when you were 8 years old

[wildhorses]

what did you want to be when you grew up?


I wanted to dance for Balanchine

[Bullwinkle925]

1. 8 was not a good year..... I don't think I had the emotional ability

at that time to even think about my entering into adult years.

Sorry for it being a downer, but it's true.

[wildhorses]

11. that is why I ask about that age

you are still young enough to dream BIG

[Bullwinkle925]

15. nah - things were not good in my life at that time - didn't even think

about the future

[wildhorses]

19. I'm sorry

:hug: to your inner child

[Bullwinkle925]

22. thanks - that was sweet of ya.

[Syncronaut Seven]

117. At 8? Wow

At eight my life was bloodstained pockmarked walls, broken dishes, endless screaming, multiple contusions. No vision beyond survival.

At 10 I wanted to be Hef, At 13 I was already a member of the workaday world.

I'm 44 now, I don't know who I want to be when I grow up.

[Draill]

2. I wanted to be an archaeologist. n/t

[wildhorses]

14. good one

digging in the dirt and all ....WHAT FUN

[Ptah]

3. I wnated to be the Lone Ranger.

:silly:

See the resemblance?

[wildhorses]

16. and you know I LOVE Silver

Hi Ho Silver!!! Talk about a NICE horse

[Ptah]

27. Even though I was raised in Montana on the prairie,

I never was comfortable on a horse.
I envy, to this day, anyone that has
has an affinity for those magnificent animals.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

4. jet test pilot - or professional magician

[wildhorses]

17. what fun

of course if you were a magician you could turn yourself into a pilot

[phusion]

5. FBI or CIA agent

oh how I've changed...

:)

[wildhorses]

21. yeah but a

private eye would be WAY cool

[Fox Mulder]

I wanted to work for the FBI.

In reality, I'm just a college student majoring in geology (and no, I'm not happy doing it).

Edit: I also wanted to play for the Twins...this was back in '91. :D

[wildhorses]

25. what is your favorite rock and why?

right now I am into cyanate and serpentine

[Fox Mulder]

30. Peridotite

It's the most common rock on planet earth. It makes up the earth's mantle. :)

Edited for spelling.

[wildhorses]

32. my birthstone is peridot

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

84. My birthstone is also the Peridot .

;)

[hippywife]

91. Mine, too!

[Ptah]

36. I think wulfeniteis my favorite.

http://www.tucsonshow.com/

[cssmall]

6. Archaeologist.

Remarkably enough, I've just about made it. :D

[wildhorses]

26. Congratulations!!

:applause:

[Kali]

48. heh

hope you hate money.;-)

(family in arch/anth)

[cssmall]

73. I know, but it's just to get established. ;D

BTW. I hate money.

[enigmatic]

7. RF for the Cleveland Indians

And the sad thing was, I probably could have started for them when I was 8 in 1970..

[wildhorses]

13. LOL

GO BRAVES!!! one of my friends at work is from Ohio and I told her last nite that Braves are Indians too...

[enigmatic]

57. Those leeeeeeeeeaaan years...

:)

[wildhorses]

60. they sucked to be BLUNT

poor ole Dale Murphy...

[Floogeldy]

8. An oil magnate

So I could build factories and towns and stores and put pay phones in my living room and finance cereal makers and starve people.

Heh heh. Just kidding. ;)

I wanted to be a garbage man.

[wildhorses]

29. You can find some really

neat stuff in the garbage Like they say one man's trash is another man's treasure...

[Floogeldy]

34. Like street sweepers find lots of nickles on the street.

It's cool!

:)

[LaraMN]

9. I wanted to be a detective or an actress.

I am neither-- in an official sense, anyway.

[wildhorses]

31. either one would be FUN

and exciting

[TroubleMan]

10. I wanted to be a singer that performs on a trampoline.

LOL.

[wildhorses]

33. ROFLMAO

[Shine]

12. A movie star

I'm still a star, but just not in the movies. ;)

Shine

[wildhorses]

35. shining brightly you are

[Shine]

50. Why, thank you! As are YOU, my dear!

We're ALL shining brightly on this blue beautiful planet....

:hug:

[youthere]

18. I wanted to be Mrs. Donny Osmond.

[wildhorses]

37. that would be better than being

Mrs. Danny Partridge

[Nevernose]

20. Astronaut

Alas, I never made it to astronaut status, but I did just buy a telescope, and now my nine year old wants to be a science teacher...

[wildhorses]

38. Hey Mr. Spaceman

won't you please take me for a ride

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. I wanted to be a nurse.........

Either that or the first lady president....

And I wanted to live to be 100 years old as well....


The nurse part did come true, after much toil and hard work......

Don't know about the 100 years old just yet.....

