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when i grow up i want to be….

Twin girl is facing a massive dilemma; she cannot decide what she would like to be when she is ‘all grown up.’ The current choices stand at either a teacher or a princess. I have spoken to her in depth about it and at the moment princess is winning as it is holidays all the time rather than just the mere 13 weeks a year a teacher gets.

My own mum kept a book in which she or I wrote yearly what I wanted to be when I matured into adulthood and clearly I am either a) a late developer b) a failed dreamer or c) a closet premiership football player.

I have looked really hard and just cannot find the year I which I proudly declared:

“When I am a grown up I would like to be a juggler and learn the art of holding down a successful career whilst trying to bring up three children to not be demented fools.”

I also can’t find the year in which I scribbled with glee:

“When I am a grown up I would love to have my euphoric moment of the week to consistently be the moment when I finally glimpse the bottom of the ironing basket.”

And its odd I appear to have written that I want to be an “international superstar and a mum” at the tender age of thirteen; maybe I just couldn’t spell recruiter/housewife/dogsbody/taxi driver so superstar seemed like the easy option!

However some would say twin girl’s career options are far more feasible than mine ever were. If William and Kate get a crack on I am sure the new male heir to the throne would love a slightly older wife; and she could have teaching as her back up plan?

I just hope she doesn’t follow my dreams of being a premiership footballer, like me she throws and kicks a ball just like a flipping girl!

Comments

  1. sarsm says

    March 14, 2011 at 9:34 am

    I wanted to be a lorry driver (???), a nun (sound of music) and the prime minister (Thatcher).

    I got four out of the seven children. 😉

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      March 14, 2011 at 1:50 pm

      christ four!!!! def not a nun then!

      Reply
      • sarsm says

        March 14, 2011 at 8:13 pm

        OK I shrieked out loud at this comment and all four of them wondered what was wrong!!!!

        Reply
  2. TheBoyandMe says

    March 14, 2011 at 9:34 am

    Bless her heart!

    Don’t let her be a teacher, it’s a profession that I wouldn’t enter into now.

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      March 14, 2011 at 1:50 pm

      Ahhh she’ll be a princess

      Reply
  3. eviegracesmummy says

    March 14, 2011 at 9:39 am

    I wanted to work in Wimpy and if I didn’t manage that a nurse and Mummy! Thank goodness for second choices xxx

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      March 14, 2011 at 1:50 pm

      am sure wimpy would still have you x

      Reply
  4. MellyBentley says

    March 14, 2011 at 1:35 pm

    Love it 🙂

    When I was young I wanted to be an artist, at 9 I wanted a Graphic designer.

    I am nearly 34 and a Graphic Designer so I wasn’t too wrong.

    All though I haven’t seen the bottom of my ironing pile for about 3 months and the washing basket is the same.

    I think my mini one will want to be Priminister when she gets older. She likes being the boss.

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      March 14, 2011 at 1:50 pm

      You sound much better than me – followed your dreams and ignored the ironing!

      Reply
      • MellyBentley says

        March 14, 2011 at 3:12 pm

        The Ironing will always be there 😉

        Reply
  5. Laura says

    March 14, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    Jane,
    Holly told me the same thing this week. She wants to either be a teacher, a princess oh and a mom. I wanted to be a lawyer when I was young though “international superstar” would have run a close second. Love your writing. It’s so true and heartfelt. I’m glad our mutual American friend introduced us:)

    -Laura

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      March 14, 2011 at 5:26 pm

      Me too!

      When are you coming to see us?

      Jane x

      Reply
  6. CaroleHolland says

    March 14, 2011 at 6:02 pm

    I wanted to read the news (?), own a pet shop (too squeamish to be a vet), be an author or ‘be a wolf’ (not a werewolf or any of that crap, just a plain old wolf).

    I did creative writing at uni so I sort of followed one dream. And I’m still holding out for the wolf one…

    Reply
  7. Mcai7td3 says

    March 16, 2011 at 9:38 am

    I wanted to be a secretary because you get a typewriter!! Then at 11 I wamted to be a mummy by 21 with 3 kids!!

    Reply
  8. Geeky Mummy says

    March 17, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    6 year old said only today that she wants to be a pianist, she definitely has the long fingers. Usually when asked she says a mummy but I told her she has to have a career first so she wanted to be a scientist and discover aliens.

    Reply
  9. PhotoPuddle says

    March 18, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    When I was little I wanted to be a nurse or a teacher. Professionally I never became either but I’m a mother so I guess it partly came true. LOL!

    Reply

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