Chapter 4 of Family Memories-what did you want to be

 

What did you want to be when you grew up?

 

Lorraine: I wanted to be a musician.

John: I wanted to be old. Think I wanted to be a farmer. Grow anything I could make grow.

Marcella: I wanted to be an actress.

Arlie: A forest ranger.

Denny: Never thought about growing up that much. Only thought in terms of driving cars.

Joyce: Everybody wanted to be a nurse. When the Mickey Mouse Club came on tv, everybody was going to be an airline stewardess. I wanted to be a newspaper reporter after watching Lois Lane on Superman.

Dale: I wanted to be an artist.

Jimmy: I wanted to be free and travel by motorcycle. Remember Along Came Bronson? I just knew I didn’t want to live in Port Townsend. I wanted to start a new life somewhere else.

Sue S: I wanted to be a window dresser, a CPA, or a 5th grade teacher.

Lill: A veterinarian, then a seamstress when I became interested in quilts. As a high school student, I wanted to be an artist. Wanted to bicycle across the U.S. (which I accomplished). Decided that becoming a dental assistant was the fastest way to gain independence. I also wanted to travel and take classes.

Marlee: I remember telling my mom I was going to be rich so I could get her a maid to clean her house. I don’t remember having any big life plans. I knew I wanted to be married and have three children three years apart.

Cindy: I always wanted to be a hairdresser but Grandma Velna told me I shouldn’t because I’d have to deal with dirty hair and lice. My mom suggested dental assisting to me when I was 14. I latched onto that and became one.

Bill: Always thought I wanted to be a doctor.

Sue W: I wanted to own a garden nursery.

Mary: A nurse and a psychologist.

Joe: I wanted to be in the navy. Ended up in the army, though.

Tiffany: I wanted to be a kindergarten teacher.