What did you want to be growing up, and what did you end up doing?

I wanted to be a full-time stay-at-home mom with 6 kids or a secretary. They asked us in 5th grade this very question.🙂
I grew up and became a full-time stay-at-home mom of 6 children, but it took us raising two generations of kids to meet the six children goal. We raised 4 grandchildren as well as our own two children.🙂

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

Postman or milkman.

I loved the idea of being out and about before the rest of the world and then being home by the time everyone else was getting started on the day.

I doubt you could do it now.

Most seem to buy their milk from supermarkets and fewer people than ever are sending mail.

Hireath · 36-40, M

I always thought I'd get over my fear of vomiting and through the help of much alcohol I have achieved that particular goal.

PatientlyWaiting25 · 46-50, F

I wanted to be a nurse. I went into hairdressing, beauty therapy, then aromatherapy and massage.

rinkydinkydoink · M

I can't ever recall wanting to be anything. I ended up driving in-plant heavy equipment. I retired exactly at the 30 year mark.

Herpet

Camera man for women's pro beach volleyball circuit.
There's still time.

minoltaguy · 51-55, M

I wanted to be a truck driver sincd I was 3. Been doing it for 29 years now.

Cigarguy · 41-45, M

I never really thought about it. I just took the first job I could get and I stayed at it for a long time

exexec · 70-79, C

I dreamed of a career in the military and ended up being an engineer in the space program.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

Taller . . I ended up 4' 9" 😕

hunkalove · 70-79, M

I'm a brine taster over at the pickle factory but I wanted to be an olive stuffer.

DancingStarGoddess ·

A Mortician/Mortuary Cosmetologist. Still planning on it.

I did a bunch of other stuff in the meantime. 🤷🏾

Unefilletrescurieuse · F

An ice skater but found myself nursing.

Souls

I had planned to become a lawyer, but I ended up in psychiatry instead

Achelois · F

I wanted to work in a zoo with the animals lol, think I was 6 🦧

Working with people 😬

bijouxbroussard · F

A pianist and a teacher. I ended up doing both during my lifetime.

thepeculiarpanda · 36-40, M

I wanted to be a rock star or a geologist. Instead, I'm disabled and not doing much of anything.

swirlie · 31-35

I wanted to become a business entrepreneur in the nautical marine industry because I had a knack for selling small boats and pleasure craft as a teenager after graduating high school, but then changed course and obtained my business management degree from university and became a business entrepreneur within a very niche sector of the nautical world of deep sea ocean yacht recovery and restoration.