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"I wanted to go in the RAF from age 5 to 30 and couldn't achieve it due to breaking my neck ... still gutted about it to this day " Wow that's harsh!!! I bet your still gutted. Takes someone special to want to serve their country and you obviously have it. M | |||
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"My first ambition at the age of 5 was to work in a butchers shop, achieved that a couple of weeks before my 14th birthday. My other ambition was to join the RAF and I achieved that aged 19. Only one other thing I’ve ever wanted in life and sadly very unlikely to happen but I’ve grown to accept it now." Nice It's great when we achieve our dreams. M | |||
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"I had always wanted to be a cartoonist/comic book artist. I even ran my own web-comic for a while. It never paid the bills though." Wow that's cool!!! What style of cartoon do you like to draw?? M | |||
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"I wanted to be a "library lady" mostly because of the stamp which of course no longer exists in the modern technological age. Didn't do that but have ended up with a home very like a library, crammed with books!" Lol my house is the same M | |||
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"I didn't want to be anything. I achieved that. " Lol well good on you M | |||
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"I wanted to go in the RAF from age 5 to 30 and couldn't achieve it due to breaking my neck ... still gutted about it to this day Wow that's harsh!!! I bet your still gutted. Takes someone special to want to serve their country and you obviously have it. M" I looked into the reserves but couldn't even do that because of the injury ... devastating to be honest ... but life has to go on | |||
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"I wanted to be a newsreader when I was really young and no didnt acheive it,changed my mind several times lol Miss" Lol a newsreader would have been a great job. How come you changed your mind?? M | |||
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"Prison Warden " Did you get to be one babs?? M | |||
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"I wanted to go in the RAF from age 5 to 30 and couldn't achieve it due to breaking my neck ... still gutted about it to this day Wow that's harsh!!! I bet your still gutted. Takes someone special to want to serve their country and you obviously have it. M I looked into the reserves but couldn't even do that because of the injury ... devastating to be honest ... but life has to go on " It does but just remember that you are special for having that selflessness in you. M | |||
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"Wanted to be a vet until I worked out a high percentage was actually killing animals." Yeah I could see that being a bit of a shock to the system. M | |||
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"I wanted to go in the RAF from age 5 to 30 and couldn't achieve it due to breaking my neck ... still gutted about it to this day Wow that's harsh!!! I bet your still gutted. Takes someone special to want to serve their country and you obviously have it. M I looked into the reserves but couldn't even do that because of the injury ... devastating to be honest ... but life has to go on It does but just remember that you are special for having that selflessness in you. M" Bless you thank you - noone has ever acknowledged that - I appreciate that very much | |||
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"Prison Warden Did you get to be one babs?? M" I didn’t. At the time they had height restrictions and I was too short. I do love what I currently do though | |||
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"I wanted to join the police but my eyesight was too bad, even corrected. When I was first applying (more than 30 years ago) they wouldn't consider you if you had corrective eye surgery either as it was still in its infancy and the long term effects weren't clear. I think I tried just about every force I could but got the same response from them all. Later, I would have loved to have attempted an academic career after graduating but my personal circumstances changed around then and blew that one too " I didn't know that you had to have perfect eyesight for the police. M | |||
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"I never knew what I wanted to be, I’m old now and still don’t, but I do have everything I love, an amazing partner. " That's great M | |||
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"I wanted to be a soldier then an engineer. I ended up in the health profession. Im kinda happy here though. " As long as you're happy M | |||
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"Always wanted to teach. I've spent the last 10 years specialising in ASC and branched out this year to visual impairment. I think I've learnt more than I'll ever be able to teach but wouldn't change it for the world " Wow that sounds great M | |||
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"Wanted to be a vet until I worked out a high percentage was actually killing animals." I used to work in a vets and regret not persuing my vet nurse training. Miss | |||
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"I wanted to write, I probably still do but I guess it wouldn't pay the bills " You never know till you try M | |||
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"I wanted to join the police but my eyesight was too bad, even corrected. When I was first applying (more than 30 years ago) they wouldn't consider you if you had corrective eye surgery either as it was still in its infancy and the long term effects weren't clear. I think I tried just about every force I could but got the same response from them all. Later, I would have loved to have attempted an academic career after graduating but my personal circumstances changed around then and blew that one too I didn't know that you had to have perfect eyesight for the police. M" I'm not sure what the requirements are now but it always used to be that you could only be sight impaired up to a certain level. Beyond that it'd be a no, I guess because even if you could see perfectly well with glasses or lenses there'd be a risk you'd be left floundering if they were knocked off (or out). | |||
