What do you want to be when you grow up? What is your dream
job? I am sure you have been asked these questions several times when you were
young, I know I have. When we were young I am sure that several of you said I
want to be or my dream job is being a teacher, singer, police officer, doctor,
etc. Through the years of grade school, middle school, and high school how many
times did it change over the years?
When I was young, I wanted to be a singer, or
a teacher. Once I was in high school I wanted to be a veterinary, then a nurse.
Well, while in high school I worked as a nurses aid and did that for a year
until one of my patients that I took care of passed away even though I wasn’t
there when she passed it was really hard on me so I decided that wasn’t the job
I wanted to do. Realizing working in a field where you lose people or animals I
couldn’t do that. So, I ended up working in several different positions throughout
my life then decided I wanted to work in the legal field I went to the junior
college and got several certificates; legal secretary etc. I worked for legal
offices for 10-12 years. But I come too realized even though I did enjoy some
of the legal positions, I had it was stressful.
I had wanted to work with my
husband since I could remember finally my chance came to where I could go work
for him. I really enjoy working for the company and it is way less stressful
then working in the legal field. So now when I run across articles that ask
what is your dream job, or what do you want to be when you grow up, it makes me
think have I done everything I wanted to be or did I just think to myself I
could never be those things. Well, I can say yes I could have been those things
if I had chosen to do that and gone to college etc.
But, I wouldn’t change what
I chose to do in life by becoming a wife and a mom to four children (1 angel
and 3 adult). My parents always told me and my brothers you can be whatever you
would like to be if you set your minds to it. So when you ask your
child/children what they want to be when they grow up, remind them yes you can
be that if that is what you want to be. I have heard parents tell their
children oh you can’t be that we don’t have the money or means for you to
accomplish that. You are wrong NEVER, tell them they can’t do something because
if a child wants to be something they can do that if they just set their mind
to it and do what it takes to become that teacher, singer, police officer or
doctor, they will accomplish it as long as you tell them yes you can do that.
And remember if you want to be one of those things when you were young and you
still want to do that you can. So I now ask myself what do you want to be when
you grow up. My answer is what I am doing now is what I want to be and that is
being a wife, and mom and working for my husband. My dream was to get married
and have children and that dream is what I am living out now. So just remember
never stop believing in yourself or your children because you can have those
dreams if you just do it.
