What did you want to be when you grew up?

[JordanIbe]

I will start
Wrestler
Shopkeeper
It guy
Hollyoaks star

For me.

I wanted to work in an office with my name on the door, wear a suit and carry a briefcase. I became a lawyer, albeit in an open plan office/WFH in pjs.

Air hostess or a teacher.
I’m a childminder so I suppose I did sort of go into education. Still a massive part of me that wants to be an air hostess though, I love flying and going abroad!

A pig farmer! 🙈🐷🐷🐷

I wanted to be a geneticist. I was really into the science of heredity and read all the related books in the library over and over.
I also wanted to be a competition winner. There were so many material things and experiences that were way out of reach for my family so I thought I would have to win them.

Now I work as a senior manager in the public sector, although I do have a Biology undergraduate degree. I wouldn't say I enter loads of competitions but I have won a few things over the years (never a trolley dash though, sadly). I do have lots of lovely experiences too, and have realised the trick to having nice things is hard work and a bit of luck, rather than winning a game show or a scratchcard that fell out of my granddad's Daily Express.

Loved

Mallory- I hope that you are loved!

I am! I'm so lucky. I was so lonely when I was a child. I don't know how I made it out of my childhood alive!

Journalist
Writer
Human rights lawyer

Nope - nowhere near!

@LoeweMulberry That's sounds incredibly sad, in fact I wanted similar so it struck a chord

I am something a couple of others want to be though

A fashion Designer. I did study fashion at college but went into buying and later retail management.

I wanted to be:
An astronaut

I am:
A doctor.

A Shepherd

Wanted - an air hostess
Got - a solicitor

Own a pet shop
3 day event rider
writer
eurocrat

what I am - teacher

A vet. Sadly I was told I was too stupid by my own parents and never followed my dream. But now I'm working towards becoming a vet nurse

Journalist
Singer

A nurse.. and nothing else.
So I did

When my DS was about 6 he wanted to be the lady that says "unexpected item in bagging area

I wanted to be the person that says "Mind the gap". I haven't given up on that dream

Teacher.
Children’s author.

I’m a teacher. And a children’s author. Pretty wild.

A teacher. My brother was going to take me to the school where I worked on his train. I'm sure I had the best educated toys in the area!

I wanted to be a plumber

I’m an electrician

A nun a missionary, bluebell dancer or in pans people.

Daddylonglegs what did you become?

I forgot that in addition to wanting to be a missionary I wanted to be a ballet dancer. Quite difficult to achieve when you have zero talent!

An adviser lol I better not say too much about what sort of Adviser. I think I was inspired by films about nuns and another film about a missionary overseas leading children to safety.