I'm In Labor
Happy May Day to us all!
Ah my comrades I am moved to talk about the workers today and how we set out to make a living in this world.
When I was little I wanted to be a fashion designer.
Also a pediatrician.
Also a nun.
But then I wanted to be an artist, a writer, and a teacher -- and that is what I ended up being.
My husband wanted to be Bugs Bunny when he grew up.
Then a Playboy Millionaire.
I'm going to leave that one alone.
My sons have amazing plans themselves.
My younger wants to make his living as a Race Car Driver.
An Ex-Games Star.
A Gym Teacher.
My older talks about being a Paleontoligist.
And a TV Producer.
And a Game Show Host.
As my dad would say: It ain't diggin a ditch.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
posted by Mutha @ 9:13 AM
18 Comments:
i always assumed i would be a mason when i grew up. then i was a little too "creative" at my father's company, so i ended up going to art school.
-daniel
Hang in their Daniel -- Art school is not for the tender-hearted. Anyone who thinks so has never sat through a crit.
A blogger.
Taa Daa.
Ah Al! Your Ma must be so proud!
I was torn between being a Cetologist and an Ichthyologist.
I loved the Anthropomorhic 'familiarity' of the Intelligent Whales and Dolphins, our evolutionary rivals who retreated back to the Sea?
but I was equally mystified by the more primitive perfection of the Shark.
When I found out that Orcas kill Great Whites to eat their livers I thought that the matter was settled...and then I remembered how I hate being Cold, Wet, and Isolated...
so I formed a tax-free Cult and started harrassing travellers at the Airport
and eventually became a Lobbyist for the much maligned Society For Youthanizing Aging Baby Boomers..stalling death one day at a time while we maintain a vice like grip on entertainment, fashion, and useless annoying trends until the bitter end.
Who knew?
a doctor, a a veterinarian, a nun, a chemical engineer....finally ended up a chemist. Now I'm delinquent blogging Mom!
"When I grow up, I want to be an old woman" Syd Straw.
as far away from my parents as was humanly possible, actually.
H E: I thought you looked familiar...now I realize it must have been an airport harrassment that brought us together.
K-Girl: I could feel the fellow-would-be-nun in you all the way through the internet. Yesterday while my son was watching Sound of Music I realized that I probably really wanted to be Maria -- not just any old nun/nanny/millionaire's wife
G: I thought Michelle Shocked said that...well sang it.
F N: Drugs helped me with that before I actually left.
For shame, I'm all confused and I had that album - Short Sharp Shocked!
I wanna be a race car driver to maybe you're son will race me. and i also wanta be a astronot and a sceintist.
I wanted to be a nun, too. I always wanted to be a writer and artist. I also wanted to be a helicopter pilot and a hermit (yes, that's a profession.)
On your previous post: I reserved my copy of book seven at B & N before the clerks knew you could.
well crapola, out of the closet, then: i wanted to be a nun too. even went so far as to pick out the order.
dang. this is like AA.
'hello, my name is FirstNations and I'm a lapsed Catholic'
" hello, Nations"
G: It's okay darling. Would-be old women can forget sometimes. I am a HUGE Shocked fan and hum this line to myself often.
Boy: Go FAST! Fly high! Experiment!
G-Nib:Another NUN in the house! We are stacking up around here!I am also glad you outed yourself as another Harry freak.
FN: We all feel your trust in the blog-commenting process and we admire you for it. One day at a time.
A grouchy old man. Almost there!
Doug: Do you think you could trade mark the grouchy young man thing as "pulling a Doug" or "Douging out"? I think there might be money in it.
Major League Baseball Player...had my heart set on it...oh well.
Well- I wanted to be YOU of course!!!
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