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"I wanted to go in the RAF from age 5 to 30 and couldn't achieve it due to breaking my neck ... still gutted about it to this day Wow that's harsh!!! I bet your still gutted. Takes someone special to want to serve their country and you obviously have it. M I looked into the reserves but couldn't even do that because of the injury ... devastating to be honest ... but life has to go on It does but just remember that you are special for having that selflessness in you. M Bless you thank you - noone has ever acknowledged that - I appreciate that very much " Unfortunately it usually takes someone else with the selflessness trait to see it in others. But it's nice to know M | |||
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"Prison Warden Did you get to be one babs?? M I didn’t. At the time they had height restrictions and I was too short. I do love what I currently do though " Lol yeah I guess prison warden/guards need to be a certain height etc. As long as you love what you do that's the main thing M | |||
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"I've done both jobs I wanted to be. Would I do them again? Maybe but not forever, as I found out. " Well you got to do them and find out if they were right for you M | |||
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"Never had a clear idea, I still don't know what I'd like to settle into permanently to be honest. No one job keeps me happy, I always get bored no matter what and move on..keeps work from becoming stale though " As long as it keeps you happy that's all that matters M | |||
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"I used to want to be a pirate Thankfully my ideas changed over time!" Lol I'd have loved to have been a pirate but I'm not sure what the pay and conditions would be like (plus I get seasick) lol M | |||
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"Wanted to be a vet until I worked out a high percentage was actually killing animals. I used to work in a vets and regret not persuing my vet nurse training. Miss" It's never to late to change. My dad was always taking crap jobs till he got made redundant in his 50s and retrained to be a youth offenders support worker. M | |||
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"Wanted to be a vet until I worked out a high percentage was actually killing animals. I used to work in a vets and regret not persuing my vet nurse training. Miss It's never to late to change. My dad was always taking crap jobs till he got made redundant in his 50s and retrained to be a youth offenders support worker. M" This is true thanks | |||
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"Like many boys I dreamt of being a footballer. I played every day from 5 or 6 right through school, representing school, city and county before joining a club. I was presented with the dream contract but by that point I knew my heart was not fully in it and opted for uni and playing semi pro" Wow M | |||
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"I wanted to join the police but my eyesight was too bad, even corrected. When I was first applying (more than 30 years ago) they wouldn't consider you if you had corrective eye surgery either as it was still in its infancy and the long term effects weren't clear. I think I tried just about every force I could but got the same response from them all. Later, I would have loved to have attempted an academic career after graduating but my personal circumstances changed around then and blew that one too I didn't know that you had to have perfect eyesight for the police. M I'm not sure what the requirements are now but it always used to be that you could only be sight impaired up to a certain level. Beyond that it'd be a no, I guess because even if you could see perfectly well with glasses or lenses there'd be a risk you'd be left floundering if they were knocked off (or out)." I can see their point there but I guess it's more lenient now?? M | |||
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"Always wanted to be in the print industry, sad but true, and yes I’m in it." Nothing sad about it at all M | |||
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"Prison Warden Did you get to be one babs?? M I didn’t. At the time they had height restrictions and I was too short. I do love what I currently do though " Can we ask what that is? | |||
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"I had six things I could see myself being when I grew up. The first five were a librarian, an author, a criminal pathologist, a composer or a barrister. One involved studying the sciences and medicine so I discounted that pretty early on and kept the rest of my options open. As a result I ended up being the sixth (unlisted) thing and still manage to dabble in a couple of the others - in a house full of books." Wow that's a list of cool jobs M | |||
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"I wanted to "put make up on dead people" when I was in high school. I was put off the idea by a family friend. I wish I hadn't listened to that person. Instead I've worked for the British red cross as a first responder and I've also done my beauty therapy to level 3. Ptu xxx" I really respect you as a first responder for the British Red Cross M | |||
