DrDingo Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 We all had crazy aspirations when we were 10 years old. To be a fireman, an astronaut, a footballer, a singer, or whatever else it might have been. This thread is for sharing all that crazy shit. At least, what you remember. For me, the chronological list went something like this: -Rockstar (Played guitar and gave up) -Boxing Champion (I was good at Wii Sports) -Comedian -Film Director Lie down on my sofa, get comfy, and tell me about your childhood, Phoenix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexxx-Returns Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Well, first I wanted to be an astronaut. And then for the longest time I wanted to be a paleontologist. And up until my teens I wanted to be a vet. And after that I wanted to be a doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KryptoKroenen Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I wanted to be an engineer for the longest time as a kid, until I learned that "engineer" /= "Tony Stark", and that they don't build Ironman suits... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysocyon Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 My dream job when I was about five years old was to be a ninja. That didn't pan out, so then I wanted to be an artist and I've been pretty obstinate about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I wanted to either be monet or a hobo. I'm about half and half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless/Nameless Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I had several, but a main choice was scientist. I was quite the little astronomy nerd. Now I'm just a trekkie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vae Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 A Sailor Scout, a Transformer, and an entomologist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astus Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Train conductor till I was 7, then it was a genetic engineer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibu Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Train conductor, vet, cargo plane pilot, then finally a cartoon animator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ieono Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I wanted to be an Archaeologist/Linguist, like Indiana Jones and Daniel Jackson, or an Engineer/Physicist like Doc Brown and Samantha Carter. I was able to get degrees in Archaeology and Engineering, but neither fields are as exciting as I saw on TV as a kid, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Ghostbuster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalletFace Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 As soon as I had any concept of careers and working, my dream job was in being a NASA engineer. It still is, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggdodger Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Uhhhhh, game developer and then it was game developer still game developer Guess what I'm going to college for? =p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallium Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 (edited) -Veterinarian The common childhood dream... -Marine Biologist (working at Seaworld with Shamu and dolphins) When I realized liking animals doesnt automatically mean being a Vet was the only career path -Animal Cop I was a little nerd that watched way too much animal planet. I realize now that I dont even like law studies and that'd be dumb -Veterinarian Came back to this when I learned i really love animals AND biology/anatomy/pphysiology -Veterinary technician When I realized being a doctor for animals was too much college work than my liking, and a similar and close alternative was being an animal nurse -Veterinary Technician/Receptionist/Kennel Technician When I realized having all the necessary skills combined to work in a medical and clinical environment was helpful Yeah Im a pretty focused and straightforward sort of guy... Edited February 8, 2016 by WolfNightV4X1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrirDarkWolf Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I um... I really wanted to be a weather man x3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revates Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 -Scientist -Astronomer -Teacher I have failed at all of these. I must go commit seppuku. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazerMaster5 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I wanted to design cars. Too bad I can't draw for shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGravitas Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I wanted to be an astronaut but decided early on that I didn't have what it takes. So from 2nd grade to about a freshmen in college, I believed I wanted to be a Dentist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless/Nameless Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 3 minutes ago, DrGravitas said: So from 2nd grade to about a freshmen in college, I believed I wanted to be a Dentist. What exactly attracted you to dentistry? I've always been curious why some people are so attracted to that line of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDingo Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 2 hours ago, Endless/Nameless said: What exactly attracted you to dentistry? I've always been curious why some people are so attracted to that line of work. I know a guy who was desperate to study dentistry. It was really just a salary thing. You get really high pay without the stresses of being a doctor in a hospital. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGravitas Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 7 hours ago, Endless/Nameless said: What exactly attracted you to dentistry? I've always been curious why some people are so attracted to that line of work. I had a really good dentist as a child and liked the idea of it 4 hours ago, DrDingo said: I know a guy who was desperate to study dentistry. It was really just a salary thing. You get really high pay without the stresses of being a doctor in a hospital. Also this. Being an object of fear in millions of people is a happy little bonus, too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinharia Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Things I wanted to be as a baby goat. - Builder. - Rock Star - Geologist - Historian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lever Puller Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Veterinarian, then Veterinary surgeon. Then realization that veterinary school in the US is stupid expensive, with average debt being $120,000-$300,000. So right now I'm working as a Veterinary Technician (in training) and I'll just enjoy this for now lmao 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I wanted to be a mortician! