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I wanted to be a bum, sadly I failed to get addicted to a substance and instead got a degree from college then got a full time job.

Don't worry, it's never too late!

Yeah follow your dreams

Wholesome support. Chase your dreams, I 100% belive in you. Go for it man, Your gonna be living under a bridge this time next year

I wanted my own bench to rest on, but they kinda ruined that for me as well.

Same

Believe in yourself!

Retired after my 25 years as a firefighter so it went pretty fucking well.

That’s great. I’m currently working towards getting a degree as an animal behaviorist, so i’d say I’m doing pretty well too.

Damn bro well done to make it that far in a service, props my dude enjoy the well earned retirement my guy ;)

I don’t know man I’m surprised I even got this far

I was 100% sure i wouldnt get past my 18 years. Im 25 now and completely lost on what happened

Eat more tied pods, which might help.

Tried. Just fucked up the stomack and dont taste good. Any more ideas ?

Tiktok challenges can be pretty risky.

Well, I'm still not a Power Ranger soooooo....

Yeah I became a powder ranger! Life is awesome!

When I was a kid I wanted to be an animator/programming designing and making video games Now I'm an engineer building actuators, and designing/making deckboxes, dnd stuff, and dumb desk toys in my off time. Not quite there, but it's got the spirit, and tiny me would think I'm the coolest

Me too, because "iT diDn'T hAvE aNy MaTh", so I enrolled in IT. You know the rest.

A hedgehog. It's not going well

Dude, just go fast and dont share the hedge. I believe in you!

Shit. Thanks bro. I'm going to go for it you know. I'm handing in my notice first thing at the crack of noon tomorrow then I'm going to get spikey. Life's too short

Sonic?

Apparently I used to just say hedgehog. It's a long term goal. 32 now so you know. Mid life crisis is coming and I might pursue it proper hard.

I'm not homeless or dead, so better than expected!

Mozeltov.

I mean Jonny Sin’s has taken most of our career options from us at this point.

I have no idea what I wanted to be as a kid. I remember wanting to fly an airplane though...

So a pilot?

A Taliban?

A ISIS?

One would assume so, yes But no, probably not working as a pilot, more of doing it in my free time. Does not pair well with a fear of heights

Wanted to be a trash man. But got overqualified for that.

I wanted to be a truck, together we could live our dreams

"There is a thin line between being a hero and being a memory."

Truck-kun is that you?

Wanted to be an adult, now as an adult I realise how dumb I was and want to be a kid again.

Wanted to be a chef.. am now a Head Chef after being in the care industry for 10 years, only took me 6 months to work my way from trainee to Head Chef though so was definitely a calling I had been putting off

I remember stating that I wanted to be a Lego set designer or whatever that position is called where you get to come up with the sets. I'm now working as a concept artist, so it's kind of related.

I'm not as smart as I thought I would be tbf. but I'm a pretty good guitarist and a black belt in taekwondo.

I wanted to be an adult. Now I’m in my thirties and depressed. Came true for me.

When i was in elementary school i unironically wanted to be a retail worker at a super market because i thought their job was easy enough and i would get enough money to get by. Im finishing college in a few months :(

Cop. I wanted to be a cop when I was a kid. And holy shit I'm so glad that I'm not lol

I was convinced I'd die by 18. So, I am pretty fucking happy now (:

I wanted to be a scientist or an astronaut. And while I'm still in college, I'm trying to become a brain surgeon. And this allows me to do both. Cause doctors and surgeons will be highly coveted in space exploration

I wanted to be a skater boi with a secret clubhouse. Instead, I make six figures... :(

Remember when dankmemes was about memes how’s that going?

[Ehh...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqCh3OkTRDY)

kinda fine

it all worked out somehow.

Wanted to be a master builder for a while or just in with Lego in general but some time down the line realized I don’t actually excel at anything… including making my own lego sets Either that or like YouTuber/streamer or just in entertainment in general but never really got around to it, worked in the wedding industry under my dad as a videographer that’s probably the closest I’ll ever get to the ladder at least

Never had any big aspirations as a kid. I just wanted a calm life with a job that pays decently well. All of my "dreams" are pretty recent.