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"I wanted to go in the RAF from age 5 to 30 and couldn't achieve it due to breaking my neck ... still gutted about it to this day Wow that's harsh!!! I bet your still gutted. Takes someone special to want to serve their country and you obviously have it. M I looked into the reserves but couldn't even do that because of the injury ... devastating to be honest ... but life has to go on It does but just remember that you are special for having that selflessness in you. M Bless you thank you - noone has ever acknowledged that - I appreciate that very much Unfortunately it usually takes someone else with the selflessness trait to see it in others. But it's nice to know M" x | |||
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"I wanted to be a policeman when I was younger but then it was a strict height thing so that was out. Then it was a pilot, but sadly I'm intelligent, but not that intelligent. Ended up being a qualified draughtsman, but never used it. Now I'm a 'driver technician' yes I drive a 44t petrol tanker which is close to be infringing a pilot I suppose!" Is it a job you like?? M | |||
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"I had six things I could see myself being when I grew up. The first five were a librarian, an author, a criminal pathologist, a composer or a barrister. One involved studying the sciences and medicine so I discounted that pretty early on and kept the rest of my options open. As a result I ended up being the sixth (unlisted) thing and still manage to dabble in a couple of the others - in a house full of books. Wow that's a list of cool jobs M" I wanted to be the get away driver for a gang of bank robbers,but I realised they were always caught first in the Sweeney. | |||
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"From a very early age I wanted to join the forces and by 10 or 11 that had become the Navy - went to Sea Cadets which I loved and then for the Admiralty Interview Board to enter officer training - failed that and was advised to join as a sailor and work my way up which I did about a year later. Sailed through basic training with flying colours - started my specialist training and a series of circumstances led to me being unhappy and deciding to leave after only 2-3 months in - still one of the biggest and stupidest mistakes of my life 35 years later!!" We all live and learn from our mistakes we make in our youth. What made you leave?? M | |||
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" I wanted to be a vet but I couldn’t face six years of study so ended up in investment banking " Wow investment banking is a cool job. Is it as high preasured as it looks?? M | |||
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"Wanted to be a vet until I worked out a high percentage was actually killing animals. I used to work in a vets and regret not persuing my vet nurse training. Miss It's never to late to change. My dad was always taking crap jobs till he got made redundant in his 50s and retrained to be a youth offenders support worker. M This is true thanks " Your very welcome miss M | |||
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"I wanted to go in the RAF from age 5 to 30 and couldn't achieve it due to breaking my neck ... still gutted about it to this day Wow that's harsh!!! I bet your still gutted. Takes someone special to want to serve their country and you obviously have it. M I looked into the reserves but couldn't even do that because of the injury ... devastating to be honest ... but life has to go on It does but just remember that you are special for having that selflessness in you. M Bless you thank you - noone has ever acknowledged that - I appreciate that very much Unfortunately it usually takes someone else with the selflessness trait to see it in others. But it's nice to know M x" M | |||
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"I had six things I could see myself being when I grew up. The first five were a librarian, an author, a criminal pathologist, a composer or a barrister. One involved studying the sciences and medicine so I discounted that pretty early on and kept the rest of my options open. As a result I ended up being the sixth (unlisted) thing and still manage to dabble in a couple of the others - in a house full of books. Wow that's a list of cool jobs MI wanted to be the get away driver for a gang of bank robbers,but I realised they were always caught first in the Sweeney." Lol driving a old jag or the old transit vans?? M | |||
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"I used to want to be a pirate Thankfully my ideas changed over time!" Surely not Blackbeard | |||
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"A licensee or an RAF pilot Both family traditions. Never made pilot, I ended up as a chef in the officers mess, then ran pub/restaurant for 10yrs after. " Wow that's cool. I love to cook but no were near the standard I bet you can cook to. M | |||
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"I used to want to be a pirate Thankfully my ideas changed over time! Surely not Blackbeard " Redbeard?? M | |||
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" I wanted to be a vet but I couldn’t face six years of study so ended up in investment banking Wow investment banking is a cool job. Is it as high preasured as it looks?? M" Yes, it can be. It’s much higher regulated these days. (Which is a good thing) | |||
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" I wanted to be a vet but I couldn’t face six years of study so ended up in investment banking Wow investment banking is a cool job. Is it as high preasured as it looks?? M Yes, it can be. It’s much higher regulated these days. (Which is a good thing)" Yeah I think it was a bit lax with regulations but heck I'm nowhere near clever enough to begin to talk finance lol M | |||
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"I wanted to be a vet or a policewoman. I wanted to breed things, like dragons and unicorns. I didn't succeed but I did go into medical. " Wow great imagination for the dragons and unicorns!! Is it a job you like?? M | |||
