What I want to be…
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What do you want to be? What do your kids want to be? How do childhood experiences affect your career?
I never really had one thing that I wished I could be when I grew up. I always thought it would be cool to be a famous singer or actress. Or whenever people would ask me this question I would give a smart ass answer like “a billionaire/winner of a lottery. Even after graduating from college with a degree in psychology (after considering other majors like business or social work), I’m still not closer to knowing what I want to be when I grow up. And I have a feeling I will have that same answer when I’m 90 years old. The only thing I can say for an answer to this question is I want to be happy.
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Sweet niblets!
This would certainly come in handy for me as I graduate from college next month and am facing the job interviews ahead. Thanks!
I did always want to be an actor of some sort. However, I was painfully shy. My daughter, however, wants to be a star and is not shy in the least. We’ll see where that leads.
When I was growing up I wanted to be a deputy sheriff. I went to law school. I want to be an assistant DA. I have always had an interest in politics. I would love to be a probate judge. When I am 65 I would like to run for Congress.
My ideal job would be a political boss in a small town. I think I was born in the wrong era. I may be too direct and I am honest.
I would love to be a archeologist and find hidden treasures of history!
Thank you for the chance to win.
I think it is interesting to ask my younger children what they want to be. One of my six children told me once that she wanted to be a Garbage Man. I asked her why and she told me “Mommy, then I could get to see all the cool junk people throw away first.”
I have a very intelligent two year old grandson who already knows what he wants to be when he grows up. He wants to be the siren on the Police cars and Fire Trucks. HaHa
Heather, my 14 year old son is the same way and has been since he was little. He is so talented and creative. Not only can he act and put on the cutest plays all by himself, he is an artist who can draw anything. He does graphics on the computer that would make some people with College degrees think he was already a master at his talent. He also has an awesome voice. The kids go visit their dad and he is a drummer. He has all the equipment like mikes and amps to jam the day away. My sons and daughters all have wonderful voices. I encourage him and all of them all the time, but being poor financially keeps me from being able to take him to the places that are looking for his many talents. The acting schools are so expensive, too. I keep praying something wonderful happens and he gets discovered accidentially. I hope the same for your daughter. I love when my kids sing together in church. I use to sing with them, too. Once when we were homeless, my six kids and myself would sit in rest areas and sing just to pass the time. It helped and sometimes people would gather around. They would try to give us money, but I refused it. The whole reason we were singing was to keep our faith and spirits up. I feel very blessed and rich in other ways. I may be poor financially, but I am rich to have the wonderful children and grandchildren that I have. They have kept me going even more since I became disabled. Kids are truly a blessing.
I guess I am trying to catch up. I have had bad days lately with my Fibromyalgia. If I was able, I studied to be a Private Investigator years ago. I took a year’s course and made straight A’s. I loved it and I still love to follow investigations on television. If I did not have Fibromyalgia among other things, I would definitely be a P.I.
I worked at the junior college here in North Florida for a long time in Registration before I became disabled. It was interesting meeting all the students and getting to know them better. Some of them knew exactly what they wanted to be, but others were never sure. The sad thing is that a lot of them did not get the encouragement at home that they needed and ended up dropping out of college.
I was robbed of most of my dream jobs because of the abuse that put me in a wheelchair, but as time goes by I have realized that I can still use some of my talents. I am thankful for that. When you go from an active person one day to a wheelchair the next, it can really depress you. My kids and my faith have kept me going. I still believe I could wake up one day completely well. Oh, the things I could do then. I can see me pursuing several careers at once. haha!
I worked at two different branches of the college. Registration was only during different semesters each year when students were picking their classes. That campus was not too far from where I live. My other full-time job was at the downtown office. I loved my jobs. I worked late at night whenever I wanted at the downtown office. I sometimes took one or two of my kids with me and let them do educational programs on the computer. They loved it. Two or three of my kids told me they wanted to be just like me and have the same job. They thought they were working when they would get on the computer. Sometimes I would let them type in a few details just to feel like they were doing my job. I loved working in Imaging. The Big Boss came to me once and asked me “Is there anyone else working?” I asked her why and she said, “Well, the only initials I see on the work is yours.” It made me feel good. If it was not for the abuse, I would still be there. I truly miss that job.
Just a bit of advice to all of you young people. If there is career you love, do not let anything hold you back. Do it while you are young. Enjoy what you are doing. Get all the education that is needed for whatever your heart desires to do. Do not let anyone tell you that it is not right for you as long as you know in your heart that is what you want to do. Being happy with yourself is a lot more important than ending up in a miserable job that only makes everybody else happy.
