Honest. I was also into playing school big time back then too.

By the time I was a teen I had it narrowed down to two things:

A Stewardess (what they were called back then)

An Architect (I enjoy drawing house plans)

Neither panned out!!!

Mary

PS - self edit, well no wonder I didn't become an architect, first you need to know how to spell it.....LOL

Suzi Q · #3 Postby **Suzi Q** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:33 am

Don't laugh-an opera singer. Too weird seeing as I was an accountant for 20 years and now am studying to be a meteorologist. Think I must have been re-programmed by aliens! :eek:

stormraiser · #4 Postby **stormraiser** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:02 am

I wanted to be either a teacher, meteorologist or archaeologist.

GalvestonDuck · #5 Postby **GalvestonDuck** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:45 am

Firefighter, astronaut, or doctor.

To this day, I still admire the bravery and strength of firefighters. I still look in awe towards the stars at night and I have absolutely always loved how the Shuttle looks in flight. My desire to be a doctor lasted from second grade until after I'd worked in the hospital for a few years. I enjoyed being a part of a team that was committed to saving lives and that satisfied that desire for me, without the expense of med school loans.

#6 Postby **CaptinCrunch** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:51 am

Stockcar driver, Artist, RICH

#7 Postby **wx247** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:53 am

Always a meteorologist. I spent two of my high school years interning at the local CBS affiliate. They went through a lot of weather people in that time and by the end of the first 6 months, I was training the newbies. In the end, we had went through 7 or 8 people and they wanted to hire me for the weekend weather job. I was just a junior in high school and would have to have been available for the morning show fill-ins. I politely said no and they cancelled my internship.

That was my only shot at being on tv and I was in no position to take the job. I may someday go to school to be a tv met, but for now I am going to be a teacher.

Skywatch_NC · #8 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 11:10 am

Truck driver, doctor, writer/illustrator, cartoonist and meteorologist. :wink:

I guess I did fulfill some of that truck driver in a sense...no not an 18 wheeler...BUT...was a delivery driver in a company van when I worked for a textile goods company in Cincinnati and then for gift wrap/shopping bag company in Walden, NY.

I also took employees with non-life threatening injuries to the hospital while in Walden.

Enjoyed playing medical clinic with my sister when were in our early years of grade school...she and her nurse kit and I and my doctor bag.

We'd pretended our stuffed animals were "human" patients and tend to them. :wink:

During my grade school years, too, I enjoyed making up story books for kids :wink:

about cars/trucks, pets, firefighters/paramedics, etc., and then stapling pages together and tada! my homemade version of a book!

Nowadays you can submit a child's creations to a real publisher...we have 2 books that my niece Janae has had published adorning our great room cofffee table!

Will get back to you on the cartooning thing in a later post. :wink:

Gotta get a bite o' lunch!

Eric

#9 Postby **bfez1** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 11:50 am

I wanted to be a flight attendant!

#10 Postby **streetsoldier** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:07 pm

Either in one of the Armed Forces or a police officer. Been there, done that.

j · #11 Postby j » Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:57 pm

I actually WANTED to be an Engineer. What was I thinking?

That was actually when I was old enough to think...when I was real young I wanted to be a steamfitter like my Dad. Man am I glad I didn't go that route.

Guest · #12 Postby **Guest** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:55 pm

You know I wanted to be a teacher first - then went to school and decided that wasn't what I wanted to do.

Then I wanted to become an accountant. Looks like I achieved that - which if anyone knew my history - is pretty amazing. I like my job - but in reality its alot of long hours. But God gave me this gift and the ability to do it for 18 years which I have done just that...

Skywatch_NC · #13 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 2:19 pm

Okay, about the cartooning thing that I alluded to earlier...well, I think it started (of all places) my paternal grandparents' house during a visit there...
I've always enjoyed reading the comics section of newspapers...and grabbed a sheet of paper and a pencil and tried my hand at drawing a B.C. strip character from just looking at the newspaper one...and did pretty good just for practice.

Later on did some short strips of my own...don't know where they are now...and even did a political one or two, also. :wink:

About meteorology...I'm just your amateur wx enthusiast...NOAA radio and Skywarn spotter.

Due to a learning disability in the area of advanced mathematics...regarding algebra, calculus, physics, chemistry, etc., well...a college met program for me would be a literal hair-out-of-the-head puller and pyschiatrist appts. :eek:

Eric

#14 Postby **Stephanie** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 2:42 pm

Suzi Q wrote:Don't laugh-an opera singer. Too weird seeing as I was an accountant for 20 years and now am studying to be a meteorologist. Think I must have been re-programmed by aliens! :eek:

As a fellow accountant/analyst, I think that you just came to your senses! :lol:

I don't think I had anything in particular that I wanted to be. I thought about being a nurse or a teacher and I still didn't have a clue when I went to college. After my first accounting course I felt that this was the path I wanted to take. I found it fun, like putting together a puzzle.

JCT777 · #15 Postby **JCT777** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 2:55 pm

Started out wanting to be an artist, but changed my mind once I was introduced to computers (9th grade). I have been doing computer programming ever since (as both a hobby and as my career). Weather has always been a hobby, but I was worried it would become less fun if it was a job.

CajunMama · #16 Postby **CajunMama** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 3:30 pm

Ive grown up?????? lol

sunnyday · #17 Postby **sunnyday** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:46 pm

I always wanted to be a teacher, and I am! I love every minute of it, too.

David · #18 Postby **David** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:50 pm

Always a meteorologist.

deb_in_nc · #19 Postby **deb_in_nc** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 5:57 pm

Actually I don't remember what I wanted to be. :lol:

The way I love plants I could start a nursery. But, it might cease to be fun. I'd rather have it be fun than it becoming just another job.

#20 Postby **azskyman** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:20 pm

An artist, I suspect, in the early going. I spent a lot of time drawing...even took some lessons. Mostly I just wanted to be a normal guy. Living in a small Midwestern town, I guess I expected to grow up there, find a local job, marry the local girl, retire in the local mobile home park, and be buried in the local cemetery. Mostly unnoticed, but with a smile still on my face and a couple extra bucks in my pocket.

I discovered that living life to my potential meant stretching those limits (from the local Midwestern town with my local girl!).

Now...I'm just beginning to understand what I want to be when I grow up.

When I grow up I want to be a pilot and a writer. Put the plane on autopilot and work on my books via my laptop along the way.

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