Discussion What did you want to become as a kid?

[Baskol1]

I wanted to be an accountant (cause of dad) and a pastor (hahahahahaha!!!). Now I work in an accounting firm with the old man, which I don't particularly like, and I want nothing to do with any religion whatsoever.

Do you hear many religious platitudes?

 

[Kikoo Loool]

I wanted to become a scientist.

 

[ScorpiusDragon]

My parents wanted me to become a doctor. I didn't really have clear goals, but I was always talented in writing and harbored a secret desire to become a published author.

 

[Baskol1]

My parents wanted me to become a doctor. I didn't really have clear goals, but I was always talented in writing and harbored a secret desire to become a published author.

Not very realistic, are they asian parents?

 

[ScorpiusDragon]

Not very realistic, are they asian parents?

Yes, they are Asian parents.

 

[Morphinekiss]

Until I was like 6 I was convinced I could be a dinosaur so there's that.

But I was telling someone the other day in pm that I never planned on being anything because I always thought I'd have killed myself in my early 20s. Failed that.

 

[262653]

I wanted to be a physicist when I was 6. I also been very fascinated by machines and mechanisms. My grandpa was giving me strange mechanical things, stolen from a job he partook in, and I loved to break them down into spare parts and assist him in building stuff. I loved to pretend I'm a chemist by mixing some random garbage I found scouring a local sandbox and a beach shore, while laughing hysterically during my "experiments".

Some people are managing to preserve their inner child and do stuff they want to do with great enthusiasm; I didn't and don't. Some might say that, well everything is in your hands and the world is yours (God I hate those lyrics). Why then people choose to suffer if they don't want to suffer is beyond me. Are our hands even ours, if that is true?

 

[Baskol1]

Yes, they are Asian parents.

im not surprised.

 

[Donewith_]

I wanted to be good human being.
When i was a kid, i always felt stuck in my head.. like always overthinking things over and again before expressing something.. and i used to say less..i was afraid.
I dreamed that..when i grow up, i'll be normal, just like people around me. And get rid of my crappy anxiety, overthinking.

 

[Oblivion Lover]

A hair stylist lol. Eventually as I grew up I became more ambitious. My last dream profession was politician, until I realized that having dreams will only leave you disappointed at the end. I love politics, but I don't have the skills to be a politician. I'm like Squidward Tentacles. He loves playing the clarinet, but that doesn't mean he will ever have the ability to do it correctly. Sigh... One more reason to hate this life.

 

[Morphinekiss]

Some people are managing to preserve their inner child and do stuff they want to do with great enthusiasm

Still holding out hope I'll wake up as a dinosaur one day

 

[Lennox]

Most of the time I wanted to be a scientist of the hard sciences (physics, chemistry). At other times I wanted to be a psychologist, but as I grew up and my understanding of the profession evolved I realized it wasn't a good fit for me.

The (latest) degree I ended up eventually choosing is Engineering Physics, which is basically a physics degree with a lot of engineering disciplines added. Absolutely loved it, but ended up dropping out due to life problems..

 

[ScorpiusDragon]

im not surprised.

Are you Asian, by any chance? Or did you have a lot of Asian friends growing up?

 

[Baskol1]

Are you Asian, by any chance? Or did you have a lot of Asian friends growing up?

Neither, but i know asian culture well.