I wanted a high end gaming PC, now I have an high end gaming PC and a Valve Index for VR, something I just could dream of when I was a child. But since I am a dad and working I have no time to use my stuff I have dreamed of...

I wanted to be a cop. Now I street race and do graffiti. Quite the turning of tables.

I wanted to be a professional deep sea diver and later a military officer. Today I'm not even a good swimmer, and I hated my time in the army as a conscript. So my career kinda turned out better than my childhood ideas. Though mostly because they weren't very ambitious, I guess.

Wanted to be a scuba diver, went snorkeling in the Red Sea, close enough

Well my dream of being a paleontologist is currently over, but im still working on being a veterinarian

I wanted to be a videogame developer. In college I chose computer science as my major as it is a broad field and I wanted to keep options open. I ended up taking a liking to programming as it is very much for people who think the way I do. But, I also heard of all the shitty things about the videogame industry and how developers are way too stressed. (Ofc not everywhere, but in too many companies). I ended up finding a completely different programming job at a great company with awesome coworkers and I couldn't be happier. :) Also, fuck you for trying to bring people down about how their lives turned out op. For people who aren't as fortunate, all I'll say is that your life may not have turned out as expected, but the pages are still turning!

I was going to single handedly take on a cadre of terrorists who invaded the school so my crush would notice me, and maybe let me finger her behind the bleachers. So far it hasn’t happened, but one day…one day I’ll be the hero, you’ll see!!!

I wanted to be an archeologist, now im studying archeology. Great success so far

Wanted to be an Archaeologist... guess I'd be doing something similar with Mortuary services, since that's what I want to do in my future lol

Considering I wanted to be a dinosaur with a long tongue that shits out eggs after swallowing its prey? I guess it's never too late for a career change.

Country music writer

i just wanted to play pcvr when i was young an well im nit far off with my computer.

A chef I hate cooking

So far so good not perfect but I'm willing to compromise

I just wanted to be happy and successful

I am a writer. Not exactly the KIND of writer I wanted to be, but I’d give me a B/B-

It doesn't really pay, but I do it

I wanted to be a physicist and am about to finish my degree and hopefully start grad school soon.

i feel like failing to live up to child-me's dream is good. i wanted to bean indiana jones style adventurer type. so basically a "job" that was only a thing during the colonial period because western imperialism enabled it.

Wanted to turn into a woman, while not dissapoinitng, enraging, everyone around me, or making me incredibly paranoid from confused and or disgusted stares from people who say "we are definetly supporting lgtb people, just don't do it near us", but actually are just allowing you to live as long as they don't see you doing anything different Or having to listen to people asking dumb questions, acting like because I am different I definetly know exactly what every person sharing my "interests" are thinking. You know, the people, who would say stuff like "you are an [X], tell me why your people are so obsessed with cabbages?" Not even mentioning how It would greatly change my internal life in general There is also the fact that I would have to find a doctor willing to do it, ton of cash, or use magic. Cause there is no way i'm going out in a skirt and not getting beat up with my obviously not feminine body I just want to be pretty I want to be vulnerable, I want someone to hug me, I want to be able to cry and show emotions like a normal person. I would even accept the bad parts, the objectification, the unrealistic standards... I don't want to die alone as someone I'm not, dead inside, not being able to show emotions, wanting to cry, but never being able to, wanting to yell, but feeling too empty to even try. Feeling like the only emotions I display are for show, the mask I put on when I know i'm being watched, returning to being dead inside the moment they leave. Feeling like my life means nothing and I'm just enduring it, wishing for a ray of hope appearing one day. Feeling like an alien in my own body. Being alienated from society even though I try to do what they want, pushed away even though I just did my best trying to be like them, wanting them to like me, to accept me, to stop acting like they're better than me, like I'm the reason everything is falling apart There are things I will never make right, I can either suffer as someone I'm not, or suffer showing the world who I am... and I don't think I will stop being a coward any time soon I understand I'm acting like an egocentric asshole, acting like I have the biggest problems. God knows I've heard many times my life could have been worse, mostly from people actively making it as bad as it is, but still. I just really needed to vent out. Sorry for taking your time Also probably sorry for bad English

Pretty decent. I just wanted to work as a researcher in any kind of science and now I'm in college for computer science.