[wildhorses]

39. Hey Peg..

I should have known you were a Nurse
and you have my vote for President

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. Thank you!

Retired nurse, now......

And waaaay too thin skinned to be in politics at all!

But you made me smile....and that is ALWAYS good.......

Thank you.......:hug:

[Whoa_Nelly]

24. I wanted to be famous!

For acting, dancing, singing, and championship street roller skating!

[wildhorses]

41. what a performance that would be

:applause:

oh wait a minute...not all at once? :blush:

[Whoa_Nelly]

46. You bet your ass it was all at once!

[wildhorses]

51. damn YOU are talented

your pix did not come through....:cry:

[Omphaloskepsis]

28. I wanted to be an accountant..

Really, I'm not joking. 15 years later I took a few accounting classes. I now hate accounting.

[wildhorses]

42. a bean counter...

Bless your heart you need a hug :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

40. I remember saying that I wanted to be ...

a Burlesque Queen ...



what I want to know - is how the hell did an 8 year old girl know about that ... huh

[wildhorses]

45. how very "mature" of you...

I bet you could have taught me a thing or two.... and I could have showed you some ballet steps to really "class" up your act...
we would have had some fun....huh?

[In_The_Wind]

47. that was one dream ...

that I didn't follow - ever ...

However, I did study ballet for a year ...

I still find that letting myself 'go' when no one is around is one of my favorite pastimes ...

interpretative dance was big when I was much younger ...

[WCGreen]

52. I'd drop a few dollars

somewhere along the line....

[In_The_Wind]

56. perhaps you should see this ...

www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4120583&mesg_id=4120867

just sayin'

[wildhorses]

63. LOL

[wildhorses]

61. I bet YOU would

and not necessarily along the line either...

[ofrfxsk]

43. archaeologist

I was and still am fascinated with the past. It's a hobby, sadly.

[wildhorses]

54. oh don't be sad on my thread

at least you have a hobby you love...right n/t?

[SeattleGirl]

49. An interior designer and a singer/dancer

[wildhorses]

66. I just LOVE your emoticons

[SeattleGirl]

70. Thanks!

Gotta thank WCGreen for pointing me to the site.

[MrScorpio]

53. I wanted to live to be nine

That's all

[wildhorses]

55. and I see you made it and

then some...and glad we are that you did :toast:

[gardenista]

58. Psychologist /stewardess /model /actress /mommy

Typical Gemini.

I also wanted white shag carpeting and black leather and chrome furniture. That part was very, very specific.

[wildhorses]

67. how very chic of you

my Dad is a Gemini....nuff said

[gardenista]

69. You mean your Dad /Chef / Pro- Golfer /Botanist /Modern Dancer? nt

[wildhorses]

74. semi-pro pitcher, sargeant, VP and

the list goes on and on and on
type A as it gets

[neweurope]

59. A veterinarian, and I was very serious about it.

The family talked me out of it, though, saying a woman would never have the strength of delivering a calf, for instance. Then I still believed that they, being grown-ups, must have all the answers and I was the dumb one...

*sigh*

----------------

Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[wildhorses]

62. damn Grownups

they ruined everything

[neweurope]

64. They sure did! I'm trying very hard not to be a grown-up!

Ah well, but then I never quite made it ;) At 51 years I'm the least grown-up person I know...

---------------

Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[fleabert]

65. a lawyer...nt

[wildhorses]

76. surely you jest

[BeTheChange]

87. I wanted to be a lawyer too..

I think it was that Kirk Cameron debate movie that got me hooked.

Too much school, it turns out. Now, I want to teach Government/ Poly Sci to young adults.

[BamaGirl]

68. I wanted to be a writer. nt

[wildhorses]

80. it is not too late for that one

the older you get the more you will have to write about...

[BamaGirl]

86. I just finished a book actually

so no, it's not too late. ;)

[wildhorses]

90. that is wonderful...Congratulations

:woohoo:

[Dastard Stepchild]

71. A kickass cowgirl!

I used to draw tons of pictures of myself surrounded by horses on a ranch while wearing these totally badass cowboy boots. My mother saved the artwork, natch.

[wildhorses]

77. me too me too

love the boots even if they are politically incorrect around these parts...

[Dastard Stepchild]

79. excellent...excellent...

I'm trying to wrangle me up some vegan cowboy boots. I just want some, dammit! :)

[wildhorses]

81. go with denim

and you can dye them any color to match your outfit...how cool is that??

[Dastard Stepchild]

99. now THAT is a kicky suggestion..

I should do a quick web browse to see what I can turn up. :)

[Buddyblazon]

72. Luke Skywalker...

dude got Princess Lea.