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"From a very early age I wanted to join the forces and by 10 or 11 that had become the Navy - went to Sea Cadets which I loved and then for the Admiralty Interview Board to enter officer training - failed that and was advised to join as a sailor and work my way up which I did about a year later. Sailed through basic training with flying colours - started my specialist training and a series of circumstances led to me being unhappy and deciding to leave after only 2-3 months in - still one of the biggest and stupidest mistakes of my life 35 years later!! We all live and learn from our mistakes we make in our youth. What made you leave?? M" Various different circumstances (bullying by another trainee/unwanted and inappropriate attention from an officer/girlfriend/eyesight) that all combined but in truth they probably all came down to teenage belligerence of thinking I knew better!! | |||
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"A licensee or an RAF pilot Both family traditions. Never made pilot, I ended up as a chef in the officers mess, then ran pub/restaurant for 10yrs after. Wow that's cool. I love to cook but no were near the standard I bet you can cook to. M" I'm not bad, hardest part about cooking these day's is remembering I'm not feeding 50+ people lol! | |||
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"From a very early age I wanted to join the forces and by 10 or 11 that had become the Navy - went to Sea Cadets which I loved and then for the Admiralty Interview Board to enter officer training - failed that and was advised to join as a sailor and work my way up which I did about a year later. Sailed through basic training with flying colours - started my specialist training and a series of circumstances led to me being unhappy and deciding to leave after only 2-3 months in - still one of the biggest and stupidest mistakes of my life 35 years later!! We all live and learn from our mistakes we make in our youth. What made you leave?? M Various different circumstances (bullying by another trainee/unwanted and inappropriate attention from an officer/girlfriend/eyesight) that all combined but in truth they probably all came down to teenage belligerence of thinking I knew better!! " Wow that's quite sad that it made you feel that way. The army changed my life so much in a positive way that I'm thankful that I always knew I'd join up M | |||
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"A licensee or an RAF pilot Both family traditions. Never made pilot, I ended up as a chef in the officers mess, then ran pub/restaurant for 10yrs after. Wow that's cool. I love to cook but no were near the standard I bet you can cook to. M I'm not bad, hardest part about cooking these day's is remembering I'm not feeding 50+ people lol! " Lol yeah I have a problem with portion size as an ex squaddie. M | |||
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"I wanted to go into politics. Then I grew up and realized how very dirty it all is and decided on something different. Nowadays I can't think of anything worse. " Wow politics. You must be highly educated for that!! Do you like your current job??? M | |||
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"I had 2 ambitions as a child: to be an air hostess, and to be a mum myself one day. I achieved one of the two and have a job that is family friendly to fit on around my child, never got to be an air hostess!" Raising a family is the toughest job in the world and I have nothing but respect for people who do so. M | |||
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"I wanted to "put make up on dead people" when I was in high school. I was put off the idea by a family friend. I wish I hadn't listened to that person. Instead I've worked for the British red cross as a first responder and I've also done my beauty therapy to level 3. Ptu xxx I really respect you as a first responder for the British Red Cross M" It was good fun. Every day was a learning curve. X | |||
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"I wanted to be in the RAF and work on fast jets. I did 12 years, made rank of seargeant and took voluntary redundancy in 2007. I wanted to continue working with aircraft and I still miss it but there is nothing near me that suits so I now design power stations." Very nice on the fast jets. I've jumped out of more than enough fat alberts in my time in the army lol What's it like to design power stations?? M | |||
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"I wanted to "put make up on dead people" when I was in high school. I was put off the idea by a family friend. I wish I hadn't listened to that person. Instead I've worked for the British red cross as a first responder and I've also done my beauty therapy to level 3. Ptu xxx I really respect you as a first responder for the British Red Cross M It was good fun. Every day was a learning curve. X " I bet it was. I doff my hat to yourself young lady. M | |||
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"I had 2 ambitions as a child: to be an air hostess, and to be a mum myself one day. I achieved one of the two and have a job that is family friendly to fit on around my child, never got to be an air hostess!" A girl I went to school with only ever had one ambition, to be a mum. She married at 17 and 25 years on is still married to him and they have 15 children, the eldest is 24 and the youngest is 2 | |||
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"I struggled in school found it hard to find my place,i was in the office one day being sent home and behind the teacher on the wall was a post to join the army i though i can do that ,scrapped through my exams inlisted and never looked back i have surved 17 years now with 5 tours but i cant see me doing this forever would love to move home now and takeover the family farm " Wow nice one M | |||
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"A teacher, but I had an epiphanic moment answering the door and though better of it! " Lol I couldn't be a teacher M | |||
