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67. Congratulations to you hunter and to your wife. You did reach your dream job. Just not in the order you thought you

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As a kid, what was your dream job going to be? Mine was to be a nurse. [View all] debm55 Sep 2025 OP

Dream job vishnura Sep 2025 #1

I found that being a nurse was not for me. I became a teacher and taught El Ed for 42 years. Loved it. Thank you,vishura debm55 Sep 2025 #2

All I ever wanted to be was an artist because I wasn't good at anything else. Diamond_Dog Sep 2025 #3

Thank you very much Diamond_Dog. It's a shame the computer industry took over the career that you were so talented in. debm55 Sep 2025 #10

Ah, we *might* have had a quik convo sometime here w a few others re ?graphic design, p/u & m.... electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #71

Yes! It was a job I enjoyed Diamond_Dog Sep 2025 #86

Ah, yeah, your comnercial printing work sounds familiar. 👍 electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #90

Oh yeah! We had an arc light camera. Diamond_Dog Sep 2025 #99

Wow That arc light stuff definitely "Science Fictiony"! 😄 electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #101

True! Diamond_Dog Sep 2025 #102

Forester Onthefly Sep 2025 #4

Thank you very much, You are an angel for the work you have done for others. Bless you.Onthefly. debm55 Sep 2025 #7

Appreciated. So many great people providing assistance and legal support for people with disabilities. Onthefly Sep 2025 #43

TY to you, and others! electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #72

Play 2nd base for the White Sox CanonRay Sep 2025 #5

Hahahaha. Thank you CanonRay. What did you do instead? debm55 Sep 2025 #6

Federal law enforcement CanonRay Sep 2025 #55

Thank you, CanonRay. debm55 Sep 2025 #56

Was an amateur magician as a kid ..... anciano Sep 2025 #8

Thank you very much, anciano. You had talent as a magician. I am happy you found marriage and the service and your debm55 Sep 2025 #12

That's great! After I left the Commercial Art world, some of my office work wa sooo boring.... Luckily, I... electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #73

Ballet dancer oberle Sep 2025 #9

HAHAHHHAH. thank you very much, oberle. That is funny. debm55 Sep 2025 #13

I was going to be one of the Supremes. Or the Beatles or the Monkees. ms liberty Sep 2025 #11

HAHHAHA. Weren't we all. Thank you very much, ms liberty. debm55 Sep 2025 #14

I didn't realize until a few years ago what my dream job... 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #15

Thank you very much, 3catwoman3. You did have a great dream job as a nurse. The pet toy designer sounds wonderful. but debm55 Sep 2025 #16

Getting into the NP role saved the nursing profession for me. I really did not like my first nursing job, so much so... 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #20

Thank you very much, 3catwoman3. My husband had the same problem, but he couldn't get higher then a C in Genetics. He debm55 Sep 2025 #26

What a fantastic dream job that would have been. So you were an ?independent nurse, loke a private visiting nurse?.... electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #75

No - I worked in various outpatient pediatric settings both in the Air Force... 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #106

Got it! Interesting, way more independence. And extra conferring, if needed. electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #108

One thing that I always wanted my physician colleagues to check with me... 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #110

Wow! Superpower hearing! Good on you, and for the double check. 👍 electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #111

This message was self-deleted by its author electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #76

Veterinarian ballet dancer BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2025 #17

Thank you BlueWaveNeverEnd. That sounds like a really wonderful dream job. debm55 Sep 2025 #18

A national forest ranger who lived in a fire lookout tower. defacto7 Sep 2025 #19

Thank you very much , defacto7. What a wonderful dream job. debm55 Sep 2025 #22

There's a DU member, whose name I can't recall at the moment, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2025 #154

I remember his post but I can;t remember his name. debm55 Sep 2025 #156

I wanted to be a dancer on Broadway!! Nittersing Sep 2025 #21

What great two dream jobs to pick from. I loved Modern Dance, But teaching horseback riding lessons would be wonderful. debm55 Sep 2025 #36

Astronaut Deep State Witch Sep 2025 #23

Thank you very much, Deep State Witch. You would have made an excellent astronaut. debm55 Sep 2025 #37

Probably Not Deep State Witch Sep 2025 #47

"Fear of heights"! Uh,oh! electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #85

Ohhh, boy. Same thing happened to a friend in Texas .. electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #80

School teacher. LoisB Sep 2025 #24

Thank you very much, LoisB for sharing with us. debm55 Sep 2025 #31

I always wanted to be being a teacher. MIButterfly Sep 2025 #25

Wow, what a great post.I congratulate you on going back to school to become a paralegal. Thank you, MIButterfly. debm55 Sep 2025 #28

