What job did you really want to do when you were little?

#1

I wanted to be a paleontologist, I went to a museum and wanted to touch the dino bones SO BAD! I had a shirt then said, I don't wanna be a princess,I wanna be a paleontologist.
I was 4-5. Then I wanted to be a singer,then a doctor! I have a dream to be an oncologist (cancer treatment)!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg I read this and was so confused cause I read it as Proctologist

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#2

I always wanted to work with animals. So first as a kid I "wanted ti have a farm" and then realised that I would hate killing my animals and went to I want to be a biologist. I eventually became an animal caregiver, my dream job. Then lost it.

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#3

I always wanted to be a chef then as I grew I realised how many times I had almost burnt the house down while cooking

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#4

I wanted to be an animator also a astronaut!

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#5

I wanted to be a dog food taster😂 idk what was wrong with me

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#6

I wanted to be a lawyer for kids. So someone would listen to them. Instead, I learned that college is worth less than TP and I can do whatever I want without it.

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#7

Wanted to be a mechanical engineer, or "car maker" as I used to say it, as I really liked (and still do) cars.

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#8

I wanted to be an elephant up until 5. Now I want to be an author and I’m thinking of publishing my almost completed novel to a teen magazine and hopefully have a physical book.

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#9

I wanted to be a pterodactyl then when i was old enough to realise I couldn’t i wanted to be a palaeontologist and dig up dinosaur bones, i used to bury toy dinosaurs in my sandpit and dig them up 😄🦕🦖

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#10

CARROT FARMER, no idea why but I was obsessed.

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#11

I wanted to be a marine biologist. All of my decorations in my bedroom were of marine creatures, particularly dolphins and orcas, and I obsessively read over a children's book about dolphins for years and years. After that, I wanted to be a novelist, then a psychologist, then a Japanese to English translator. Actually went to university to become a translator, got a job doing that and realized I hated the modern technology for translating. Became a paralegal (worst decision of my life, hands down), and just resigned that position last month after 6 years of torture. Now I am writing a book, and I hope to have it published as soon as possible.

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#12

I wanted to be a vet or something like that. Now I am milking cows for my job. Close enough I guess…?

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#13

I wanted to be a nurse. I think I liked the white dress, shoes and nylons that nurses wore during the 1960's. Come to find out, I really don't like to be around sick people and I faint at the sight of blood.

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#14

I wanted to be a disc jockey and play my favorite music on the radio.

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#15

I wanted to be a Mom.

I was blessed in my 30's with 3 boys and got to be a SAHP for the majority of their school years. I still have 1 at home.

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#16

I wanted to be a lego designer. I bedake an architect. With modern 3d drawing programs, it' quite similar, only it doesn't pay very well for the work put in. So I'm looking into becoming an investor. I love real estate and the possibilities a building gives you.

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#17

A vet or an pediatric surgeon. It became clear I couldn't do either because I'm an empath. Today, after being a system engineer for the past 28 years, I'm seriously considering going back to studying to become a psychiatrist.

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#18

I wanted to be an artist or belly dancer 😃

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#19

I wanted to be a teacher, which I did, but there were other ideas as well. I wanted to be an artist, writer, volcanologist, Egyptologist and paramedic. Now I have left my job teaching preschoolers and don't really know what else to do.

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