Joyful Glimmer

What did you want to be when you grew up?

Well maybe we are all still fine tuning that. Here's what I wanted to be when I grew up at different ages:

Age 5-7:
-Writer
-Actor
-Cocktail Waitress

Age 8-15:
CIA operative

Age 16:
Architect

Age 17:
International business

Age 20-30:
Food science

Age 30-49:
Stay at home Mom (primarily)


Ugh. What the hell sort of convoluted thought process was this? Of these paying jobs I have held exactly 2: Waitress and Food Scientist. Check. Check.

But I actually wish I had been the writer, actor and spy.  I mean let's be honest. These are way better. I am recently holding a ton moderate amount of regret about not following my dream to become a spy. Like why the hell didn't I just go for it?

Now I'm too old. I wish I could go tell my 16 year old self to become a CIA operative. I was pretty obsessed with it. Fuck.

This is why I don't tell my kid what they should or should not pursue. It's not my choice. It's their life.

I offer a few ideas they say are 'lame'. I have been known to tell my kids they will never be the next LeBron James. (We ain't tall).

But it's up to them. 1000%.  Go find your thing and learn a bunch of cool stuff and do amazing things.  Godspeed.