What I Want to be When I Grow Up

Now this subject is brought up a lot. Not with people my age, but of all ages, toddlers to the old folk. My mom even says she doesn't know what she wants to be when she grows up and she's a teacher, with a husband and two kids! There are some people in this world that immediately know what they want to do. My cousin, in third grade claimed that she was going to be a vet. Everyone of course said, "Aw how cute. Of course." She's a vet now.

But There's a lot of options to choose from and I'm not sure which path to take. But here's what I'm doing. I'm eliminating what I don't want to do. That's the easy part. Especially since I have a lot of those.

There are things I see everyday that changes that. Last night I was at my grandparents house and there was a book there called The Road Less Traveled, not the poem though. I started to read it. It was a book on physcology. I was really intrested in it. I never thought I would be the type that would be like that, but I guess I am. For example, I remember one car trip I was with my friend and I was pretending to be her shrink. I remember saying, "Yes, how do you feel about that?" She'd get a little mad, and I'd say, "Now let's not resort to violence." I remember laughing at the time. But a serious job like that? I'm not sure.

There's also the things I'm good at. I'm not sure how they tie in with what I like. For example, I'm really good at math, and sorta enjoy, but I'm horrible at science and hate it. That's a combination that doesn't normally go together. Plus, I'm not sure if enjoy it because I'm good at it.

There's a lot of kinks to this stuff. Now that I've given you something to think about, I'm going to leave you with a question. Do you know exactly what you want to be when you grow up?

Thanks for reading,
Levi