What did you want to be?

[ScotiaLass]

I was 6 when I got a nurses outfit for Christmas.
I loved it and wore it as often as I could! I told my mum I was going to be a nurse when I grew up.
And I did just that. I qualified when I was 21 and I worked with Learning Disabled kids, premature babies and high dependency adults.
The only other thing I applied to do before I went into nursing aged 18, was the Police. My cousin and his wife were both officers (my cousin ended up as Inspector).

So, what did you want to be?

 

[ianrauk]

I always wanted to join the Royal Navy. Got through all the selections courses and assessments. BUT.. Rock 'n' Roll found it's way into my life and I never finally signed the papers to join up.

One of my life's regrets not joining.

 

[ASC1951]

A lawyer. That was what my father did, and what my older brother and younger sister ended up doing too. It was ok, but in hindsight I would have preferred to be an engineer.

 

[ScotiaLass]

I always wanted to join the Royal Navy. Got through all the selections courses and assessments. BUT.. Rock 'n' Roll found it's way into my life and I never finally signed the papers to join up.

One of my life's regrets not joining.

I wish I had known back then that I could have joined the Navy (Queen Alexandras') as a nurse!!
I have enjoyed my career anyway but that would have been the dogs b*llocks!

 

[Aperitif]

An artist. (No-one told me that I would qualify if I put the word piss in front.)

 

[ColinJ]

A lawyer. That was what my father did, and what my older brother and younger sister ended up doing too. It was ok, but in hindsight I would have preferred to be an engineer.

I am the opposite - I ended up becoming an electronics/software engineer but would probably have been happier doing what my dad did, which was carpentry/joinery! He would never teach me what he knew, saying that I was bright and should work with my mind, not my hands.

I did briefly toy with the idea of applying to London College of Furniture to study musical instrument construction, but ended up taking the safer option of studying electronics oop north instead.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I wanted to be a musician, but only made it as far as being a bassist.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I was 6 when I got a nurses outfit for Christmas.
I loved it and wore it as often as I could! I told my mum I was going to be a nurse when I grew up.
And I did just that. I qualified when I was 21 and I worked with Learning Disabled kids, premature babies and high dependency adults.
The only other thing I applied to do before I went into nursing aged 18, was the Police. My cousin and her wife were both officers (my cousin ended up as Inspector).

So, what did you want to be?

Ah, I spent some years working with adults with learning disabilities and 'challenging behaviour' and that was a result of being on track to be a nurse. It's good work but a bit of a widow-maker alcoholic-creator type of field. Can be really harsh, and I did it pre-minimum wage!

 

[s7ephanie]

I wanted to join the RAF as pilot, but they didn't let women fly in those days :-(

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

wanted to work in Motorsport, and did but hours are long and its dirty work (im a gearbox mechanic) and moneys rubbish.. So I stopped
I'm far happier doing what I do now

 

[Peteaud]

I would have loved to be a lock keeper on a canal.

Spent the last 30 years working in engineering factories tho..

 

[ScotiaLass]

It's so interesting seeing what people wanted to be and what they actually ended up doing

 

[asterix]

I wanted to be the captain of a fine sailing ship like this:

Unfortunately, by the time I was old enough they were mostly like this:

 

[XRHYSX]

I wanted to be a lorry driver....

..... living the dream people, living the dream

 

[ScotiaLass]

Ah, I spent some years working with adults with learning disabilities and 'challenging behaviour' and that was a result of being on track to be a nurse. It's good work but a bit of a widow-maker alcoholic-creator type of field. Can be really harsh, and I did it pre-minimum wage!

Who knew I'd also do it unpaid, with a son (eldest son) with severe ADHD and ODD and the younger son with AS, ADHD and medical issues. Guess I have a caring nature