I had 3 things I wanted to be: A nurse, a scientist, and a special education teacher. I cannot remember a time in my life where I wanted to be something different.
I'm kind of all 3 :) I did a lot of work with special needs people as a nurse. The scientist part comes through with using your nursing judgement and trying to put the pieces together with the Dr. to make a clear diagnosis :) Also, I am attaining my degrees in Psychology and Sociology... social sciences...
A lot of nurses I speak with have wanted to be a nurse, teacher, or vet... So, I'm interested: What did you want to be (who knows, maybe I'll do a research paper on it... LOL)?
Top gun came out when I was three so a fighter pilot of course:cool:. My mom was a nurse and I grew up visiting her in the ed and it always seemed like nurses were so smart and nice and Ive had the opportunity to meet some great male nurses so I never grew up thinking it was just a womens job so Ive wanted to be a nurse for as long as I can remember. It just took me awhile to pull my head out of my butt and go back to school but i start ns this fall and I have never felt better about anything.
I always liked science and wanted to be "in medicine" in some capacity. I wanted to be a vet because i love pets. My family said they wouldn't help me with school for that, so I wanted to be a vet tech (just 2 years of community college). Family said if I did that, they'd disown me (they didn't consider that job "good enough"). So I did what they wanted me to do for a few years, was miserable, and finally saved up enough money to get myself to nursing school and do what I wanted to do.
Lol...Mind if I ask, what do they want you to do?. I'm in the same situation, my dad want me to be a doctor. I had to promise him after nursing school, I'll go to med school.
Specializes in Addiction, Psych, Geri, Hospice, MedSurg.
Strangely enough, I've always wanted to go to law school but don't want to be a lawyer. Oh, well, not spending money on it now. Maybe if I get a free coupon or something.
Actually, I have a bunch of personal friends who have done this... I think once I finish my Doctorate, I may as well... I think it is for those who are high achievers (admittedly or not), because everyone says a Juris Doctorate is the most intense, most frustrating degree you can ever attain... And one, that if you love Philosophy, is almost a given :) So, go for it if you are able... Every single person I know says be prepared to be reduced to tears at least once. LOL
i wanted to be a movie star. i remember begging my mother to please take me to auditions because i wanted to make movies. i still regret not be given the chance to try it.
As a child I wanted to be a teacher because my parents are teachers (and I thought they were and still are the smartest people I ever met). Then as a teen, I wanted to be a journalist and an anchorwoman on TV.
Nursing was just happenstance, I still hope to teach someday after I get my Masters.
I might add that now I'm an adult, nurse and a devoted fan of SVU (Law&Order), I would like to be a Forensic nurse, I'm fascinated by forensics and all the good that it does. I also contemplated joining the Navy at some point (love JAG, NCIS, lol) but can't now because DH does not like the idea.
I just remembered at age 5, I wanted to be President.. MY grandfather told my mother if ever there was a "woman" President I might be the one as I was a "tour director/planner/bossy" type kid at 5. Always making sure things were done and where they belonged.
I always wanted to own a gift store and once I did for about 1 1/2 yrs called "The Pot of Gold". Loved every min but was in a tiny town and many many moons ahead of my time.Besides commercial gifts, I taught myself how to do balloons and got a machine where you put the gift in the balloon, and I had local crafters put consignment items in my store, WE had a farm room with animals made and dressed up, we had painting and painting on large mushrooms or saw blades. All the stuff was so neat, I wanted to take it all home! This was back in 1993 and my 28 year old son met a guy on his job recnetly who lives in that tiny town and remembered our store!
When I went to college after divorce under a county program, I did real well in science and that teacher talked me into nursing. When I told my mom I was going be a nurse, her initial reaction was "Whatever for?" But she changed her mind real fast and was supportive.
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Top gun came out when I was three so a fighter pilot of course:cool:. My mom was a nurse and I grew up visiting her in the ed and it always seemed like nurses were so smart and nice and Ive had the opportunity to meet some great male nurses so I never grew up thinking it was just a womens job so Ive wanted to be a nurse for as long as I can remember. It just took me awhile to pull my head out of my butt and go back to school but i start ns this fall and I have never felt better about anything.