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Title: What Did You Want to be When You Grow Up?
Post by: Sportsdude on Aug 28 07 01:24
 What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up?

Toronto, August 28, 2007 – It's the age-old question and one that many Canadian adults might want to ask themselves as the back-to-school season is upon us: what do you want to be when you grow up? For most, childhood dreams and ambitions haven't come true. According to the Workopolis "When I Grow Up" poll, 82 per cent of Canadian adults aren't doing what they dreamt of when they were younger.

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Title: Re: What Did You Want to be When You Grow Up?
Post by: 49er on Aug 28 07 02:03
over the years, each summer, I have high school and university interns working for me who were interested in becoming engineers.  Some college interns even worked yearlong under a cooperative plan while still in school.  I am always amazed by how focus they were in achieving their career goals, especially the ones who were still in high school.
Title: Re: What Did You Want to be When You Grow Up?
Post by: Sportsdude on Aug 28 07 04:42
that's good, we need more engineers.  
Title: Re: What Did You Want to be When You Grow Up?
Post by: Lil Me on Aug 28 07 09:43
I could never decide what I wanted to be.  Heck, I'm middle aged and still undecided.
Title: Re: What Did You Want to be When You Grow Up?
Post by: P.C. on Aug 28 07 11:12
Lil Me ?  Don't make me come over there.

  YOU are NOT middle aged.  (Why I oughta)

  When I was young, I always wanted to be a 'grown-up' when I grew up.  I'm still working on it....and I think I'm making progress, but only time will tell.  I won't quit though.....I think I'm going to have this down pat within the next few years.  A good friend summed it up by saying, "thank god I've managed to stay immature".  These are my thoughts too.

  *I think young people today are more 'in tune' with their future goals.  Or maybe it's just that the goals have changed.  When I was a kid, we wanted to be things like ballerinas, or cowboys.....GAWWWD.....I just realized I might be old.   [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/a090.gif" border=0]
Title: Re: What Did You Want to be When You Grow Up?
Post by: Lise on Aug 29 07 09:31
I wanted to be a pornstar. Still working on becoming the "Hot Housewife from Vancouver".
Title: Re: What Did You Want to be When You Grow Up?
Post by: lazy Marik on Aug 29 07 10:11
World Rally Championship driver!! Then I thought it over.. it is too dangerous :(
pro soccer player... there are too many people playing soccer.. it is almost impossible :(
 
Title: Re: What Did You Want to be When You Grow Up?
Post by: lazy Marik on Aug 29 07 10:22
oops missed reading your post, Lise
"Hot Housewife from Vancouver"?   rawr!  ;)
 
Title: Re: What Did You Want to be When You Grow Up?
Post by: Michel on Aug 29 07 10:31
 I wanted to be a pornstar. Still working on becoming the "Hot Housewife from Vancouver".

  LOL Lise you,re amazing ! ah ah !

   
Title: Re: What Did You Want to be When You Grow Up?
Post by: Gopher on Aug 29 07 11:12
I never knew, and I still don't.

  Just to be as happy as possible, I suppose  
Title: Re: What Did You Want to be When You Grow Up?
Post by: TehBorken on Aug 29 07 01:17
 P.C. wrote:
GAWWWD.....I just realized I might be old.   [img style="cursor: pointer;" onclick="url(this.src);" src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/a090.gif[/img]
We're not old. We're "Loaded with Life Experience". I don't care that my birth certificate came on a clay tablet, I'm not old.

Hey, you kids- get off of my lawn!!
 
Title: Re: What Did You Want to be When You Grow Up?
Post by: P.C. on Aug 29 07 01:39
Hey, you kids- get off of my lawn!!  <<<rofl

  [FONT size=5]DAD [/FONT]!!!!  Is that YOU ????    
Title: Re: What Did You Want to be When You Grow Up?
Post by: Michel on Aug 29 07 02:16
Me it's that part that makes me laugh :

  We're not old. We're "Loaded with Life Experience". I don't care that my birth certificate came on a clay tablet, I'm not old.

  (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/8.gif)