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ProfessorGAC

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16. Wanted To Be A Scientist

Reply to efhmc (Original post)

Sat May 17, 2025, 07:47 PM

May 17

Became a scientist, working 43 years.
Wanted to find a wife & partner. Been married 45 years.
Wanted to be a musician. Played in band for >30 years & made around $200k doing it.
So, things worked out pretty well.
We did want kids but couldn't have them. So there's one significant goal unreached.

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What goals did you have for yourself as a young person? How did they turn out? [View all] efhmc May 16 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles May 16 #1

My goals greymattermom May 16 #2

To survive Faux pas May 16 #3

For a while when I was working, my goal was to live long enough to cash some Social Security checks. Now I've been Walleye May 16 #5

That's great Walleye! Faux pas May 17 #13

I always wanted to be a staff photographer for daily newspaper, and I finally made it Walleye May 16 #4

None. Iggo May 16 #6

Perfect. I knew nothing, scrabbled along, survived UTUSN May 17 #7

"If I had known I would live this long I would have taken better care of myself" Skittles May 17 #11

I thought we would change the world splat May 17 #8

To retire and live where I called home LogDog75 May 17 #9

I did not have any goals. I dropped out of art school after 2 years and moved to Hollywood CA... GReedDiamond May 17 #10

My earliest memories were of wanting to become a professional baseball player DFW May 17 #12

I wanted to live forever. So far, so good. LuckyCharms May 17 #14

Get a driver's license and get out of my parents' house Wicked Blue May 17 #15

Wanted To Be A Scientist ProfessorGAC May 17 #16

I wanted to see London before I was 30... Mad_Dem_X May 18 #17

To make it to 30! bif May 18 #18

Go to college, get a good paying job, marry a good guy and be a good parent like my parents were kimbutgar May 18 #19