so, what did you want to be when you were a child?

DEmeant0r

and did you succeed in becoming it?

Not sure if this topic has been done, or done to death, but I wanted to be a footballer when I was young, like a lot of children but alas my fitness is dire, and i'm far too lazy

shane86

When my teacher Mr. Buckworth asked me this, I responded that I wanted to be a mother****in hustla, and he better aks somebody.*

An airline pilot, from as far back as I remember. Theyd an open day at the airport years ago and I got into it then.

Then I hit 14 and got deaaaddd laazzyyyyyy. Dont ever recall call centres, takeaways, warehousing or anything else ive done being on the wish list of me or my mates.




*: I realise only a tiny porportion of you will recognise the greatest album skit ever, but hey, I couldnt resist

sunnyjim

Aer Corp pilot, Army Officer....

But a medical in St Bricins Military Hospital showed I was colourblind, and now I'm a student teacher...

Pigman II

I wanted to be the first guy to reach 1,000,000 posts on boards.ie . Of course it did lead to endless days of my child self asking himself "what is boards.ie and why should I care?" but that was only of academic concern at the time.

Rb

I can't really remember tbh, I think I wanted to be a vet. I'm not a vet now though, its a career I'd love to get into except I didn't have the points in the leaving (nor the subjects) and I'm already 2 years through a business course.

At the moment I haven't a clue what I want to do, and time is running out I guess, either get into Event Management, get into a good position in the music industry, or teach secondary school business/economics for the leaving...so I guess we'll have to wait and see! Certainly won't be staying long enough in my current work to make a career out of it.

I never really cared about careers and stuff when I was younger, but iirc being a vet was the one thing I had my mind set on (up until a certain point)...never happened...oh well!

monkeyfudge

Unfortunately managing an IT training centre wasn't my childhood dream.

I wanted to be Monkey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKlltPZylpY

tman

Helicopter pilot
or a bed tester:D

I'm sure there's still time to realise both dreams...

cooker3

I think I wanted to be a vet when I was really young but I just wanted to win any major sporting event, unfortunately I am not atheltic type so just have to be a dream.

Heisenberg.

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DEmeant0r

The Scientist wrote:

A fire engine.



Sorry, but it had to be done.

Haha

On the other hand, I don't mind that I haven't achieved my childhood dream. I do have a new dream of winning a major bowling tournament or a major poker tournament, but the lack of bowling alleys in Galway and money means they both have to remain a dream, for the moment.

byrner88

i always wanted to be an arciholigist but then i figured my career would be in ruins lol


nah i always wanted to be in the garda but i dont want to anymore im join the army now

Mossy Monk

many things ranging from fireman, the government, cop, pope, call center worker

delightfully my dream of working in a call center came through :mad:

Alter-Ego

I wanted to be a sound engineer.(is that odd for a 10yr old?)

I still do, or at least work in the music industry in some way.

Ruu_Old

A professor, like the chap from the front of the Weetos box. I'm still trying.

kead1987

Everybody male on here, whether he'll admit it or not, has thought about being a Playboy photographer at some stage in his life. Come on, hands up...

Wertz

I honestly wanted to be an astronaut...needless to say I'm not.

Stench Blossoms

I wanted to be a lawyer or a judge but lost interest in it at about 14/15.

DEmeant0r

kead1987 wrote:

Everybody male on here, whether he'll admit it or not, has thought about being a Playboy photographer at some stage in his life. Come on, hands up...

haha, you got me there /hands up

shane86

orla wrote:

I wanted to be a lawyer or a judge but lost interest in it at about 14/15.

Me too come to think of it. Id have loved to be a lawyer and still would, but 5odd years in college is more of a sentence than a study (besides there wasnt a snowballs chance in hell I would squander my youth studying enough to get the required LC points). Never took to college like some people, left after a year and a half.

Terry

I wanted to be a man. one of these days i'll reach my goal.

cork1

always wanted to be in irsh army in the ranger wing.but no im a carpentry apprentice now.and to answer kead1987 i raise both hands.

Crucifix

monkeyfudge wrote:

I wanted to be Monkey.

Daisy: "A monkey?"
Tim: "No, Monkey"
</spaced reference>

InFront

I didn't really want a specific job, more like I wanted to be certain people... Keith Wood, Saeed Anwar, and my history teacher. So yes I wanted to be one of the world's greatest batsmen who captained Irish rugby on Saturdays and taught history during the week... not very realistic.
I wonder how few people actually end up doing what they've always wanted?

Schlemm

I wanted to be a nun!

Scrotum

I wanted to be the six million dollar man Steve Austin but became a porn star instead.

