• Question: When you we younger what would you wanted to do when you grown up

    Asked by HelloPeople :] on 24 Sep 2024. This question was also asked by peak520paps, evie3782, KatieD13, Layla Teague, made520drub.
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      Rachael Eggleston answered on 24 Sep 2024:

      I wanted to be a librarian!

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      Michael C Macey answered on 25 Sep 2024:

      I originally wanted to go into medicine but I discovered I have a strong blood phobia – I still liked the research side of things so went into science!

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      Camilla Cassidy answered on 25 Sep 2024:

      I wanted to be a dentist! I liked the idea of helping people, and I liked that it involved biology which was my favourite subject. But as I studied more I realised I liked the science behind humans, animals and plants more than putting it into practice, so I studied to become a biologist rather than a dentist.

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      Martin McMahon answered on 4 Oct 2024:

      I was a typical kid when I was really young so I wanted to be everything. A doctor, a superhero, a pop star or actor, a racing driver, astronaut and even a farmer. But, I settled on trying to join the army, and that then directed me to becoming a scientist/engineer.

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      Michael Schubert answered on 4 Oct 2024:

      All sorts of things! I wanted to be a geneticist, a palaeontologist, a doctor, a dentist, a writer, an actor, an astronaut, and I’m sure some other things as well. I specifically remember wanting to be a scientist or doctor who worked on a ship or in space. I’ve never been to space, but I did get to be a scientist (and I have worked on a ship!) and also a writer, so I’d say I have had some great luck with my jobs.

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      Ashley Hecklinger answered on 12 Nov 2024:

      I wanted to be a teacher! I was never that good at science growing up so I never considered being a scientist, but as I grew up and had the opportunity to take more science classes like biology and found my passion!

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    Andrew M commented on :

    When I was very young I wanted to be a train driver. Very disappointed to discover steam trains were rather rare (Thomas the Tank Engine lied to me!). When I was a bit older I wanted to wanted to be a chemist and a bit older still I thought being a decorative hermit would be a very fine job. Unfortunately there are very few jobs in decorative hermitting these days, even fewer than steam train driving, and the hours are long and the pay is poor, so I went back to wanting to be a chemist again.

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    Martin M commented on :

    I guess I always wanted to be a scientist since I was very young. My parent helped this along by buying my books that reinforced this as well as chemistry sets. My teachers in primary school pushed this even more. Fundamentally, I enjoyed doing science and chose to follow that path.

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    aureliabrzezowska commented on :

    I wanted to be a fashion designer and later a neurosurgeon.. Sadly I had to give them up due to a tremor in my hands though I’d highly recommend you to chase your dreams. Apart from that tech has always been a love for me so I’m super happy I stuck with it!

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    Rachel E commented on :

    An astronaut – but I didn’t grow tall enough! Then artist, or architect… but when I got a bit older and did GCSE sciences I found out that I really enjoyed physics, so ended up going into academic study in that topic. My family were all confused as they all preferred biology 😀