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"I had 2 ambitions as a child: to be an air hostess, and to be a mum myself one day. I achieved one of the two and have a job that is family friendly to fit on around my child, never got to be an air hostess! A girl I went to school with only ever had one ambition, to be a mum. She married at 17 and 25 years on is still married to him and they have 15 children, the eldest is 24 and the youngest is 2" 15 kids!!!! Wow that's nuts!!!! M | |||
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"I wanted to be in the navy. Or a Police officer with detective ambitions, but them I got a chronic illness at 18 which rules me out. (non contagious, don't worry! You wouldn't even know of you met me) Then I wanted to be a writer, still not giving up on that one though! " Wow that's a bit of a downer for you. But at least you have the dream of writing M | |||
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"I didn't want to be anything. I achieved that. Lol well good on you M" I just remembered I wanted to be a dominatrix. | |||
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"I wanted to be a bestselling author. I achieved the author part. Not so much of the bestselling variety though." Wow well done on being published!! That's amazing M | |||
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"I didn't want to be anything. I achieved that. Lol well good on you M I just remembered I wanted to be a dominatrix. " Lol I'm sure you would find enough willing victims on here M | |||
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"From a very early age I wanted to join the forces and by 10 or 11 that had become the Navy - went to Sea Cadets which I loved and then for the Admiralty Interview Board to enter officer training - failed that and was advised to join as a sailor and work my way up which I did about a year later. Sailed through basic training with flying colours - started my specialist training and a series of circumstances led to me being unhappy and deciding to leave after only 2-3 months in - still one of the biggest and stupidest mistakes of my life 35 years later!! We all live and learn from our mistakes we make in our youth. What made you leave?? M Various different circumstances (bullying by another trainee/unwanted and inappropriate attention from an officer/girlfriend/eyesight) that all combined but in truth they probably all came down to teenage belligerence of thinking I knew better!! Wow that's quite sad that it made you feel that way. The army changed my life so much in a positive way that I'm thankful that I always knew I'd join up M" It is what it is - although the reality is the eyesight factor aside (which only blocked one path) the other Navy related issues would all have disappeared with 3-4 weeks if I'd stayed, as I'd have moved onto the next part of my training and away from those issues - 17 year old me couldn't see that and thought he knew better though. | |||
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"What did you want to be when you grew up?? Did you achieve your goal?? I has 2. First I always wanted to be a soldier because of my grandads stories of ww2. My other one was briefly wanting to be a astronaut as I've always loved space but once I found out that I'd need to go into the raf I decided that I didn't want to do it. M" was a soldier at 16 lol | |||
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"From a very early age I wanted to join the forces and by 10 or 11 that had become the Navy - went to Sea Cadets which I loved and then for the Admiralty Interview Board to enter officer training - failed that and was advised to join as a sailor and work my way up which I did about a year later. Sailed through basic training with flying colours - started my specialist training and a series of circumstances led to me being unhappy and deciding to leave after only 2-3 months in - still one of the biggest and stupidest mistakes of my life 35 years later!! We all live and learn from our mistakes we make in our youth. What made you leave?? M Various different circumstances (bullying by another trainee/unwanted and inappropriate attention from an officer/girlfriend/eyesight) that all combined but in truth they probably all came down to teenage belligerence of thinking I knew better!! Wow that's quite sad that it made you feel that way. The army changed my life so much in a positive way that I'm thankful that I always knew I'd join up M It is what it is - although the reality is the eyesight factor aside (which only blocked one path) the other Navy related issues would all have disappeared with 3-4 weeks if I'd stayed, as I'd have moved onto the next part of my training and away from those issues - 17 year old me couldn't see that and thought he knew better though. " Yeah I know that one. Younger me was a bit of a tearaway. The army sorted me out M | |||
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"What did you want to be when you grew up?? Did you achieve your goal?? I has 2. First I always wanted to be a soldier because of my grandads stories of ww2. My other one was briefly wanting to be a astronaut as I've always loved space but once I found out that I'd need to go into the raf I decided that I didn't want to do it. M was a soldier at 16 lol " You were a soldier? Nice one M | |||
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"wanted to be a pilot, but needed 70k to be able to get a licence plus training courses fees of upto another 20k per year. not easy to get into unless you are rich" Wow that's a lot of money M | |||
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"When I was little I wanted to join the police force, but I ended up being a short arse. Now it's just as well as I have a short fuse and would never have lasted " Lol well as long as you are happy in what you are doing M | |||