Peteee

I wanted to be a fighter pilot

I'm now in 4th year computer systems!

Scraggs

I really wanted to be a farmer. And tall. I'm not now [nor grown up]

mastermind2005

I had a fascination with hydraulics, allways wanted to be a driver of some big industrial machine

SpitfireIV

I wanted to be grown up..........and now that I'm grown up......I want to be a child again :rolleyes:, darn!

Back on topic, I wanted to make robots, like Johnny 5 etc , doing Industrial Design now, so you never know, I might design a robot some day.

randylonghorn

kead1987 wrote:

Everybody male on here, whether he'll admit it or not, has thought about being a Playboy photographer at some stage in his life. Come on, hands up...

Hands?!!

Mind you, the man's not wrong!

Faith

I wanted to be a doctor or a teacher. My mum stole the teaching idea and became a teacher about 8 years ago. I was too lazy to study for medicine, and decided I didn't want to do it when I was about 16. Now I'm two years into a biology degree, and want to do medicine again.

Kingp35

Wanted to be a Pro darts player. Havent given up yet.

CathyMoran

I wanted to be either a kindergarden teacher or a lecturer...not that yet, but maybe someday...would not have minded being an astronomer either and being a writer and artist but you can do those as hobbies and I do.

Mushy

I wanted to be a pilot. Sure didnt I once say "where can ya do pilotry in college". Ah innocence! Im still in 6th year so if I decide I want to be one again, I can always do it. I just wouldnt have the guts to take a plane at that speed, filled with people down a runway. And it'd be worse for landing.

So Iv changed onto primary teaching, which Im adament I will get one day. Just have to take the long way around it all.

aidan_walsh

I wanted to be a real boy.

p~b

i wanted to be a zoo keeper and still do til this day, buy money drove me to go into accounting

eviecarwash

A dancer, an actress or a teacher...I'm none of these things!
My school mate wanted to be an opera singer or a fighter pilot. She got knocked up though shortly after leaving school though..Oh well!:D

DonkeyStyle \o/

Senritsu wrote:

so, what did you want to be when you were a child?

a bum

Senritsu wrote:

and did you succeed in becoming it?

Why yes I did.

Rockiemalt

I wanted to be a vet or a graphic design or a 3d animator or a tv producer

I'm in final year of a degree in the design/media thingy and work in the radio and now I want to be a radio producer

Pighead

Pighead wanted to be the first person to call Pat Kenny an insufferable arsehole on live television.

My poor heart sunk when that fcuker Stokes stormed onto the stage and stole my thunder.

Damn him and damn the RTE ticketing office for never answering my weekly request for Late Late Show tickets.

Ruu_Old

Pighead wrote:

Pighead wanted to be the first person to call Pat Kenny an insufferable arsehole on live television.

My poor heart sunk when that fcuker Stokes stormed onto the stage and stole my thunder.

Damn him and damn the RTE ticketing office for never answering my weekly request for Late Late Show tickets.

You still have a chance, go for Tubridy!

Red Hand

Wanted to be an archaologist, but things didn't work out. Now in data management, and not very happy in it.

tba

I wanted to be happy.

Terry

aidan_walsh wrote:

I wanted to be a real boy.

Liar.

Steyr

Wanted to be a Pilot but alas no, ah well the Reserve is good anyway.

Skellington

I wanted to be a sheriff (even carried a badge in my wallet until I lost it last year) because I'd have got to shoot bad guys. But seeing as there isn't much place for a sheriff in todays society I became an electrician instead and I hate it.

monkeyfudge

Skellington wrote:

I wanted to be a sheriff (even carried a badge in my wallet until I lost it last year) because I'd have got to shoot bad guys. But seeing as there isn't much place for a sheriff in todays society I became an electrician instead and I hate it.

Actually how is the sheriff appointed?

I remember when I was a kid the sheriff showed up at our door one day to try and evict us. It's a a pretty despicable profession I guess... not like you'd imagine from watching US cinema.

admiralofthefleet

i wanted to be a chef, i started to cook and learn the basics at around 8 and here i am aged 26... a chef

Exit

A binman (I liked the idea of crushing stuff with the big thing at the back of the truck) and an archaeologist (maybe watched Indiana Jones too much, but it was something I genuinely read up on as a kid). I'm not close to either profession now, although I guess the binman job is always an everpresent possibility.

The idea of uncovering hidden history still intrigues me though.

Trix

When i was little I wanted to be a dancer. Now aged 25 I want to be a park ranger.

Nalz

I wanted to be the next Denis Irwin...I'm both footed, but slightly unfit n not great at the oul soccer so nope didnt achive it!