I opened my door just a while ago and it is actually cold today here in Jax, Fl. The weather has been really wierd this year. I guess it is always a little wierd. It brought to my mind how fascinating it must be to be a meteorologist. With all the weather changing from day to day, I am surprised they can even guess what it is going to be even with all of their talents. It must take a lot of skill to predict the weather. I know I have spent hours watching them pinpoint where a hurricane is going to hit next. It amazes me how they know the different directions storms are headed. It has saved a lot of lives, as well. In the old days they depended on Grandma’s bunion or the direction of the weather vane. How times have changed.
hardes decision in life besides marriage, children/choices; is bein mulitalented; and chosing just one main profession. Tha main objective whould be as your life changes; then to chose anoth of your talents and possibilities. Thanks
Buddy Grant –
Wow… another person who is over 5 and still honest. Way cool. As long as you learn to be tactful… honesty is the best policy.
Linda Russell –
Happy hunting.
Marilyn –
Your happy spot is not funded by greenbacks. Looks like we are on the same page there!
It has been said, “Depression is the Devil’s tool.” I agree. But we ARE bigger than our limitations, Marilyn. Depression is natural. We all have it. But there are days that “it” has us. Depression had me just yesterday. It has, most likely had me more than just yesterday, but I was able to beat it. I’m determined. Just like you.
You are, as every mother and father here is as well, a multi-tasking, multi-careered person. After all you are a mother of 6 (the most important career we go into) and a grandmother.
As frustrating as your hurdles have been … God has still given you a voice, use His gift. Remember your voice does not have to be one that is “heard” in the traditional ways. Your writing may well be your avenue of voice. Let people show you gratitude in the way THEY can. Be gracious, as it sounds like you are, and accept God’s avenues of providing for you and yours. See the forest while looking at the trees.
God Bless all and their Dreams. May you obtain your current dreams to open your eyes to new dreams and then go for them.
I wanted to be everything while I was growing up. Now I just want to be happy and make a decent living.
I think that if we had obtained universal health care in the nineties that a lot of fifty and sixty plus expertise would not be sitting on the bench because of obvious age discrimination!
Over the years most wisdom comes from age. I have learned that the best advise comes from parents, older relatives and people who have experience in life. Because of my experience in life, I am raising six children and some of them have children. They will tell anyone that they have learned that taking advice has saved them a lot of heartache. Sure, they have used a lot of bad judgement, but who hasn’t. They learned from their mistakes and now realize that they should have listned. Some important career mistakes were made because they did their own thing instead of taking good advice from me or some other elder in the family. It works both ways. We as parents should encourage our children in the right direction from the time they are little. The most impressionable ages are from birth to three years old.
I remember when my older children were smaller, I would pick a color for each one. As they grew older that usually was their favorite color. Sure, as they get older they add more colors, which is good. It can be the same with careers. Parents can encourage their children in a positive way to one day do what they really love instead of what the parent loves. You can usually tell at an early age what interests each child. I know I could tell by watching them which one liked inside jobs and which ones liked an outdoor job. I always knew one of my daughters would love “Law”. She is a young mother right now, but wanting to go back to college to be either an attorney or a detective. I know she can and will do it.
There is nothing wrong with multi-tasking. I know I have always been able to do several things at once and love doing many things. I may not have gotten to be some of the things I wanted to be, but I sure did experience most of the things I wanted to experience. I stayed at home with my children most of their lives and it was definitely multi-tasking and if we were paid for what we do, all housewives and mothers would be rich. I worked some, but my career was my children. I still found time to write. My kids would want me to read every page as I wrote it. They loved my stories.
Kathleen, in some ways I have had my dreams come true. Sometimes our dreams can mean a lot of things. It doesn’t have to be exact. I have had a very blessed life and watched my children acheive their dreams which filled up my heart. Even though I have to spend part of my life in a wheelchair now, I still fullfill dreams everyday through my children. I use to think God had really placed a lot on my plate since I was a child, but He has always given me the strength to deal with it. All that has happened to me has made me stronger and more determined. I may not always like what is going on, but God always shows me a lesson in everything I experience. I have found that helping others is the greatesst blessing of all.
I totally blew 2 interviews recently. I really need practice before I will even try again.
I believe everyone wants to be happy but they may never know if they’ve ever been truely happy. Beside, the state of happiness if different for everyone so there’s no single definition. Happiness could be connecting to a long lost friend, getting a promotion or a million possible events. All we can do is follow are hearts and see where we end up.
Congrats Marilyn!!!!
Becky Grady — what went wrong with your last two interviews?
Were you interviewing others for an article or were you the one being interviewed for a position?
Thanks so much for for picking me. And thanks Kathleen for the kind words. You are awesome. If you are not a writer, you should be one. Hope everyone had a great time, I know I did. God bless you all.
I’m a writer. Thanks, wish those around me saw it as a “profession”, but …
And Marilyn, the words are heart felt.
TheHandMaiden_Kathleen@hotmail.com
Happy Reading and Writing
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