Sarah Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 When you were growing up - or maybe even now - what did you want to be when you grew up - are you doing what you wanted to do or are you totally off the track with where you thought you'd be? Me - I always wanted to work with disabled children, my brother has severe brain damage and so went to a special needs school - (he's 23 now) i used to go and help out and work with the kids there - it was so rewarding I studied music, English and psychology at A level but due to having a major illness and 2 emergency operations in my final year, i didn't sit my exams, so i started working in accounts - miles away from what i wanted to do but i sit back and look and i really like my job and the people i work with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 Well when i was young i always wanted to be a pilot, but one day when i was young, me and my family took the dogs for a walk up some mountain, and then all of a sudden 2 jets shoot over the top, and ever since then i have HATED planes so becoming a pilot was out of the question lmao so since i got into school, done my A Levels in Electronics, ICT and design technology, i have always wanted to do something with electronics, then in my final year of A Levels i was Electrocuted my the pains power in my house ( hence called Sparks) but now im in uni doing Electronic and Electrical Engineering, so am now looking to become an engineer !!!!!! Soz to Bore you all....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted June 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 ahh so THAT'S how you got your name!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Miss Bump Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 i always wanted to be a ballerina............but my mum was a single mum growin up in the time of maggie thatcher so we had NOTHING........did a lot of dancing, gymnastics, singing and drama at school and wanted to either be a stage manager or in musicals when i realised i wouldn't be a prima ballerina.............. i did theatre studies, film studies, media studies, psychology and sociology for a and as levels........... i applied for uni and was going to do english lit and theatre but then my best friend died, and i lost all my confidence and haven't been on stage since......i changed to criminology, law and sociology and now i'm training as of october to be a social worker..........and my dream is now to work in prisons as a key worker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted June 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 ohhh we got a shrink on the forum - crap - don't analyse me or section me PLEASE :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dygosamikita Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 I also wanted to be a vet. Was on course through high school, taking all kinds of math and science classes. Then a man came along and not a good one either. Ended up quitting high school in my final year, and going to work full time in factories. At times I wish things were different but the decisions I made back then helped to make me what I am today so I just think all things happen for a reason. Both of my dogs came out of those 8 years of my life so I can't complain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikaani&Aiyana Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 Awww Diz hope one day you can get your confidence back xx I have ALWAYS wanted to have my own yard and used to say one day i will compete in the olympics!! Well I am now a lecturer teaching Animal studies, which a few year ago I would have cringed at the thought!! But I do now own 2 horses and am hoping to one day (maybe soon) run my own yard. So I may not get to the olympics but i hope to start competing soon and taking out my 4 year old:D xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carla84 Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 When I was younger I always wanted to be a vet or a farmer, Its because I love animals so much especially dogs and horses. I was never gonna be smart enough to be a vet but even if I was I dont think I could be. I would get to upset when animals were sick or past away. On the bright side tho I still have time to become a farmer or even maybe marry one. He has to be hansome tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zion Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 Well up until i was about 12 a footballer lol but trials weren't going so good i was pretty small Since then Engineering technician; weapon's engineering in the Royal Navy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dygosamikita Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 On the bright side tho I still have time to become a farmer or even maybe marry one. He has to be hansome tho. A handsome farmer??? Aren't those mythical creatures.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 A handsome farmer??? Aren't those mythical creatures.... there are plenty of farmers is wales lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carla84 Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 A handsome farmer??? Aren't those mythical creatures.... Rachel I can live in hope :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Miss Bump Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 lmao @ sparcs!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dygosamikita Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 there are plenty of farmers is wales lmao but they have to be handsome......oh and interested in................humans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 but they have to be handsome......oh and interested in................humans there is only 1 way to find out im afraid, ROAD TRIP !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carla84 Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 there is only 1 way to find out im afraid, ROAD TRIP !!!!!! Oh dear LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjk Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 i wanted to be a helicopter pilot, but my eyesight is not good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonk Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 i always wanted to be a long distance lorry driver but went to college and studied I.T. after 2 years got bored and ended up in dead end jobs, gave them up to look after my terminally ill grandad when he passed away i applied to college and i am now studying to become a plumber just finishing my 1st year 2 more to go plus my gas as extra so god help you all when i pass lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid_Wolf Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 I have wanted to be many things... A nurse A vet A firefighter A herpetologist (herpetology - study of reptiles) Dog trainer A zookeeper Im in college, studying animal management, I would love to work in a zoo, or kennels, tho the pay is crap for both Have just applied for a job wiping old peoples a*ses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zion Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 i wanted to be a helicopter pilot, but my eyesight is not good enough. I was thinking about that but i never went to private school so chances of me being selected are pretty slim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 When I was a kid, I wanted to be an engineer on a train. As I grew a few years older, loving to figure things out, I wanted to be a designer. So one of my first jobs was as a drafter. After a couple years, I was promoted to be a designer and designed packaging machines. Now? Now I'm technical writer and manage the publications department where I work. I write operator and parts manuals for some of those packaging machines I used to design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Steak Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 I've wanted to be a historian or history professor since 9th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 I always wanted to be an artisit and paint science fiction and fantasy paperback covers. my first job was as a projectionist at the cinema worked my way up to chief Projectionist of a 9 screen multiplex. . .an absolutely fantastic job. distance and rising petrol costs meant I had to leave that (sigh) since then I've delivered frozen food door to door been a manager at a petrol station been a cleaner washed dishes in schools worked trackside in a car factory now in the same factory I sit in front of 6 PC's and keep the bodies moving correctly. ALL a far cry from painting paperback covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra & Honey Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 I've always wanted to be healthy. Just been sick my whole life lol. But other than that, since i was about 5 i wanted to be a primatologist . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemary Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 I always wanted to be an archaeologist but for financial reasons couldn't. My parents enrolled me into secretarial school instead ???? Anyway, done that my whole life and hated it. I am now a stay at home mum to my two huskies and have a small stained glass studio instead. Looking back, archaeology would have been a bad (very) choice anyway, as I don't have the patience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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