Based on what you wanted to be when you were grew up , has your life turned out as planned?

[OneUmberJoker]

No not really

Me neither I wanted to be an architect and I ended up working for the NHS. 🫤

I wanted to be an author; I’m an English teacher. I’m very happy though.

No. Initially I wanted to work on magazines in London. Did that (not in London) then went self employed and got involved with ex h's business. 30 years later I'm still working in it, still self employed. Wish I'd kept my career, though it was set up for flexibility around having a family, and I do have two wonderful dds.

Wanted to do up houses until I could afford one to stay in. Did umpteen up, lived in every kind of chaos for so many years. Adored and would have gladly stayed in several of them but always had to move on (exh choice). Eventually lost my home anyway when I finally divorced him.

Always wanted financial security, nothing glamorous or flashy. Certainly don't feel I've achieved that either, though I have much to be grateful for.

Not even close, when I was doing A-levels I vaguely planned for a science degree but then I discovered pubs and so didn’t do so well. I worked in call centres so planned to rise the ranks to management which I did, then I discovered Cybersecurity and went sideways then up a bit more to a leadership position.

Nope. I never had any plans because I was convinced I would die young.
I was a weirdly depressive little kid!

I wanted to work in block busters 😂 it closed down as soon as I grew up 😠

I wanted to not be poor.
At the time I didn't even realise this was what I wanted. But all I remember of my childhood was DM working her fingers to the bone to be able to afford to send us to school (in a developing country - fee payment required) so that we would have options. Bullied because I didn't fit in. Not the right packed lunch/school bag or shoes. I just remember being perpetually uncomfortable and sad. No room for aspirations. So one might think the aim would be to be the converse of this. To be rich. That's not happened and that's cool.

I just remembered I actually found an old diary a while ago, from when I was about 15. It said the worst thing that could happen would be to end up in a council flat with an illegitimate child and a low paid job. Oh well. Better luck next life!

I’m not a nun…and…I’m not a maths teacher

I wanted to teach deaf children. Did start my pgce after getting a degree, but discovered teaching wasn’t for me. The closest I get is to sponsor a ‘Hearing Dog for the Deaf’ puppy.

I wanted to be a variety of things as a child - scientist, author, actor, can't remember what else but suffice to say I have ended up as none of them. I did always like planes as a child and I did train as an aircraft mechanic a couple of years ago so somewhat close but got laid off this autumn and now I build satellite parts which I definitely did not even consider as a child.

But, throughout my childhood and youth I wanted to move to Finland and that I did end up doing, several years ahead of schedule (in year 10 we had to write our 5 year and 10 year plans and I put move to Finland in my 10 year plan but I ended up moving when I was 20)