Are You Who You Wanted To Grow Up To Become?

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Posted by Theresa111 • 1/12/11
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When we are children, we are told stories and read to from the nursery rhymes and encouraged by our families to learn traits or develop some of our talents. Now that we are all grown up (I'll never ever grow up), are we the people we thought we would become? Who out there made it and who is still working on it?

This isn't a contest, simply a topic of conversation.

Conversations, Dreams and Goals, sharing

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Belle (1/12/11)

Well, I was brought up on the old Grimm Bros. fairy tales, which were, indeed, pretty grim. It seemed like all the characters had to go through HE double hockey sticks to get to their happy ending. I wanted to have mine without all the trauma first. I was especially interested in finding out, once I found my prince charming and had my 2.4 children, what a .4 child would look like. And here I am, all these years later, minus the prince (although I do still love Prince!), and with only one point nothing children. But you know what, I wouldn't change a thing!

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  Theresa111 (1/14/11)
  
  You are funny and fanciful.
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urbanideas (1/14/11)

Well, let's see. Since I was 5 I was sure I wanted to be an architect. By age 17 I was all mixed up thanks to my parent's friends who thought I had a lot of talent with re-designing my Mother's evening gowns and convinced me to get into Fashion design, did it for a year and hated the trade, so then I was ok, what do I do now? Decided to start with Art History then figure out what would be the next step. I finally graduated with a degree in Architecture after trying out Journalism and Interior Design. Practiced Architecture for about 6 months and realized that was not my call. Was too impatient to deal with the bureaucratic side of it. Ventured myself into Graphic Design not knowing a thing about it and found one of my calls. Now am still in the design and marketing world and still hope I will be a chef when I grown up.

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  Theresa111 (1/15/11)
  
  I enjoyed reading this. You have been storing up lots of good and creative information. It will come together to help you no matter what you decide to pursue. Interesting picks, too.
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sugarpies (1/16/11)

As a kid I wanted to be a doctor. Then when I was in high school everyone kept telling me that since I loved history so much I should be a teacher because I wasn't "good" at math and to be a doctor you had to take a lot of math and science. So, I majored in history for awhile at college. While I liked the subject matter I could not see myself teaching high school for the rest of my life (I filled in for a friend who taught for nearly a month and HATED it.) So, I stepped back and finally switched to nursing. I found that I was actually very good at biology, chemistry, and anatomy. For 10 years I was a surgical nurse until I fractured my back. During the recovery I decided to try something different because I was so tired of the hours and call. This was during the early years of the Internet boom. I ended up working for a dot com and finally working for an antique and furniture company doing their computer work. When they sold the business I moved to a major background screening company where I worked training client companies on how to use the computer system. That's what I did up until my transplant and now, I write a food blog and am a stay at home baker.

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  urbanideas (1/16/11)
  
  Wow... you make me feel good about switching career paths so often. When younger I wondered often people thought of me changing paths. Now I do not care. Seems you are enjoying what you are doing and from your comments and ESPECIALLY your photos you are darn good at it! Glad you found your passion!
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  Theresa111 (1/16/11)
  
  Passion is what drives us all and having the freedom to change what we want to try or head off into the final frontier is what makes this country so great. We are allowed to be whatever we want and practically at any time.
  
  So far, very interesting responses. Add more anytime!
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  sugarpies (1/16/11)
  
  I should also say that I have toyed with the idea of returning to school to get a doctorate in psychology or become licensed as a CNP (Nurse Practitioner) but when I realized that I'd finish school about the time I'd need to start considering retirement, I figured it probably wasn't worth the huge amounts it would cost. So, I take a class here and there just for enjoyment and to satiate my interest in subjects.
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  Theresa111 (1/17/11)
  
  Staying in-tune with the current day methods will allow you to feel a sense of fulfillment in that field. I commend you on living life on your terms. I bet you are a very happy man!
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  Theresa111 (1/17/11)
  
  Staying in-tune with the current day methods will allow you to feel a sense of fulfillment in that field. I commend you on living life on your terms. I bet you are a very happy man!
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Rhapsodia2 (1/18/11)

still working at becoming who I want to be ,and making the right choices

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  Theresa111 (1/19/11)
  
  We are all a work in progress from day one till the very end. We never know what will catch our interest next. Keep learning and being interested.
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LadyGourmet (1/19/11)

We may not be doing what we had in mind, but just as long as we do it the best we can. I suppose that is all that matters.

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  Theresa111 (1/19/11)
  
  Spoken like a true woman who is passionate about her pursuit of happiness. Lovely!
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Belle (1/21/11)

Revised answer: When I grow up, I'll let you know!

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  Theresa111 (1/22/11)
  
  I don't see any reason to stop having a childlike view of the world. It certainly is more innocent and easier to deal with life. Shut out the bad and retreat to the kitchen.
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urbanideas (1/25/11)

ha... great attitude Theresa!

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  Theresa111 (1/25/11)
  
  Ha Sophia, the kitchen is the tastiest room in which to retreat.