I know plenty of 40-year-olds that don’t know what they want to be when they grow up. I know kids that know exactly what they want to be.
I remember a 5-year old school friend that wanted to be a fox. I don’t know if it was for the working hours and benefits, the fur, or if it was simply a lifestyle choice, but it was a cool idea. It sure beat my half-hearted plans to be a motorcycle cop, a decision based entirely on the aesthetics of wearing reflective sunglasses and racing around dirt roads while a funky soundtrack was amplified to all my good citizens. The man was in town.
Some top choices by kids: Astronaut, teacher, ballerina, rock star, ninja and …
What did you want to be when you were very young? Let us know.
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