FabSwingers.com forum: What did you want to be when you grew up?

By *ermaine44 OP Man
over a year ago

North Birmingham

As a child, what was the dream career you wanted to do when you grew up?

Also is there anyone out there that actually followed that dream through?

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By *reyToTheFairiesWoman
over a year ago

Carlisle usually

Even as a child I was an obtuse jerk.

Happy.

That's what I wanted to be when I grew up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A vet, kinda bums me out I never pursued it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A vet, kinda bums me out I never pursued it."

Never too late

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By *rimson_RoseWoman
over a year ago

Tamworth

A journalist.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I never realised I wanted to do what I do now as a child but thinking back I definitely did

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By *ake_or_deathMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Taller.

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By *acDreamyMan
over a year ago

Wirral

A vulcanologist!

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Happy. Safe. Loved.

In terms of actual work? I wanted to be a foreign correspondent when I was very young.

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

A lawyer

Mrs

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Footballer until my teens then I.T. which ended up my chosen career.

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

A footballer and when that never happened because I had no talent I wanted to be a singer. When that never happened because I can’t sing I really had no idea. I still don’t and I’m semi-retired!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I always wanted to be a soldier, did that. Not a very exciting career choice for many. But for me it’s what I wanted to do

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By *929Man
over a year ago

bedlington

I never really had a serious one once past the phase of being a think as shit youngin wanting to be a ninja or a racing car driver

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

I wanted to work in woolworth the sweet counter! Back when I was little they stood in the middle and weighed out the sweets! They were surrounded by them! I often wondered how they got in to the middle x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A lorry driver.

Seeing as I’ve never managed to go up, I’ve yet to see if that will come true.

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By *riel13Woman
over a year ago

Northampton

I didn't want to grow up... I didn't want to be older than 16

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By *ookie46Woman
over a year ago

Deepest darkest Peru

A ballerina or a teacher

I had to stop dancing when I was 15 as needed numerous surgeries on my feet plus my boobs got rather big

I did go into work in education most of my adult life though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I didn't want to grow up... I didn't want to be older than 16

You can opt out of growing up, many of us do.

Sadly you can’t out of getting older

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By *o new WinksMan
over a year ago

BSE

I have a vague recollection of finding the life of a marine biologist appealing.

Jaques Cousteau seemed to have his shit together.

Probably something to do with animals...maybe a shepherd...appeals now.

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

Haven't decided yet

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By *o new WinksMan
over a year ago

BSE

"A ballerina or a teacher

I had to stop dancing when I was 15 as needed numerous surgeries on my feet plus my boobs got rather big

I did go into work in education most of my adult life though

Detention please Miss.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Quite a few things.

A nurse, but I hate hospitals.

A red coat or holiday rep.

Running my own small hotel. I might revisit this one day.

I am certain no one ever thinks about wanting my job as a child

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By *riel13Woman
over a year ago

Northampton

"I didn't want to grow up... I didn't want to be older than 16

You can opt out of growing up, many of us do.

Sadly you can’t out of getting older

I am more than ok with it all now

I usually look like my granddaughter dressed me.... She didn't

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By *electableicecreamMan
over a year ago

The West

I wanted to be a performer and somehow that's what I ended up being. Despite a little detour into the world of engineering

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I didn't want to grow up... I didn't want to be older than 16

You can opt out of growing up, many of us do.

Sadly you can’t out of getting older

I am more than ok with it all now

I usually look like my granddaughter dressed me.... She didn't

You’re rocking it !!!!

Love the tats.

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

I wanted to work with animals..

..I got my wish... Got a job in the abbatoir...

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By *avexxMan
over a year ago

cheshire

prime minister for me..

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By *ancer36Woman
over a year ago

Stirling

All I ever wanted to do was to become a professional dancer - thankfully I was lucky enough to fulfil my dream and it’s taken me to various places from dancing in west end shows to teaching kids at a summer camp in America to podium club dancing in Ibiza

There is nothing that comes close to the feeling I get when I see someone I have taught go on to achieve there dreams too - I just love to dance x

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By *sername already in useMan
over a year ago

manchester

Taller

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Russ Abbot.

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By *valanche1001Man
over a year ago

Leeds

A creative designer sort which I have achieved. However, I did one of those career guidance questionnaires at 15 and it came back telling me I wanted to be a zoologist

Only realised in later life that is was kind of right as I’d give my left testicle to be a marine biologist now.

Ho hum

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By *illy IdolMan
over a year ago

Midlands

I wanted to be a dustbin man. But then I cut my finger on a bean can and it put me off.

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By *uzie69xTV/TS
over a year ago

Maidstone

Trolly Dolly... Not any old Trolly Dolly, I wanted to be a Singapore Airlines Cabin Crew, up to Purser of course. This girl has ambition! Tea, coffee or me?