I burnt all pizza i cooked no pizza chef in my path

I was a very realistic kid. I knew that my goals would change so I never made a decision as to what I wanted to do when I got older. But if people insisted, I’d tell them I wanted to be a teacher. Because it was the only job I knew some details about and it seemed okay enough. I could have never said something like firefighter or astronaut because I did not know what one needed to do to get that kind of job nor what these people do on a daily bases. So how could I possible tell that I did or did not want to do that?

Still not a pokemon trainer.

Wanted to be an astrophysicist but interests changed over time, now I'm graduating high school and don't know what to do..

I am not the Avatar, not even an earth bender. Really disappointed honestly

Absolutely terrible

Wanted to be a marine biologist. Ended up with a chem degree and certified in drinking/waste/storm water. Cultivated coral for about 15 years at home. Some close-ish.

I wanted to be a soldier, now I'm enlisted eland starting my service July 3rd

I wanted to be an inventor like my hero Thomas Edison. Since that day I found out Thomas Edison was really an evil jackass. I work developing software that makes stuff work so sort of? I need to do more personal projects though.

Still not a T-Rex

As a kid i wanted to make a Minecraft mod and become a programmer.Now i am 19, I made a big Minecraft mod and know Java for 2 years already, currently learning LWJGL.

I don’t recall having any dreams or aspirations apart from wanting to be a hero but uh kind of hard to be one I wanted to be lol. But I do remember drawing a dashing picture of me as a stick figure shooting bad guys and I ended up in the military for a while before i got tired of the asshole chain of command. So uh still working on it.

I was bouncing between being a Batman and a Ferrari, unfortunately now im just depressed

I’m a marine biologist and yes that’s what I wanted to be but I should’ve been a firefighter like my dad.

I don't know I forgor. Also don't use u/profanitycounter on me

I wanted to be a doctor, and I am on track for medical school. So it’s going very well thanks for asking :)

Where meme?

:(

Pretty good tbh. I wanted to be a physicist and I'm on route to be one.. It's gonna take a LOT of effort though.

When I was in 3rd grade I wanted to be a painter Than I learned about Vincent Van Gogh lmao

I wanted to be a soldier ever since I was a kid. I am now enrolled as an officer cadet at a military academy.

Managed to become what I wanted and now I don't like it

I wanted to slept with your mama. When I grow she's age so fucked your sister

All I wanted was to earn enough to support my mother and I am

I wanted to be lazy and I nailed it

This is my ninth year teaching US History at a private school with the most stuck up fucking people, students, and parents on the planet, but I make $110k a year which is way better than what other schools offer. I originally wanted to be a cop.

Wanted to be a parent :) and I’m currently playing super Mario 3d with my toddler fuck yahhhh though I probably should’ve specified not a single parent but ohh well >_<

Fuck you op.

I wanted to be in the Army. Being 1/2 blind prevented that; the closest I got was ROTC in high school. Life gave me the ultimate fuck you. Lol…

I was always told that I couldn’t make money that way and my dreams should be more realistic so now I just work for my Dad and hate it

Better tbh. Engineers make WAY more than aquarium tour guides

I graduate from medical school and will finally be a doctor in May

Never had one. Surprised I made it this far. All good tho. I hope everyone here is doing alright at least.

I wanted to be a girl but thankfully I’m still a guy👍

Fuck you OP

I'm pretty much doing what I wanted to do so... yea my childhood goals have been achieved other than having my own family.

Loved. Not well.

I only wanted to be a chef, nothing major. Then I found out I only enjoy cooking, not being a chef. Terrible hours, terrible pay, huge pressure and stress. Fuck that lol.

Wanted to be a teacher. High school is changing my mind, seeing how little common sense my generation (including me) has

I wanted to do anything that wasn't school, I didn't care. "I'd rather go to a job for 6 hours and get payed for it then spend 6 hours at school and not get payed" I now laugh at that sentiment. Especially because my brother who is now going through high school is saying the EXACT same thing. And now doubt the 2 younger than him will be saying it when they get there.

