What did you want to be as a kid?

kwikbitch · 16-Apr-2005, 21:29

I had a conversation with my lad this morning about his hopes and aspirations for when he becomes an adult...He wants to be a palaeontologist (Ross from friends!)
He always has done from when he could pronounce it!...We discussed what he needs to study at Uni etc etc...He knows what he wants to be and I believe he will do it!
My daughter though...wants to be an artist or a dancer (ballerina)...(Mmmm!?)
I always knew I would be a teacher from about the age of 7...I had a vision...a goal and knew where I was going.

I was just wondering
Were your ideas at a young age goals and aspirations or just fanciful pie in the sky ?
What did you want to be??? Are you close to where you thought you would be?

tricky · 16-Apr-2005, 21:35

I wanted to be a truck or train driver. Didnt have very high insperations I suppose

Got intrested in electronics last few years of school and continued with that then ended up in IT. So didnt really end up with the childhood dream.

Although when I see the odd truck on the road these days I always wish I'd done my HGV just for the experience.

[Edited on 16-4-2005 by tricky]

Mr_S · 16-Apr-2005, 21:41

Astronaut.

Managed to spend most of my life with my head in the clouds, so nearly made it.

monstermob 998 · 17-Apr-2005, 01:01

wanted to be a bricklayer- use to spend hours with lego- after several years pursueing a few different avenues and careers here i am still a bricklayer--now with my own hard landscape company am qualified adult education teacher(i teach bricklaying as well)

NBs996 · 17-Apr-2005, 01:14

Don't remember having any career paths mapped out when I was really young, but at 12 I wanted to be a fighter pilot!

It was all going to plan too... at 17, going through aircrew selection for the raf, 5 years of progression were thrown in the bin when I got meself ran over. Now I just fly a damn computer all day

Now I want to be world superbike champion!

Jon · 17-Apr-2005, 01:18

Easy I wanted to be a sailor in the navy. My old man woudn't let me join as a boy seaman aged 15 years. Can't think for the life of me why

tetol · 17-Apr-2005, 08:34

didn't know what i wanted to do so went to work for my uncle in the plastering trade 30 years later still at it. by the way whats a palaeontologist never watch friends

Nigel C · 17-Apr-2005, 08:35

fancied by the girls at school

kwikbitch · 17-Apr-2005, 12:24

It's not a "digger" type person. It's the person who is versed in the science of fossils... "a fossilist".
They tend to work in the museums building the bone structures and studying new types of fossils...
He has to understand rock formations and stuff as well as biology and Pre-history...
Too clever for me!Gawd knows where he gets it from!
He's already taking booster lessons at the local comp for shakespearean Literacy. (He's sodding ten for gawdsake)

Lily · 17-Apr-2005, 12:44

Quote:

Originally posted by tricky
I wanted to be a truck or train driver. Didnt have very high insperations I suppose

Got intrested in electronics last few years of school and continued with that then ended up in IT. So didnt really end up with the childhood dream.

Although when I see the odd truck on the road these days I always wish I'd done my HGV just for the experience.

[Edited on 16-4-2005 by tricky]

ditto... until i was about 14 or so and it dawned on me that I would actually like lots of money i wanted to be a long distance lorry driver!

Once I realised this it was sports physiology and psychology that had my interest.

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16-Apr-2005, 21:41	#3
Mr_S Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,324 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gosport Astronaut. Managed to spend most of my life with my head in the clouds, so nearly made it. Reply

17-Apr-2005, 01:18	#6
Jon Registered Forum User Ducati Corse Posts: 3,921 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Drayton Bassett, Staffs Mood: Tad more confident Easy I wanted to be a sailor in the navy. My old man woudn't let me join as a boy seaman aged 15 years. Can't think for the life of me why Reply

17-Apr-2005, 08:34	#7
tetol Registered Forum User Mille Posts: 302 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kent Mood: ok didn't know what i wanted to do so went to work for my uncle in the plastering trade 30 years later still at it. by the way whats a palaeontologist never watch friends Reply

17-Apr-2005, 08:35	#8
Nigel C Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,710 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Worthing Sussex Mood: happy bike passed MOT fancied by the girls at school Reply