What did you want to be?

It might make people depressed,lol ! When I was little I wanted to be an archaeologist or a concert pianist. I now work in Retail Management. I'm off to take a short walk off a long pier now....

I wanted to be my sister.. it didn't work out.

I also wanted to be a teacher like my mom, which is a half-realised dream. I worked as a teacher in Japan for a couple years, and now I'm a museum educator.

I wanted to be a singer - given that I can't carry a tune, slighly unrealistic! haha!

I now work in accounts for Cambridge Uni.

You know we have an OT section where we discuss things like this ALL DAY?

I wanted to be a nurse

I am a nurse

I don't want to be one anymore

Is this the cowards way?

LOL Nope but I do now

Wow,that's a strange reply, who rattled your cage ?

First of all I wanted to be a fairy....then a princess....then things got more realistic and I wanted to be a vet, then a doctor, then a barmaid (I did this), then a forensic scientist. I'm now a solicitor....go figure!

Is that for me?

I meant that the saying is a long walk on a short pier, not the other way round, so you run out of pier. If you take a short walk on a long pier, you can just turn around and go home. It does look a bit insensitive though, sorry.

HA ! I'm such a dingbat !

Read your first post again and see that her reply was actually very funny

ETA...I see you just did

This. Am laughing a lot. And the "comeback" made it doubly funny (sorry).

I'm with Cilla- I wanted to be a doctor, I now am one and don't want to be one anymore!

Would like to have a little cake shop and write books! x

pot...kettle...?

I wanted to be a vet

Damn...that's my plans for becoming a quantum physicist out the window...

In fact, I think I'll go and take a short jump off a tall building...no...hang on a minute...

Similar to above, I wanted to be a teacher, I am now a teacher, and some days think WHY?, but in fairness its still the only thing I can ever imagine myself doing

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To be fair, if you were an expert quantum physicist, somehow able to manipulate quantum law to your own ends, a short walk off a long pier would see you land in the water as frequently as a long walk off a short pier.

Providing that nobody was around to observe you, of course.

What?

When I was 3 I wanted to be a bellringer. By the time I was 5 or 6 my ambitions had changed and I wanted to be a deep sea fisherwoman! I'm now a paramedic LOL!

I wanted to be a Make-up artist. Did it for a while and it wasn't for me!! i am now a guidance and welfare advisor at a local college. Make-up skills will come in handy when it comes to the wedding day! (it was only a matter of time before someone related it back to weddings) ?

hmmm imagine the combination of a deep sea bell ringing paramedic! ?

Hee hee hee, perhaps I was right all along then :-)

I wanted to be an author, an Olympic swimmer and a ballerina when I was little. Decided I wanted to be a doctor when I was about 11, no real regrets so far.

I wanted to be a lawyer ala Ally McBea doing criminal law/human rights. I am now family (divorce, pre-nups etc) solicitor in a high street firm! Not at all how I imagined it!

WSS - Most days it's the best job in the world but others I think whyyyyy?!

Brace yourselves...I have wanted to be: a nurse, a police officer, a graphic designer, a detective, a vet, a neuropsychologist, a forensic scientist and an educational psychologist. Now I'm a teacher but quite fancy looking into Occupational Therapy...

I wanted to be a chef and work in one of London's top hotels (The Ritz/The Savoy/The Dorchester)- I left school at 16 and worked towards that dream for 8 years before deciding I enjoy cooking more as a hobby not as a career so went to uni to retrain... so now I'm getting married at one of London's top hotels instead.

I wanted to be a Physiotherapist, instead I followed my friends to 6th form and went to uni because I didnt wana get a proper job. Now I still work at the same place I did when I was 16. Admittedly its at head office now but still retail...

I'm going to chase my physio dream when married and paid off my car, do some courses while on maternity leave as by then it will be time for kids... I'll do it one day.