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"When I was little I wanted to join the police force, but I ended up being a short arse. Now it's just as well as I have a short fuse and would never have lasted Lol well as long as you are happy in what you are doing M It pays the bills for now " Ah I see. Not so good then?? M | |||
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"Funny enough I wanted to be an astronaut to and had to go through the Raf when was 14. However they find out I was color blind and had Tourettes so that put that Goal to bed straight away !. Found out though I could design systems so I did and we all use them today .. Not quite the Space goal but I can deal with that " Wow that's a bit of a downer for you on the astronaut front but I'm glad you found a job you like M | |||
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"From aged 9 I wanted to be an accountant, later I wanted to have a big family. I managed the first and after waiting 10 years finally managed a small part of the second ... one daughter " Great M | |||
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"Funny enough I wanted to be an astronaut to and had to go through the Raf when was 14. However they find out I was color blind and had Tourettes so that put that Goal to bed straight away !. Found out though I could design systems so I did and we all use them today .. Not quite the Space goal but I can deal with that Wow that's a bit of a downer for you on the astronaut front but I'm glad you found a job you like M" Was a bit of a shock and Tourettes don't go away ever ... but at 20 had got over it and rolled out the first of many computer systems we all use today. I guess we adapt ah ? x | |||
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"Funny enough I wanted to be an astronaut to and had to go through the Raf when was 14. However they find out I was color blind and had Tourettes so that put that Goal to bed straight away !. Found out though I could design systems so I did and we all use them today .. Not quite the Space goal but I can deal with that Wow that's a bit of a downer for you on the astronaut front but I'm glad you found a job you like M Was a bit of a shock and Tourettes don't go away ever ... but at 20 had got over it and rolled out the first of many computer systems we all use today. I guess we adapt ah ? x" Cool. What systems do you design?? I've been learning python and java at the moment. M | |||
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"Funny enough I wanted to be an astronaut to and had to go through the Raf when was 14. However they find out I was color blind and had Tourettes so that put that Goal to bed straight away !. Found out though I could design systems so I did and we all use them today .. Not quite the Space goal but I can deal with that Wow that's a bit of a downer for you on the astronaut front but I'm glad you found a job you like M Was a bit of a shock and Tourettes don't go away ever ... but at 20 had got over it and rolled out the first of many computer systems we all use today. I guess we adapt ah ? x Cool. What systems do you design?? I've been learning python and java at the moment. M" Designed The operating systems for IBM to run all the Insurance systems and interact to mainland europe and Oz form London. | |||
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"I had 2 ambitions as a child: to be an air hostess, and to be a mum myself one day. I achieved one of the two and have a job that is family friendly to fit on around my child, never got to be an air hostess! A girl I went to school with only ever had one ambition, to be a mum. She married at 17 and 25 years on is still married to him and they have 15 children, the eldest is 24 and the youngest is 2" | |||
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"I had 2 ambitions as a child: to be an air hostess, and to be a mum myself one day. I achieved one of the two and have a job that is family friendly to fit on around my child, never got to be an air hostess! A girl I went to school with only ever had one ambition, to be a mum. She married at 17 and 25 years on is still married to him and they have 15 children, the eldest is 24 and the youngest is 2 " Would you swap either ? | |||
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"I wanted to be a bestselling author. I achieved the author part. Not so much of the bestselling variety though. Wow well done on being published!! That's amazing M" Self-pub. It's not all that impressive lol | |||
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"I wanted to be a bestselling author. I achieved the author part. Not so much of the bestselling variety though. Wow well done on being published!! That's amazing M Self-pub. It's not all that impressive lol" But it's always worth a punt... never know who's watching | |||
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"I wanted to be a bestselling author. I achieved the author part. Not so much of the bestselling variety though. Wow well done on being published!! That's amazing M Self-pub. It's not all that impressive lol" It's still published M | |||
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"I wanted to be an expert. I used to tell everyone that when I was little I guess as a consultant now I'm kind of an expert. I'd also love to sing. That's always been a dream of mine " What did you want to be an expert in? M | |||
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"I wanted to be an expert. I used to tell everyone that when I was little I guess as a consultant now I'm kind of an expert. I'd also love to sing. That's always been a dream of mine What did you want to be an expert in? M" Nothing in particular, I just liked the word, and the idea of being really good at something. I was only 4 or 5 | |||