[wildhorses]

82. Star Wars

I am your father...I want to see them all one right after the other...:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[LisaL]

75. I had no clue what I wanted to be at that age.

[Lilith Velkor]

78. an astronomer

[5thGenDemocrat]

83. At eight, I wanted to be an astronaut or a priest

By ten, I'd discovered girls and baseball and wanted to be the second baseman for the Detroit Tigers.
John
Or president of General Motors. I don't know what I want to be when I grow up any more.

[ghostsofgiants]

85. Rock musician...specifically a singer...

But I can't sing, so that never panned out.

[SarahB]

88. At 8?

I wanted to do sketch comedy on SNL. Seriously, I was a theater kid and in real life I have some serious Gracie Allen-esque tendencies. :D

[Pale Blue Dot]

103. You do a lot of voices, you're fearless, and you have a lot of energy.

You would have been great! :thumbsup:

...however, you need to have someone else write your material. I mean, really, "Della... wear?" :puke::thumbsdown:


:evilgrin::loveya:

[Clintmax]

89. I wanted to be a train engineer...

We had the Frisco Railroad repair yard behind our house and I watched the trains endlessly coming and going. I wanted to drive one of those huge engines SO bad when I was a kid! Instead though, I work in Retail. :rofl:

[Maestro]

92. A Vet or Professional Baseball Player.

;)

[TroglodyteScholar]

107. I wanted to be like The Cobra

Dave Parker, the nicest pro baseball player I ever met

[Maestro]

119. I liked him too

I also thought Willie Stargel was really cool from the Pirates in the 70's.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

93. A private investigator

spurred on by the likes of "The Secret Seven", "The Famous Five" & "The Three Investigators".

[lizziegrace]

94. Remember Daktari?

I wanted to work with animals in Africa. I know, the show's way before your time for most of you!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

95. This:

And my parents nearly blew a gasket when I stated my intentions.

Emerson Fittipaldi was my hero back then.

[bikebloke]

96. Either an oceanographer or....

... an adventurer. For the former, well I've been to the beach. As for the latter, after all my global roving with backpacks and bikes, I'd say I did it.

[graywarrior]

97. An actor or singer.

My mother was both.

[cmf]

98. An attorney.

I ended up being an engineer, although I sometimes feel like I still want to go to law school. But I get discouraged when I reflect on the fact that everyone I know who went on to become a lawyer hates his or her job.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

100. An orphan

God, my family was nuts..................

[Burma Jones]

101. Quarterback for the Baltimore Colts

Unitas had the job back then.....

[flvegan]

102. Writer/Test Driver for Motor Trend or Car and Driver magazines.

My dad used to get them. He was a real car buff, and it rubbed off on me I guess. Oh, to get my hands (and lead foot) on those beautiful Ferraris...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

104. accountant

seriously!

[xmas74]

105. Astronomer

[TallahasseeGrannie]

106. A wife and mommy

there weren't any other choices to speak of. My father and brother in law both told me that the only jobs for women were teaching and nursing. (secretaries didn't count as they were talking college careers).

[sakabatou]

108. A Proffesional Wrestler

[bigwillq]

109. A garbage man

or a mail man.

I was fascinated by the trucks

[OneGrassRoot]

110. a go-go dancer..........

now, at 42, I want to be a full-fledged stripper......B-)

[Left Is Write]

111. At 8? I wanted to be a teacher.

It was later I decided I wanted to be a psychologist, lawyer, or advertising hotshot.

[Inspired]

112. I kid you not...

I wanted to march in civil rights movements. I was an odd child I guess.

[miss_kitty]

113. A mid-level management drone

I kid. I wanted to play piano or be an artist.

[liontamer]

114. i wanted to be a scientist nt

[DrZeeLit]

115. Ballerina...tap dance...cowboy, er cowgirl...and "surprise!" a writer.

I banged out a story on my dad's Smith Corona. Still love the smell of the ink ribbon.
I put the story in a manilla envelope -- the kind with the string tie on the back.

I wanted to own a horse. But I lived in LA -- on a cul de sac..surrounded by cement.

I wanted to be a librarian. I used to check out books to the kids on the block.
And a director -- I used to write and direct plays.

Hmmm, I'm close.... English professor and writer.

[swag]

116. Astronaut.

1969.

First man on moon. And so on.

[Throckmorton]

118. An Electrician,

which I actully was for a while after trade school. Then I finished college and took a job in the power generation industry.

[Cynicelle]

120. I wanted to be Nadia Comenci

Gymnast extraordinare! Unfortunately, my parents couldn't afford gymnastics lessons.

[dannofoot]

121. Iwanted to be Ilya Kuryakin...

Those guys from U.N.C.L.E. were so cool!

Okay, so I was slighlty older than eight, but hey...