Posted by peskypippi | Posted in Childrearing, Children, Mother, Mothering, Mothers and Daughters, Parenting | Posted on 22-05-2012
What does your daughter want to be when she grows up?
- A vet?
- A ballerina?
- A doctor?
- A chef?
- A computer programmer?
- A shop keeper?
- A forest ranger?
- A teacher?
- An artist?
- A zoo keeper?
- An author?
Not mine. A few years back, my daughter announced, “I want to be a cage dancer.”
At least she is thinking outside the box…er, at least her thinking about being in a box is free-spirited.
Besides, we all change what we want to be when we grow up over time. Probably better to have cage dancer come up on that list now (or a few years ago), rather than when she is 18 and full of that great judgement we all had at 18.
Ha! Yeah, I support her creative thinking! She has changed her plans several times since and currently wants to be a zoo keeper. I could totally see that. But, ah, there are cages at the zoo…
Thanks for writing,
Pippi
Miss17 wants to be an interior drafter/designer
Miss15 wants to be a physiotherapist
Miss11 wants to be a surgeon
You’ve got some smarties there! Apple doesn’t fall from the tree.
Go Gary!
XO,
Pippi
My oldest wants to be a teacher but my middle child wants to be a tree. She envisions the tree lifestyle to be much more exciting than I would have ever assumed but despite her sister’s insistance that she couldn’t be a tree, she’s adamant about her ambitions.
A tree is awesome! Except The Giving Tree was so so sad.
Support her dreams! Apple trees are lovely.
Thanks for writing,
Pippi
She should be a cage dancer at the zoo – like positive therapy for the animals, get them all pepped up, helping them fight depression.
Ah, good idea. Combining two of her favorite career plans: cage dancing and zoo management.
Love it!
Pippi