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"I had 2 ambitions as a child: to be an air hostess, and to be a mum myself one day. I achieved one of the two and have a job that is family friendly to fit on around my child, never got to be an air hostess! A girl I went to school with only ever had one ambition, to be a mum. She married at 17 and 25 years on is still married to him and they have 15 children, the eldest is 24 and the youngest is 2 Would you swap either ?" I’d swap everything I have (apart from my hubby of course) and everything I’ve achieved in life to be able to have kids! My unfulfilled desire is to have children. Unfortunately, 13 years of recurrent miscarriage, intermittent unexplained secondary infertility, removal of a third of my cervix due to cancer and my age now have pretty much put paid to that ever happening. | |||
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"I wanted to be an expert. I used to tell everyone that when I was little I guess as a consultant now I'm kind of an expert. I'd also love to sing. That's always been a dream of mine What did you want to be an expert in? M Nothing in particular, I just liked the word, and the idea of being really good at something. I was only 4 or 5 " Lol well at that age it would seem like the best job ever M | |||
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"I had 2 ambitions as a child: to be an air hostess, and to be a mum myself one day. I achieved one of the two and have a job that is family friendly to fit on around my child, never got to be an air hostess! A girl I went to school with only ever had one ambition, to be a mum. She married at 17 and 25 years on is still married to him and they have 15 children, the eldest is 24 and the youngest is 2 Would you swap either ? I’d swap everything I have (apart from my hubby of course) and everything I’ve achieved in life to be able to have kids! My unfulfilled desire is to have children. Unfortunately, 13 years of recurrent miscarriage, intermittent unexplained secondary infertility, removal of a third of my cervix due to cancer and my age now have pretty much put paid to that ever happening." Wow that's so sad to hear. Hugs to you M | |||
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"I wanted to be a dancer, teacher or geologist. All came to an end in a dancing accident that resulted in breaking all the bones in my left foot and being on crutches for 18 months. " Ouch!!! That's a bit crappy. Was there no way to carry on at all?? M | |||
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"I wanted to be a dancer, teacher or geologist. All came to an end in a dancing accident that resulted in breaking all the bones in my left foot and being on crutches for 18 months. Ouch!!! That's a bit crappy. Was there no way to carry on at all?? M" Because of where I lived, transport was difficult. Things change .. managed to find a job, life moved on. | |||
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"I wanted to be a dancer, teacher or geologist. All came to an end in a dancing accident that resulted in breaking all the bones in my left foot and being on crutches for 18 months. Ouch!!! That's a bit crappy. Was there no way to carry on at all?? M Because of where I lived, transport was difficult. Things change .. managed to find a job, life moved on. " Ah I see. Do you like your job?? M | |||
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"I wanted to join the navy, sadly due to a disability I couldn't." I know quite a few people who had this problem. M | |||
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"I wanted to be a wrestler " Did you get to become a wrestler? M | |||
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"I was and still am ambitionless. I became a Midwife in my 30's because it just happened and when asked I always say that life took me there and most of my achievements were borne from necessity. " I never thought nursing/midwifery could be anything other than a calling. I do stand corrected. So you have never had a dream to have a certain career? M | |||
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"Oasis - D'yer Wanna Be a Spaceman" I haven't seen your face round Since I was a kid You're bringing back those memories Of the thing that we did You're hangin round And climbing trees Pretending to fly D'Yer wanna be a spaceman And live in the sky M | |||
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"I was and still am ambitionless. I became a Midwife in my 30's because it just happened and when asked I always say that life took me there and most of my achievements were borne from necessity. I never thought nursing/midwifery could be anything other than a calling. I do stand corrected. So you have never had a dream to have a certain career? M" Not one. I am a Midwife to the core, it's who I am and I'm grateful that I was led to it by something outside my control. I don't plan or aspire to anything as I'm happy single and very skint. I chose to get rid of my car, live in a small apartment and earn enough to get by. I adore my life. | |||
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"I wanted to be a cyborg that had Lazer cannons in my arms. I would be a vengeful slayer of the bad guys. Actually worked out fine, although it's long hours with poor holiday allowance." Well a cyborg bad guy slayer sounds pretty bad ass if you ask me. M | |||
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"I was and still am ambitionless. I became a Midwife in my 30's because it just happened and when asked I always say that life took me there and most of my achievements were borne from necessity. I never thought nursing/midwifery could be anything other than a calling. I do stand corrected. So you have never had a dream to have a certain career? M Not one. I am a Midwife to the core, it's who I am and I'm grateful that I was led to it by something outside my control. I don't plan or aspire to anything as I'm happy single and very skint. I chose to get rid of my car, live in a small apartment and earn enough to get by. I adore my life." If your happy then that's all that matters. As my dad used to say it's not a lot but it's my lot in life. M | |||
