When I grow up I want to be a...............

apologies for my spelling errors above... too late now for me to edit it.. should have checked immediately after. Still got problems with my injured hand so it causes me to misstype... I should be more dilligent in checking before I press send..
 

hollydolly said:
I wanted to be a Journalist... I couldn't because my father forced me to leave school just after my 15th birthday so he could have a paycheck every week from me...
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My mom never knew my age. She was always off by a few years. But on my 16th birthday, she knew my age- old enough to get a part time job. By 3 Pm on my birthday, I had a part time job working in a store, and now I had to pay $10/week room and board. That was in 1962- $60-70, today.
 
Knight said:
No Clue.

Early years growing up no vision of what I might do as an adult.

In high school the new program that made it possible to attend school during the morning & work at learning a trade in the afternoon was great.

After training to be a retail butcher & offered a job at a Kroger store I did know I didn't want to be stuck doing the same thing day after day. The U S Navy gave me the opportunnity to learn multiple skills. Served my time & came out confident that no matter where we went or what job I got I would be successful doing.

Without the Navy security blanket of medical, dental & a wage civilian life was challenging. A variety of jobs that built a great resume finally paid off in a job that had variety daily. Then I had enough experience to bid a management job that had upward movement potential.

10 years in management with planning developed by my wife early retirement was possible.

30 years later retired with no debt & more income coming in than going out I can look back & be happy that no clue worked best.
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you never know will you will end up. You did good. Nice job!
 
IrishEyes said:
:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: I wound up taking care of children, something I did not want to do after all mine began school. I wanted adult conversations finally.
It was my late husband who told me I should work with kids as I was quite suited to it. He was right, I loved it. I went to college and got my degree in Early Childhood Development & Education then did Early Childhood Licensed Childcare for 32 years.
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Good for you. How many did you help? you will never know.
 
Had no clue what I wanted to be. Wanted something but didn't know what or where life would lead me. Joined the air force and they offered me Air Traffic Control. Just high school so certainly not going to fly planes. But I would be around planes. Okay, lets go. Loved it. Loved the intricate needs. Even ended up saving a few from bad situations.
Couldn't get in the FAA after the service so I looked else where. Ended up in the phone company. Go figure. 54 years later I am still doing consulting work for the phone company. Live not far from Atlantic City Airport and watch the f-16's take off almost every day. Love it. Love the sound of the afterburners kicking in. God was good to me. Have no regrets. Love my family, love my grandchildren. Did I want more, early on......yes. But we, regardless of plans, don't determine where we end up. God does.
 
In high school the Kuder Preference Tests told me I should be a social worker. My teachers thought I should be a teacher.
I couldn't go to college right away so took night courses and became a weather analyst for 10 years. I always loved art and thought commercial art would make sense but never found my way there.
I finally got to art school in the 70s and began doing portraits and all sorts of things. Have freelanced art for many years. My biggest work was an 84' mural in CT.
 

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