Turned into a number cruncher! Pppfffttt

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By *G LanaTV/TS
over a year ago

Gosport

Various things ballerina, vet, wildlife service ranger. As I grew up I realised one I wasn't emotionally suited to, one I wasn't good enough at. The final one would have required many years on the breadline doing the job a volunteer before more only just over the breadline doing a payed role.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Motorcycle journalist, ended up being a manager for a large company

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By *illy IdolMan
over a year ago

Midlands

"I wanted to work with animals..

..I got my wish... Got a job in the abbatoir...

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By *ifeIsntSeriousMan
over a year ago

Rugby

Either a doctor or a vulcanologist. Then I failed my a levels.

25 years later I took myself to university and here I am, not a doctor but still working in emergency medicine

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

I wanted to be an astronomer.

Now that I'm an adult with an engineering degree, who works as a software engineer, I'm vaguely jealous of my old schoolfriend, who is a professor of astrophysics at a leading university in the US.

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By *ustincamebridgeCouple
over a year ago

manchester

Big

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By *enrietteandSamCouple
over a year ago

Staffordshire

A fire engine

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

A vet. Had an offer at Cambridge but unfortunately didn't achieve the grades. Having a baby just before the start of A leveks, who was in hospital both winters of my studies, was hard work. I did a degree in microbiology instead

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By *aucasian GhandiMan
over a year ago

from my dad's left nut (Warwick)

An adult, now I am I wanna be a kid again

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

I wanted to be a musician or a palaeontologist... my parents told me I couldn't. To be fair I followed my music dream till I was 17 and had my son.... then it kinda got given up. For me knowing i got accepted to the London philharmonic orchestra but had to refuse it due to my son... was both my highest moment and my lowest. I still love paleontology and study stuff off my own back for personal interest x

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

Teacher and i did.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

"I wanted to be a musician or a palaeontologist... my parents told me I couldn't. To be fair I followed my music dream till I was 17 and had my son.... then it kinda got given up. For me knowing i got accepted to the London philharmonic orchestra but had to refuse it due to my son... was both my highest moment and my lowest. I still love paleontology and study stuff off my own back for personal interest x"

Wow that's an amazing achievement.

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By *urchoicenowCouple
over a year ago

Ashford

Me , a firefighter which I did for 12 years before I couldn't any more

K , a dancer , which she did for a while

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By *lymanMan
over a year ago

PLYMOUTH

Astronaut or pornstar

Reality scared of heights and a little willy

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By *TinyDelight-Woman
over a year ago

City Centre

I wanted to be an Actress and applied to RADA. Shit happens and it didn't happen. But the world is a stage

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By *assy69Man
over a year ago

West Sussex and Wales

Don’t judge me……… but I wanted to be a sniper

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ghostbuster. And I still want to be one

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By *iman2100Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

When I was very young I wanted to be a racing driver.

In my teens it was a gynaecologist. I never made that happen but still pursue that line of interest in an enthusiastic amateur way as an adult.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rich, I’m still waiting for that career path to open up to me…

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Don’t judge me……… but I wanted to be a sniper

Yes!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No idea and still don't

My career path was chosen for me and I was too scared or insecure to change it

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By *odgerMooreMan
over a year ago

Nowhere

Bit warly to say at 57… is there a cut iff point for growing up?

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Earliest memories age 4 being given a world atlas and Polaroid camera for Xmas. All I wanted from that point was to be a cartographer, travel, take photographs and create maps.

Kind of did it indirectly in my spare time though a dozen or so different jobs around the world.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Space Shuttle Door Gunner

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

..or a Forest Ranger

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By *aucasian GhandiMan
over a year ago

from my dad's left nut (Warwick)

I wanted to be a gynaecologist, I was in touching distance

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By *ansoffateMan
over a year ago

Sagittarius A

Free

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wanted to be a builder or work in the local builders merchants when I was little.

I did fulfill that dream of being a builder growing up.

Have a different job now though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wanted to be an actor

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By *obshortMan
over a year ago

Cork

"As a child, what was the dream career you wanted to do when you grew up?

Also is there anyone out there that actually followed that dream through? "

Yes I definitely ended up exactly where I wanted to be.

Carpentry and joinery, spent my days playing with all the power tools. Every day is a challenging. Just love what I'm doing. Thinking it's properly time to start making my own coffin. Because they are going to have to carry me out of here. Ha ha

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By *uzie69xTV/TS
over a year ago

Maidstone

"I wanted to be an actor"

Ah, well you are! As my pal Willy says...

'All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players'

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

No idea. I used to say a teacher because a lot of my relatives were but I was directionless for most of my career decision making years.

If I knew then what I know now I would have become very experienced at waitressing and bar work or qualified as a hairdresser and beautician and Mr N and I would have worked our way around the world

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, I did it for 25 years.

It broke me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A lorry Driver which I did. I never wanted to be a miner but I really enjoyed working down the mine.

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