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"I wanted to be a pilot too. But like another poster here could never afford it. Then I started training for my ppl for fun not as a job. My son caught the same bug. I stopped flying to pay for his ppl. He passed his ppl before his driving test. But everything he does melts my heart and makes me proud of him. I sort of gave up on that dream and used to fly with him I still do. But it's addictive... now finally I am training for my ppl. It's been a long time a long wait..but sometimes dreams do come true..." Congratulations. A lot of people these days are to self absorbed in their own lives and wants to put others including family first. Glad you are now getting to realise your dream also. M | |||
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"I wanted to be a Ghostbuster....or part of the Thundercats, wasn't fussy as to which" Worst case scenario you can become one of the tomorrow people with a bottle of tequila. Drink it then all of a sudden you’ve teleported across london and have a random outfit on with your collar unbuttoned | |||
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"I wanted to be a part time comedian and a scientist. Achieved both Work is fun " Well it's better to enjoy what you do in life M | |||
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"I don't actually remember wanting to be something specific as a child... but found a job that I love now which is stressful enough to get my lazy bum moving, meeting lots of the most interesting people, never boring or the same in a daily basis and allows me to be as mad as I naturally am. I think i am really lucky that way." Some people don't and are lucky to fall into a career that is both suitable and fun/enjoyable for them. M | |||
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"I wanted to be a police man" Have you not been able to join the police?? M | |||
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"Pilot was and still is my dream job. And I am yet to achieve it as life forces choices and I chose time with family over my dream job. However, my life now permits me to chase that dream which is why I’m taking the first step towards it. " My dad chose to keep food on the table and a warm place for us to live over his dream job for years. Wasn't till he got made redundant he was able to retrain and get his dream job. Family shouldn't have to be the most important factor but it always is. I was lucky to be married to my perfect wife who was happy for me to run around being at war. As long as I had my will upto date (seems morbid but she was thinking logically for the kids etc) she had no problems with me being in the army. M | |||
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"I wanted to be a tractor " Lol how's that working out for you? M | |||
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"i still dont want to grow and have to make big decisions like this" We all have to someday M | |||
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"I wanted to be a Ghostbuster....or part of the Thundercats, wasn't fussy as to which" Both excellent choices M | |||
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"I wanted to be a pilot too. But like another poster here could never afford it. Then I started training for my ppl for fun not as a job. My son caught the same bug. I stopped flying to pay for his ppl. He passed his ppl before his driving test. But everything he does melts my heart and makes me proud of him. I sort of gave up on that dream and used to fly with him I still do. But it's addictive... now finally I am training for my ppl. It's been a long time a long wait..but sometimes dreams do come true..." What a great dad you are | |||
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"Always wanted to be a performer since seeing Madonna on TOTP. 14 years in, it's still my main job " I used to sing a bit but never anywhere near a professional level. You must have a fantastic voice?? M | |||
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"I wanted to be a tractor Lol how's that working out for you? M" well I use to like em so that makes me a extractorfan | |||
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"I wanted to be a tractor Can I be your trailer? " Do I have to pull yer | |||
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"I wanted to be a tractor Can I be your trailer? Do I have to pull yer " If you'd like to | |||
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"I always wanted to be a mum. I achieved that " Well some people are just cutout for the parenting life. Others not so much. I'm glad it was what you wanted M | |||
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"I always wanted to be a Policewoman but fell in love at 16 got married at 17 baby number one 18/half so being a mam was my dream job" I'm glad it all worked out for you M | |||
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"I wanted to be a tractor Lol how's that working out for you? M well I use to like em so that makes me a extractorfan " I used to be called chris and I was quite tall and my surname was chandelier.......suppose that makes me christallchandelier (you get it even though it was poor) M | |||
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"I used to be called chris and I was quite tall and my surname was chandelier.......suppose that makes me christallchandelier (you get it even though it was poor) M" | |||
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"I used to be called chris and I was quite tall and my surname was chandelier.......suppose that makes me christallchandelier (you get it even though it was poor) M " Not very good but jokes are not one of my strong points M | |||
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"I wanted to be a forensic scientist and work with computers and watch united win a cup final. I thankfully have managed to partially achieve the first and seen us win the fa cup, league cup and europa league in person " Congratulations on getting somewhere close to your dream M | |||
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