little girl: hula dancer/teacher
early gradeschool: nun
middle school: psychiatrist
Jr. High: hallmark card writer
9th grade: Archealogist
10th grade: genetic researcher/ob/gyn
11th grade: same
12th grade: Got a B in chemistry & Dad convinced me no med school would accept me. Dropped all math/science courses & concentrated on TV/Film production

Majored in radio/tv/film. Worked in TV for a few years - won some awards. Left the field when I married DH as I worked for his dad, and I would be DH's boss. Since working for EDS, I've been in customer service, corp comm, graphic design & am now in project management. Would give it all up to go back to TV.

Being a mom was never a dream of mine. I thought I would be one as it was expected of my generation, but it was never "I can't wait to have kids."

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In elementary school, I wanted to be a teacher. I always played school with my younger brother and cousins. Then I developed an interest in being a surgeon. In high school, I found I had a talent for mechanical drafting/engineering. I wanted to go into biomedical engineering. I chose to enter the physical therapy program at a local university. There I found that really enjoyed chemistry. I ended up with a BS in professional chemistry ad worked in dental materials research until we started a family. I never dreamed I'd be a homeschooling SAHM. I always pictured myself in a professional scientific career. But, lookng back, I think I saw myself that way because that's how others (teachers, family & friends) talked about my future.

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Homeschooling Mom to Daniel (13 Years), Andrew (10 Years), Stephen (8 Years) and Emily (4 Years)

OK...to get the full effect, I have to tell you that I am very much a "girly girl". I love all of the frills, thrills, purses, highlights, and french manicures that go along with it. That being said, I wanted to be a big rig truck driver. Yep, I still do. (Minus all the crap they have to go through...)

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A flight attendant. I had a few interviews but it was at a time when the airlines were really struggeling, like now. I ended up being a travel agent and got my degree in elementary ed, never did teach, I remarried and have been a sahm since. I still think about being a flight attendant though

In jr high, I wanted to be an interior designer....which is really funny to think about because it took me 7 years to paint any of the walls in my house anything other than white.

I ended up getting an accounting degree, which is about as far from an interior designer as possible.

When I was a little girl about five I wanted to be a stripper like Nicky on Young and the Restless!!! My grandma watched us a lot while my parents were working and she always watched soap operas.
I cant remember what I wanted to be after that until Jr. High. I wanted to be a Marine Biologist. But beings I lived 1000's of miles from any ocean it was a little far fetched. After that I wasnt sure what I was going to be but I thought I would go to college and get some sort of a business degree. Than I changed my mind and thought about being a teacher. After I got married I wanted to be a nail tech but couldnt afford to go to beauty school-still cant. Right now I am kicking around the idea of becoming a Para professional (teachers aide). Here in order to get paid better you do have to have some schooling. I am going to look into it this summer and see what happens next fall. Beings you can take some many courses either via the internet or correspondence, it might just work.

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Oh yeah - I wanted to be a marine biologist as well, when I was in high school. Dad talked me out of that one too. Some friend had a daughter who was one who couldn't find work.

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As far as I can remember I always wanted to be a teacher, then I hit High School and that changed! Then it was a nurse, I even went so far as to take my entrance exam to nursing school but life got in the way and I went to work full time.
I can honestly say though I never thought I wanted to be a Mom. I never really went through the baby doll phase (I was all about Barbie and her high powered careers and plethora of Ken dolls )

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I went through many different things. First I wanted to be teacher, then a journalist, then a nurse, back to being a teacher, than an occupational therapist, and then a psychologist (which was when I entered college). My best friend and I had our entire life mapped. We were going to complete college together open a practice together marry our high school sweathearts and live next to each other, have children and they would be best friends (maybe if they were male/female marry one day). What silly things we dream up. Of course my life is nothing like that. I don't have children yet - trying but none. My best friend at the time ditched me because I supposedly had no time for her. I am a social worker.

Looking back social work is the best position I could be in...I just can't wait to be back and working with elderly again. Only 4 weeks to go!!!

That could be me who wrote that, I too am a practicing nurse (psychiatry) when i was younger i have wanted to be many things a vet, riding instructor, air stewardess, now i feel i've lost site of me, ever seen the film Shirley Valentine I too never had much support or encouragement as a child when i left school i was told i had to get a job and college was out of the question "what do you want to go there for". I would like to travel more in the future done my fair share in the past but there's still more to seeSorry if i've waffled on a bit