Friday Fiver

[ringsandcoffee]

1. What did you want to be when you grew up?When I was really young, a dancer or cheerleader. Early elementary school, I wanted to be a whale trainer at Marine World (used to be like Sea World, is now an amusement park, no animals as far as I know). Late elementary school my aspirations changed to marine biologist or veterinarian. It was around

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[meathiel]

Haha ... when I was in my teens I wanted to become a vet or marine biologist as well. Seems to have been a thing ...

[taz_39]

I wonder how many kids start off with dreams of working with animals!

[ragnarok_08]

Don't listen to some (a lot) of what Mom says about your appearance.

That's good advice!

Here are my answers:

1) I wanted to be a doctor, for starters, and then I wanted to be an explorer.

2) I didn't follow through because life got in the way once again.

3) My life didn't turn out like I wanted when I was a child, but I think it is better than I thought would happen, given the circumstances.

4) I would tell my 10-year-old self that you're enough, that you are more than what you can give to other people, and while you might not become a doctor, you can always write and create, and to keep creating.

5) I think so, as I like to believe I am the same person.

[amaranthes]

I wanted to be a vet too! Then realised I fainted at the sight of blood haha, which put paid to that idea.