What did you want to be when you grew up?

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  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 7,059 Championing
    L_Volunteer , you made me chuckle 😃.  Yes I definitely could get a flight simulator or maybe even my own aeroplane which could just be parked outside the house lol 😆.  Take care of yourself. 
  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 7,059 Championing
    @L_Volunteer I didn't put the icon in front sorry. 
  • rebel11
    rebel11 Online Community Member Posts: 1,687 Pioneering
    Strawberry1 said:
    L_Volunteer , you made me chuckle 😃.  Yes I definitely could get a flight simulator or maybe even my own aeroplane which could just be parked outside the house lol 😆.  Take care of yourself. 

    Yeah, but remember you'll need to get planning permission from the local Council for a 'landing strip', beat the 'pot holes'.  :)  



  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 7,059 Championing
    Lol 😆 @rebel11 , that's a good idea lol 😆  . 
  • cheekylittlekoala
    cheekylittlekoala Online Community Member Posts: 123 Empowering
    I wanted to be a Media Reporter, then a Pharmacist, then a professional ballet dancer (Did ballet as a child and really enjoyed it) a Pilot, a Teacher now i want to be an entrepreneur. I just need to find my niche.  
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    They all sound really amazing careers but I understand wanting to find your niche! :) 
  • WelshBlue
    WelshBlue Online Community Member Posts: 798 Championing
    I wanted to be a hairdresser/ barber,  but my father "wouldn't allow it."
    Made me leave school before taking any exams to work in his forestry business.

    I ended up making a very good living but can't help wondering if my life would have turned out differently without all the industrial injuries and the future complications

    Ironically my son left teaching to become a barber ... 

  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    edited July 2023
    So kind of like father like son! Does he like being a barber? 

    Have you thought about being a barber now @welshblue?
  • WelshBlue
    WelshBlue Online Community Member Posts: 798 Championing
    @Hannah_Scope ... he loves it.  Him and his mate are going to Liverpool in a couple of weeks to go to homeless shelters etc to give free haircuts and shaves.  He lived there for 5 years or so and wants to do his bit back there after moving back to Wales 

    Sadly it's a bit late for me.  One of my ailments is Vibration White Finger (Hand arm Vibration) from too many years on a chainsaw.  My grip is something like 20% in my dominant hand ... would have more civil cases to settle than wages coming in lol  o:)
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    That's wonderful to hear :) I'm glad he loves it. 

    That's an amazing thing to do, and makes so much difference <3 I'm sorry it isn't something you could do now although I can imagine some of the wonderful looks that may come out of it! :D
  • PollyPick
    PollyPick Online Community Member Posts: 37 Contributor
    I wanted to be an air hostess or join the Army - I nearly made the second choice but parents can be the worse hindrance to a child's future I made sure I wasn't one to my kids but they failed themselves and deeply hurt me.
  • Maxim
    Maxim Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    I always wanted to be a policeman... Or a street musician, luckily my arms work so music really gives me joy.
  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,922 Championing
    I wish there was a laughing reaction right now @Strawberry1 and @rebel11 - you both made my day brighter  :D

    In which ways do you feel your kids failed themselves @PollyPick? I can hear how you feel hurt by this  :(

    @Maxim - It is really positive to hear you are able to enjoy music. Do you have a favourite type of music?  :)
  • doomdoll
    doomdoll Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    a dancer. still wish i could be but i have indeed admitted defeat lol ;(
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    Oh no @doomdoll Do you go and watch dance performances much? May be a way to still enjoy your love of dance?
  • doomdoll
    doomdoll Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    Not really but i always see stuff online. I sometimes go to the theatre, I am always so envious of the performers but equally I admire them and their uniqueness. I could watch dancing all day and never get bored of it. 
  • durhamjaide2001
    durhamjaide2001 Scope Member Posts: 14,054 Championing
    I wanted to be a chef when I was younger because I love cooking and baking and eating food.
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    @doomdoll Do you have Netflix? If you like the ballet they put quite a few performances up like The Nutcracker or Sleeping Beauty as we go into the autumn / winter months. I always am in awe when I watch them, but also jealous because they are so talented. 

    @durhamjaide2001 What kind of Chef would you have been? Is their a cuisine you prefer to cook? 
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
    I always wanted to be an author. I suppose I kind of am! I don't have any published books, but I do write online articles and blog posts. :)
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    @Chloe_Scope You are! :) Do you want to publish a book? If so, in any specific genre? 

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