Good on you for changing electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #88

A pirate. Ocelot II Sep 2025 #27

HAHHAHAHAHHAHA. Thank you very much, Ocelot II. That's funny. debm55 Sep 2025 #29

I wanted to play professional basketball. I ended up an accountant for 50 years. OLDMDDEM Sep 2025 #30

Thank you very much, OLDMDDEM for sharing with us. I hope you continued to play basketball in your spare time. debm55 Sep 2025 #39

I did until I found out about heart issues. OLDMDDEM Sep 2025 #41

A cowboy. FuzzyRabbit Sep 2025 #32

Thank you very much FuzzyRabbit. One can dream, my friend. debm55 Sep 2025 #40

I wanted to be a nurse, too! pandr32 Sep 2025 #33

Thank you pandr32. I made it through a year at college in Nursing and realized that I couldn't do it. So I became a debm55 Sep 2025 #42

Lots of body fluids... 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #107

As a girl I knew I was squeamish and so had to change my goal. pandr32 Sep 2025 #125

Thank you, pandr32. I am squeamish too. Had no relatives that went to college, so I found out the hard way. debm55 Sep 2025 #126

Happy. DUU Sep 2025 #34

Thank you so much for your words of wisdom, DUU. debm55 Sep 2025 #44

Sounds like you had enough varied interests to be able to switch up electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #91

scientist DBoon Sep 2025 #35

Thank you so much for sharing with us, DBoon. debm55 Sep 2025 #45

Lawyer then marine biologists who did research. lark Sep 2025 #38

Thank you for sharing, lark. It is best to consider your health. debm55 Sep 2025 #46

Good on you for being able to switch electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #87

Star Pilot ✈ justaprogressive Sep 2025 #48

Thank you very much, justaprogressive. debm55 Sep 2025 #51

Oceanographer like Jacques Cousteau or an astronomer. Phoenix61 Sep 2025 #49

Thank you, Phoenix61, two wonderful dream jobs. debm55 Sep 2025 #50

Staff photographer for a daily newspaper Walleye Sep 2025 #52

GREAT!!!!!!!, Thank you very much, Walleye. debm55 Sep 2025 #57

Dream job MoonlightHillFarm Sep 2025 #53

Thank you , MoonlightHillFarm. But it was a wonderful dream, wasn't it? debm55 Sep 2025 #58

Thinking about becoming a dictator... 3825-87867 Sep 2025 #54

HAHHHAHAHAHHAHh, you are funny but truthful. Thank you 3825-87867 debm55 Sep 2025 #59

I was obsessed with radios and computers as a kid so everyone just assumed I'd be an engineer... hunter Sep 2025 #60

Congratulations to you hunter and to your wife. You did reach your dream job. Just not in the order you thought you debm55 Sep 2025 #67

Wanted To Be A Scientist Starting In 4th Grade ProfessorGAC Sep 2025 #61

Congratulations. ProfessorGAC. You reached your dream. debm55 Sep 2025 #68

Wanted to do lots of different jobs. multigraincracker Sep 2025 #62

Thank you very much, multigraincracker.You lived your dreams. debm55 Sep 2025 #65

An illustrator.....unfortunately I only did it off & on in B&W... electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #63

Thank you , electric_blue68, Yes, the best art is the art you do at home --without deadlines and free to do as you debm55 Sep 2025 #64

Thanks. Ah, those deadlines! electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #66

Good luck on your paintings. It's a great way to relax. I know that you will do beautiful work. debm55 Sep 2025 #69

TY. Hopefully over time I'll get pretty good. Then I'll show you. Also renewing my b&w drawing. It'll be a while, tho electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #70

You CAN do it. I know you can. debm55 Sep 2025 #78

TY electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #84

My parents were artists with day jobs. hunter Sep 2025 #93

Oh, I hear that about those kind of students! How wonderful to have 2 artist parents... electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #100

That wood block technique is interesting. hunter Sep 2025 #104

Thank you very much, That is sound advice from your parents. debm55 Sep 2025 #151

I was going to be a vet malaise Sep 2025 #74

Same here, malaise. I wanted to go into a job that would help the sick, poor, animals and children. A nurse was always debm55 Sep 2025 #77

Hey, that's understandable! electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #92

Loved animals all my life malaise Sep 2025 #95

Loved animals all my life malaise Sep 2025 #96

Loved animals all my life malaise Sep 2025 #97

My mother told me that at 3 I wanted to be a cow. Not a cowboy, a cow. rsdsharp Sep 2025 #79

