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12-24-2012 at 1:05 PM
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Re: What did you want to be when you were little?

I was going to be an Oscar-winning screenwriter & director. I had serious plans to be the youngest person ever to win for screenwriting and envisioned them announcing it on air while I was in first period in high school! I had all kinds of books about the film industry and how to screenwrite and was writing my own screenplay and adapting a book to film when I was 13. Couldn't ever get the publisher to give me the rights to do it though, imagine that! 

Anyway, I'm a nurse. After college, I was preparing to go to med school and working at the hospital when I realized I had absolutely no desire to do a residency or work 80 hours a week, basically ever. I wanted to have babies and see my family and wanted the ability to go home every day after work. So, nursing school it was! 
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12-24-2012 at 1:07 PM
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I wanted to be an oceanographer and a detective with the NYPD.

Needless to say, no. I'm afraid of the water and refuse to live north of the Red River, cause, like, snow and stuff.
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12-24-2012 at 1:21 PM
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I wanted to be the person who found Nessie.

ETA: I have a master's in environmental science but I SAH. I guess I deal with my own version of the Loch Ness monster on a daily basis. Goal achieved. 

That's cute! Smile
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12-24-2012 at 1:49 PM
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I wanted to be a teacher, and I am one.  So that worked out for me.  Now I'd like to be a librarian.  I hope I have the opportunity to fulfill that dream.  I don't know if anything would make me happier, career-wise.
 
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12-24-2012 at 1:55 PM
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I wanted to be a vet. Then realized I am severely allergic to cats and dogs.

Then I wanted to be a cop. I actually gave that one an attempt - but the police academy was just not going to be my thing - I have severe asthma :( 

I'm a social worker - which I have never once in my life said I wanted to be and to be honest, I still don't want to be!! lol. If I could change careers I would be a photographer (something awesome like National Geographic) 
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12-24-2012 at 2:02 PM
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I wanted to be a vet.  Then, I saw a very sick horse and couldn't handle it.  

Next, I wanted to own a ranch that would take in homeless animals.  Then I thought about bills.

In high school, I joined debate and wanted to be a lawyer.  Then I went to college and realized I wanted to just be a student forever.

I switched majors three or four times and ended up with a degree in psychology.  I'm a teacher.  

Now, I want to own a book store.  
 
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12-24-2012 at 2:51 PM
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I wanted to be a pediatrician.  Someone should have given me a reality check.  I definitely don't have the kind of smarts it takes to get through medical school. Hah
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12-24-2012 at 3:06 PM
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I wanted to be a dr, or something -ologist.  zoologist, cardiologist, neurologist.  I just thought that sounded cool.  As I got older I realized just how much school and how demanding being a dr would be.  I knew making life or death decisions, I couldn't live with making the wrong decision.  I decided to be a physical therapist.  Still in the med field, but really hands on.  I get to help people get stronger, and I LOVE my job!  I still toy with med school, but can't justify spending that kind of money...
 
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12-24-2012 at 8:10 PM
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A laweyer, never achieved that.
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12-24-2012 at 9:18 PM
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I wanted to be a news reporter.  And no, I didn't even come close!
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12-24-2012 at 9:24 PM
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I wanted to be a zoologist. But considering I realized I don't actually like animals all that much, NOPE! I also wanted to be a ballerina. I'd actually still like that, but I like food too much and I get nervous when it comes down to the actual performance part. I loved when I was in dance but I got into it way too late to actually make a go of whatever talent I could have had.

ETA Those were when I was really little. I really did want to be a judge (but didn't really want to be a lawyer first...bummer) or a anesthesiologist in HS. I even job shadowed the latter. Life, however, got involved and changed my priorities and I'm completely fine with that. Although, if someone wanted me to take over for Judge Judy, I'd do it in a heartbeat. It's my dream job. Getting paid millions to tell people just how stupid they are would be the best thing ever!!!!
 
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12-24-2012 at 9:26 PM
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A physician.  I came pretty close, but balked at the last minute after I realized it was more of my parents' dream and it really wasn't for me.  Best decision of my life.  I'm a pharmacist now...not too far from the dream, but a much better life for a mom (#1 job for women according to Forbes!)
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12-24-2012 at 10:32 PM
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I wanted to be a professional gymnast or an optometrist. I'm a pediatric dentist now and am glad I went that way.

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12-25-2012 at 2:18 PM
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A mom. A teacher. And, for a brief period, a marine biologist. 

 eta: a Broadway performer. I would still love to do that.
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