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Porn star. Parent teacher day was pretty funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagged Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Earliest days, an archeologist Then a game designer and a physics teacher Nowadays I am studying for electronics and health engineering (or something along the lines) but deep inside me I still want to be a game designer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcastic Coffeecup Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Space figher pilot. Obviously pretty unrealistic so it shifted to just a fighter pilot pretty soon after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitaly Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Tram driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcastic Coffeecup Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 5 minutes ago, Saxon said: I suppose you'd probably spend a lot of your time being scrambled to escort Russian bombers out of the Norwegian sea. The job at hand would likely be just visual ID of airspace breaches. Not a whole lot else to it other than wargames right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazerMaster5 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 When I was little I wanted to be a spy, like James Bond or Jason Bourne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valery91Thunder Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Journalist, then investigator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valery91Thunder Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 4 minutes ago, Saxon said: What about an investigative journalist? I would have loved that =D I was about to seriously follow that route, but then I found out the detective job isn't exactly as the murder mystery novels describe it. I suppose I was a very delusional child. xP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrirDarkWolf Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Valery91Thunder said: I would have loved that =D I was about to seriously follow that route, but then I found out the detective job isn't exactly as the murder mystery novels describe it. I suppose I was a very delusional child. xP BUT YOU CAN BE A DETECTIVE LIKE GUMMY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Señor Sal Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I wanted to be captain of the Enterprise. Then I realized that it wasn't real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexxx-Returns Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Interesting that so many people wanted to be train conductors. Any reason for why that is? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valery91Thunder Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 20 minutes ago, FenrirDarkWolf said: BUT YOU CAN BE A DETECTIVE LIKE GUMMY The pay would be terrible, but man, imagine the satisfaction of bursting into trial rooms with new evidence! :U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrirDarkWolf Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 2 minutes ago, Valery91Thunder said: The pay would be terrible, but man, imagine the satisfaction of bursting into trial rooms with new evidence! :U You could live off ramen tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valery91Thunder Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 4 minutes ago, FenrirDarkWolf said: You could live off ramen tho The cool thing where I live is that pizza costs pretty much as much as ramen, so I could at least have a slightly more varied diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrirDarkWolf Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 52 minutes ago, Valery91Thunder said: The cool thing where I live is that pizza costs pretty much as much as ramen, so I could at least have a slightly more varied diet. yay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 there's a lot. the ones I held onto the longest though were vet, writer (I entertained writing either novels and comic books), game designer, and actor. I wanted to be a lawyer or a detective at one point too because I had no friends and would watch crime documentaries all day. also Phoenix Wright made it look cool. now I study film and radio because I'm really good at editing and there's no math involved :u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 As a kid I wanted to be an engineer. But I'm too slow of a learner to make it through even a single session of college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rassah Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I wanted to be a jet fighter pilot, but I found out I couldn't because of glasses, and then later I realized the military is just terrible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggdodger Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 21 minutes ago, Rassah said: I wanted to be a jet fighter pilot, but I found out I couldn't because of glasses, and then later I realized the military is just terrible. Oh yeah, that crossed my mind at some point, too. I actually have a lot of jobs where I thought they'd be "cool to have", but haven't wavered much from game design. Genetic engineering was a career I wanted for a while, until I realized it doesn't work like in the movies and I can't make the perfect creature... yet =v I might study it later out of sheer interest, even if I'm not going to be working in the field. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aresh Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 archaeologist cryptozoologist sandwich chef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewge Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Marine biologist Archaeologist Paleontologist A Dinosaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I wanted to be a planetologist or a trucker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamingGal Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 As a kid I wanted to be a marine biologist, and then somewhere in middle school/early high school I decided on writer/journalist. Now....I'm not too sure? Just sort of floating along. Kinda scary ._. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 zookeeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazerMaster5 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 What 6 year old doesn't want to become an astronaut? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal7 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I wanted to be a surgeon (heart) or a author/journalist. I have one home med book and a medical dictionary. No way in hell that would be enough but I guess it was a start As far as writing and whatnot goes, writing became more of a tool than a passion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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