What did you want to be?

A ballerina , despite the fact that I was a sturdy child blessed with what were described as footballer's legs (cheers, dad!). I had my name down at the nearest ballet school for years, or at least I like to believe I had - the classes were miles away from where I lived and would have been a real pain for my parents to get me to. They did buy me some lovely red ballet shoes, a coffee table adorned with ballet dancers for my bedroom, The Girls' Book of Ballet and an LP of Sleeping Beauty and the Nutcracker Suite, which I practically wore out as I thumped pirouetted around the room. Needless to say, I never made it.

A detective . Way too much famous five, secret seven etc.

A show jumper. Does anyone else remember Marion Coakes who won a silver Olympic medal on her pony, Stroller?

A Journalist until I realised that I would probably be reporting on local weddings and not much else.

An air hostess and yes, you've already guessed it - I dislike flying!

Aww, such lovely stories - I can totally picture two little girls high kicking and pirouetting away.

I wanted be everything and changed my mind at least once a fortnight depending on what book I was reading, or which programme had caught my attention on the TV. Whatever the main character was doing, I wanted to be and do that - but only until the next thing caught my imagination.

That followed me into adult life and I've done lots of different things - I manage to last a bit longer than a fortnight now though ( but not much... haha).

I always wanted to be a sleuth, Nancy Drew, Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple, the Secret seven, Famous Five. I still do!

I wanted to work in a library. When it is safe to do so, I shall be volunteering to help run a local library.

It's never too late, Marydoll! Have you read The Thursday Murder Club? You could team up with Galaxy.

Maggiemaybe, I noticed it mentioned on another thread, I hadn't heard of it. I seem to have lost touch these days. Presently I'm reading the latest Donna Leon book, but she too seems to have lost her touch!

We need a good name Marydoll!

Galaxy, I have my thinking cap on! ?

Loved numbers and managed to successfully crunch my way through them in the financial field. No regrets whatsoever.

grandmajet

A show jumper. Does anyone else remember Marion Coakes who won a silver Olympic medal on her pony, Stroller?

Me too grandmajet!

Stroller was so small compared to all the others and flew over the jumps.

All I ever wanted was my own horse but never did

Thanks all such terrific replies. Maggiemaybe I attended ballet and tap lessons and trod the boards at concerts in our local town hall.

Galaxy and Marydoll I loved adventure books and also saw myself as a bit of a detective. Nearly scared myself to death when I was about ten years old. Pulled back the kitchen curtains to be confronted by a thief staring back at me in the process of stealing my dad’s push bike. I flew out the door after him shouting “stop thief”! He was too fast for me, he didn’t get the bike, but I adverted a serious crime.
Pensionpat I like nothing better than visiting my local library although it looks as though it may be closing permanently with budget cuts.

I dithered between a probation officer and a policewoman, trained as a nanny and ended up employing one later on!

I would have loved being a doctor or a vet!

I wanted to be the first woman Prime Minister, but then I grew up.

A farmer's wife.
I never thought about being the actual farmer, or where the lambs and calves might end up.

Great diversity of answers. Can honestly say MOnica I never thought about becoming Prime Minister.
Thinking about my three grandsons I wonder what their aspirations are and if I will be around to see them in employment. So different to when I grew up. Then we had more choices and a guarantee of a job even if it wasn’t our first choice.

A vet. Still wish I had been but I did completely the wrong subjects and there was absolutely no assistance or information from my school. We were all expected to be nurses, teachers or homemakers so I ended up as a teacher and then changed to social welfare. All too hard to change by then.

A fighter pilot.

A Pathologist.

I still haven't decided what I'll be when I grow up!