LOL! 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #109

HAHAHHA. Thank you rsdsharp. debm55 Sep 2025 #122

I loved working on the fish farm. bullimiami Sep 2025 #81

Thank you very much, bullimiami. You made a huge leap from fish farm to recording studio. debm55 Sep 2025 #121

Foreign correspondent - intrigue, excitement, men. 😇 Polly Hennessey Sep 2025 #82

HAHAHAHAHHAHA. That's funny. Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. debm55 Sep 2025 #120

Entomologist markie Sep 2025 #83

Great dream job, Thank you very much for sharing, markie. debm55 Sep 2025 #119

Hermit Easterncedar Sep 2025 #89

HAHAHAHHAHAH. Thank you very much, Easterncedar. debm55 Sep 2025 #118

I am getting closer to realizing my dream all the time Easterncedar Sep 2025 #123

I know what you mean. debm55 Sep 2025 #124

I wanted to be an airline stewardess. MiKenMi33 Sep 2025 #94

Wow. Thank you very much, MiKenMi33. You had many dream jobs. debm55 Sep 2025 #117

Lighthouse keeper, or the guy in the caboose. Harker Sep 2025 #98

Thank you very much, Harker, My grandfather was the guy in the caboose. You and your wife enjoy yourselves today, debm55 Sep 2025 #116

WHen I as about 5 or 6, I wanted to be LogDog75 Sep 2025 #103

What an interesting dream job, Thank you LogDog75. debm55 Sep 2025 #115

Large animal veterinarian. sinkingfeeling Sep 2025 #105

Thank you very much, sinkingfeeling. What an interesting dream job. debm55 Sep 2025 #114

Astronaut LudwigPastorius Sep 2025 #112

Thank you very much, LudwigPastorius. That would have been a terrific dream job. debm55 Sep 2025 #113

I wanted to care for animals in some way. TommieMommy Sep 2025 #127

Me too, TommieMommie. I wanted to be a vet. But did't think I had the courage for it. I did volunteer work at an no kill debm55 Sep 2025 #128

A teacher because of summers off, but then I realized I didn't like kids all that much. catbyte Sep 2025 #129

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAH. That's funny. Thank you cabyte. PS, Did you write you salary in also? debm55 Sep 2025 #131

To win a big lottery jackpot and not have to work WestMichRad Sep 2025 #130

Thank you so much, WestMichRad. I am so glad everything worked out for you. debm55 Sep 2025 #132

Newspaper reporter like Lois Lane in Superman Wicked Blue Sep 2025 #133

Great!!!!!, Thank you very much for sharing with us. Should we call you Lois Lane?????? debm55 Sep 2025 #134

An elevator operator PikaBlue Sep 2025 #135

I remember the elevator operators. I too was in awe of their job as a child. Thank you PikaBlue. debm55 Sep 2025 #136

Author and artist. Rizen Sep 2025 #137

Congratulations, Rizen, I wish you all good vibes debm55 Sep 2025 #139

Thanks, you too! Rizen Sep 2025 #149

A teacher MustLoveBeagles Sep 2025 #138

Thank you very much MustLoveBeagles, Did you reach your dream job? debm55 Sep 2025 #140

No MustLoveBeagles Sep 2025 #145

For a while I wanted to be a meteorologist. Then I think I wanted to be a pilot. FireUpChips10 Sep 2025 #141

Thank you very much, FireUpChips10 debm55 Sep 2025 #143

Dream Job?? retread Sep 2025 #142

Yes,, work, career , job debm55 Sep 2025 #144

Movie star. CTyankee Sep 2025 #146

Beautiful and talented actresses. Thank you CTyankee. debm55 Sep 2025 #147

As a small child, I wanted to be a policeman. OldBaldy1701E Sep 2025 #148

Great, I am happy for you, OldBaldy1701E, Thank you. debm55 Sep 2025 #150

Either astronaut or the next Mel Blanc Pinback Sep 2025 #152

Great choices, Pinback, but your back choice was the choices you made on your journey in life. debm55 Sep 2025 #161

Professional Hobo The Madcap Sep 2025 #153

HAHAHAHAHHAHA, Thank you very much, The Madcap. debm55 Sep 2025 #160

Airline stewardess. Which is a clue as to my age, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2025 #155

HAHAHAHAHa, Thank you very much, PoindexterOglethorpe. I know what your mean. debm55 Sep 2025 #159

I had 2: a book editor or a prosecutor. Luciferous Sep 2025 #157

Thank you very much, Luciferous, Both great choices. debm55 Sep 2025 #158