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My answer now would be that I hope I never really 'Grow Up.' But when I was a kid I wanted to be the First Female president, and then a lawyer (cause most presidents start as lawyers) and then the slightly less lofty job as a judge. I've always had an intense sense of justice. (which means I would have been an ok lawyer and a bad president apparently. Oh I'm so jaded now!)

Why didn't I ever wanna be a super hero.... That would've made perfect sense...
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I wanted to be a driver while I as growing up because my brother adored bus drivers. He thought it was cool. So I thought if I become a driver, he would look at me as a hero.
Then when I was little more older, I wanted to be a teacher. My mom was getting great respect from my friends and the neighbors as a teacher. So I wanted to be one.
In my teen years, I was amazed by the novels and poetry. The world of words intrigued me so much that I wanted to be an author. I started writing poetry and my friends thought my writings were cool.

Here I am...Not thinking much about what I want to become.Happy with the little pleasures of the life!!!
( I would love to say i am an internet writer)
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First I wanted to be a pilot but the doctors discovered I have problems in my nose. So I start using computers and since then I've always wanted to be what I'm now, a software developer :)
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when I was a kid I hope to be a scientist after growing up,but now I am not a scientist.I have just worked as an engineer for 10 years,now I hope to be a businessman in the future.Interesting problem.
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I have become what I wanted to be.

A half lazy kid with and adult body and mind that found a way to make his short attention span work for himself and is happy doing the things he does and continues to follow the interests that tempt his curiosity.

Somehow I keep coming through at the buzzer.
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I always wanted to be a Mother and a grandmother. Now I am.
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When I grow up I want to be...

at peace with myself and life around me. Able to accept the thing around me as part of this world and not something that is always my fault.

confident with my decisions and sure of myself. Not lacking in attention or in friendships.

able to live life to its fullest and enjoy each waking moment knowing that I may never be able to return again.

able to smile with joy and love in my heart at the person sitting next to me. Knowing we are together out of love, not out of lack of love.
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When I was in 3rd grade, I wanted to be a writer, which I don't mind writing, but very few writers other than J.K. Rowling become billionaires. So, I am kind of going to go off on a limb here, and not say the normal profession, but what I want to be in 5 to 10 years is a billionaire.

I want to be rich and famous like Mark Cuban or Mikhail Prokhorov, both billionaires who own an NBA franchise. Not sure which one, but I'm leaning towards the Cavs, when LeBron James is a league veteran 7 years from now, and has hopefully won a few championships. So, that's just one of the reasons why it would be nice to be a billionaire, to become an owner of an NBA team, but there are many other benefits below. That's why I manage the how-to article on How To Become A Billionaire. I've got the mindset of a billionaire.

The other benefit of being a billionaire is that you won't have to worry about splurging at times, you can go out to a restaurant and buy the most expensive item on the menu, and not feel guilty about it, or drive around in the latest Tesla car, and power your home with solar powered panels. You can even get a chef to cook for you once a week, an assistant, and someone to do your laundry regularly. Not saying I need all this now, but it wouldn't be so bad to be a billionaire.

On top of this, it would be cool to get a chance on the Forbes 400, and get all sorts of entrepreneurs pitching me cool ideas I could invest in, and say that I would be able to consider investing in them as an angel investor.

On top of all this, when you are a billionaire, you can travel around the world, stay in some of the nicest luxury resorts, get guided tours, and you will know you are wealthy, because the magazine says you are.

Lastly, but not least, you can give back and have a lot of people honor you because you gave to a good cause. Bill Gates is a billionaire, but he has also given back to a lot of good causes.
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I want to be happy and successful while immersed in social media and technology. If I can do that while supporting my daughter then I will not need anything else in life,
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Some of my childhood dreams included being a Fireman, Doctor, Web Developer, Software Engineer, a Musician, and a Video Game Developer.

A few years ago, when I graduated high school, I attended the local community college with the intention to major in Network Security. After a year or so I came to the conclusion that this wasn't what I wanted to do with my life. It was interesting, but it just wasn't for me.

As of today, I'm still trying to figure out what path I want to take. All I know is I want to be successful at whatever it is.
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Easy answer here! I wanta be Jason. He's got his own company and he drives a neat little car! All his employees love working there, they must cause they all look happy.

Seriously the sex change is not happening for me, so when I grow up I think I'll be what i always wanted to be and that is a published author of a best seller. I am published all over online, and some articles are in print, BUT I have yet to write my best sellers. I guess i am just waiting to grow up, lol then I will find the time to write my best seller...
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Growing up always seemed overrated to me. When I was in grammar school many many moons ago my favorite teacher assured me that I was just a late bloomer and when I grew up I'd see things differently.

She's still my favorite teacher and we still are in touch but I'm pretty sure she's given up on the growing up part.

Growing up to me is a life long process that can never be fully acheived. So, my answer to "What do you want to be when you grow up" is

OLD ;-)
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I would really like to be a BCBA which stands for Board Certified Behavior Analyst so that I can study people character traits and try to figure out why they act the way they do.
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I have two types of answers;

1. Philosophical Answer: I want to become a better human being than I am now, when I grow up. But my heart should be as youthful as it is now.

2. Practical & Truthful Answer: I want to be a billionaire when I grow up, so that I can serve my nation more efficiently, and at the same time live a happy life. Truly speaking, it is money that makes almost every dream come true. You can help others better if you have money.

