When I was around 4 years old, my grandma told me I could be anything I wanted to be when I grew up. I was thrilled to discover this, and decided I was going to be an Eskimo. I didn't really understand the concept of a salary or paycheck, but I did know that jobs meant you would get money. I assumed I would get paid for building an igloo and wearing a parka, and it would be the greatest job ever.
A childhood belief about work
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that you had to "buy" your job. The more money you paid, the better the job. — Duke
- That everything was free. You paid for nothing, money was just to look nice.— Blasia M
- I used to think all money paid for goods at shops went to charity.— Tim
- I thought that when I grew up I HAD to start wearing polyester like my mom.— levi lady
- I remember a girl in my kindergarten class told me she wanted to be a waterfall when she grew up.Anon
- For many years I didn't understand why everyone was talking about the 'youth in Asia' (euthanasia).Anon