Hope that answers. Thanks
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When I grow up I hope to be a 1st-4th grade teacher. Just starting the more advanced things in there little minds.Why would I want to be a teacher? I would get to know kids and get to run my own way. I would get to make some rules and do some creative things.

Or I would like to be anything involving pets. I love animals and would like to study more about them. I am fascinated in how they live and how they do things. I have two dogs and used to have some goldfish and a cat. I love wild animals. I wish they wouldn't be afraid of me so I could study them and be with them.
That is what I want to be when I grow up.
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I will be 50 next year and still suffer from a Peter Pan complex. My kids are always telling me to grow up. I find that to be a problem because the grown ups forget how to live sometimes. When was the last time you went outside after a warm summer rain and splashed in the puddles or raked up the leaves just to jump in them? How about the last snowball fight you had or the last snowman you built? When was the last water fight you got into and who started it? In my house that is an easy question...ME! I can clear a room in 30 seconds by uttering the phrase, I'm bored. Yet they always come back to see what new adventure I might take them on.
People always have dreams when they are little. Some want to grow up successful while others are content sitting on the sidelines helping from the shadows. It is not important what you become when you grow up as long as the grown up inside you is happy and the kid inside still gets to play.
Growing up is a side affect of social critics telling us what is successful and what behaviors are expected at each stage of development.
Stop for a second and think of the wonderful things you can do every day to improve your situation or that of someone around you. If you take the time to do something you want or help someone else fulfill a dream, at the end, you will be able to say, I wouldn't change a thing.
Yeah, it would be nice to own a major company with all kinds of money and employees to keep things running.....but what is the cost? Time away from family and friends? Dying before you get to have fun with all the money? Nah...some corporate guru can have that....I want to be what I am right now, happy and content with my life and knowing each night when I lay my head down that I did a good job.
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1 - Not poor.

2 - Able to afford to live wherever I want.

3 - Owning a media production company, putting out quality visuals and audio for a reasonable price - and working because I WANT to, and not because I NEED to.

4 - Maybe by the time I'm 40 I might be grown up. I'm only in my mid 30's now... :)
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What I wanted to be, I am not... however I don't know if I am grown yet.
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I would like to be successful, rich, beautiful, healthy & happy! That's about it.
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I don't ever want to grow up. At age 46, I feel it's far too early to be a grown up. However, if I must grow up, at least part of the time, I want to be a writer. It's all I've ever wanted to be so I guess that means I'm a grown up now because I write for a living.
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I want to be a writer when I grow up... Actually, I am lucky enough to be doing exactly what I always wanted to do. Ever since I discovered books and paragraphs I was pretty much hooked for life.

Despite a slight detour in college (I was an electrical engineering major for about a year and a half) and another detour in the work force (several retail jobs, a job in a bank, and a job at a call center) I am now proud to say that I really am a writer. :) Of course, back when I was in the 4th grade I had no idea that I'd be creating websites. I didn't even know what websites were (did they exist in 1987??)
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Well I wanted to be a baseball player as a kid, but obviously fat chance on that one. Then I didn't know what I wanted to do, just was really good in math, so studied that in college. Now I tutor math at all levels.
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When I grew up, I want to become a S/W Engineer or a Web Programmer so that I can create nice websites like Mahalo.
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I would like to be a creative director for a gaming company.
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I want to be a good person who people respect. I want to be a good father and someone who can be relied upon. I want to feel successful.

I don't want to be someone who lives and dies between paychecks. I don't want to be someone who feels that their job is mundane. I don't want to surround myself with negative people.

What job title will allow me to accomplish these things?

I don't know yet. But I'm trying very hard to figure it out.
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I have always wanted to be a published author. I haven't accomplished that one yet but I'm working on it.

Another thing I wanted to was a mom, but not just any mom I wanted to be one of those moms who is organized and knows where everything is. Mission accomplished there. :) I also wanted to be one of those grandmas who is always in the kitchen cooking and her house always smells like bacon. Yea, I accomplished that one too. :)
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I grew up wanting to be like my father, a Mechanical Engineer.

Though when I was a kid, the priority were as follows:

1. Like daddy
2. Like my brother (Computer Science)
3. Actor
4. Singer
5. Like Anthony Robbins

I learn pretty quick that I can't act well and I'm not much of a musician. Computers were natural to our family. Engineering was "technically tough". Everyone wanted to be a little like Anthony Robbins at some point.

So I decided my educational priority:

1. Electrical Engineering (wasn't so interested in Mechanical)
2. IT
3. Mass Comm

Anyway, upon entering University; I didn't manage to pass the degree level; though I did get an IT-Electronics Engineering diploma. I settled for an IT degree next and here I am, a web administrator for an IT outsourcing company.

From now on though, I could focus on helping young kids grow up properly with technology or just maybe I would love to be a master communicator for multiple discipline.

Perhaps that's just how life unfolds sometimes.. a little a time.
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as of now, im 14. when i grow up, id like to be an actress. i love being on stage in front of crowds. when im up there, everything seems so surreal. my heart starts to pump. its exhilirating. nothing beats the way i feel on stage.
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I want to be a writer when I grow up. Since I am 40 I better get to cracking! I do make a part time job of writing but not quite to the full time level yet.
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I want to be the CEO of a REIT that owns income producing real estate. The purpose of this ambition is to provide a steady income of cash so that my kids can focus on improving society without the bridles of working for a paycheck.
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Tough question, Jason. I'm 40 and I still haven't worked this one out.
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