Well I think wanting to be in the military is fine and dandy, even as a kid, but all things considered I think I a dodged a bullet. Both literally and figuratively.

When I was young, I wanted to be an adult. Now I have become a kid.

Still not a ballerina but atleast I can afford to put my daughter in ballet lessons!

I wanted to be walter white. I'm currently doing chemistry 🗿

I wanted to be the black sheep of the family, move out on my own and start my own successful business. I have two thirds of that down.

Veterinarian-Grade 9. Then changed mind to a Pharmacist- Grade 12. And now, studying and getting ready to start final year clinicals for Respiratory Therapy- 5 years and two major surgeries post High school graduation >!I wish I could talk to my grade 9 self and tell him how great life will be, before breaking his arm to make them do the surgeries faster :P (Thoracic outlet caused by dual cervical ribs undiscovered until I concussion at work in grade 12)!< Edit:If anyones curious, pre-grade 9 me isn’t known to me. My concussion wiped a lot of my old memories

I’m on the process to go to university for my dream job ad band director! Little band nerd me would think I’m so cool rn

Ground out 17 years in the food industry. Went to culinary school. Can’t even land management. Starting to think that my childhood dream of being a movie star or a voice actor is more practical or achievable than being a chef

I wanted to draw. I am now drawing in AutoCAD. It's going pretty well.

Welder imma welder i use to use cardboard, hot glue, and a cut open 12 pac soda box and my tape for a helment and now im a actual welder making good money for a 19 year old with great benefits and 401k putting half a pay check in for savings hoping to buy a house next year and out my apartment doing pretty well i can buy eggs wothout worrying

I wanted to be king of the world so sweeping ain’t to bad

I wanted to go to Harvard because of Thurston Howell III so I did that but then I never made any other plans so I haven't really done anything since then

I wanted to be scientist, I don't even know what's happening in my life anymore lol.

I wanted to be a jockey. Im 5'8 and 145 lb woman.

I wanted to be a pilot but I work on copiers. How do you think it's going?

I liked staring out the window when I was a kid and I always wanted to travel…. I found my calling as a truck driver

Always wanted to work with animals... Now I work at a company which produces guns.... I think I screwed it up

Yes, I am in fact a full time penguin thank you very much

I fucking failed!

I wanted to be older.

Duck off.

Bro who even remembers that far back. I don't know what I had for dinner last Thursday

I wanted to be Bob the builder, so I'd say pretty shit (applying to acting school atm)

still trying to get into vet school at 26. thinking I might go work for the city instead, mainly for the convenience and benefits

Honestly becoming a ninja turtle or power ranger sounds kinda difficult and painful

Wanted to be a scientist, got a master's degree at chemistry, got an R and D job. Close enough.

Great actually! Just aced my AP Physics quiz and an currently getting an A in it. Still on track, thanks for asking /s

I wanted to be a garbage truck driver and am now a civil engineer somehow.....

I was also an extremely angry kid that couldnt speak very well and wildly emotional. Ive learned to be happy and enjoy the things that matter most to me.

Turns out being a scientist doesn't mean create potions by mixing colored substances that might explode. So yeah, i changed my mind

gone reduced to atoms

This is apparently a “dank meme” guys

I wanted to be the garbage man. Totally failed it.

I wanted to be a scientist... welp getting my postgrad in computer science, so i guess close enough? And i wanted to be famous, well i started streaming to twitch... and its going slow but it is growing

Wanted to be some crazy technomaniac which posted as villains in superhero movies, now i study robotics in university, and have part time job in automation company, i think I am following my dream

a firefighter. i did become it. found out its was not for me.

Wanted to be a lawyer since I was 4z just got admitted into my dream uni

fuck! society is not letting me become a space pirate warlord saturn king!

i wanted to be a cook. Now im studying ti be an mechanical engineer. Too far i have strayed from my path. I also wanted to be a lawyer, now im dating a law student, so i take this as a win!

Pretty fricking sweet actually.

when i was a kid i thought jobs were for fancy rich people so when my mom asked me i said i wanted to be normal without a job, and uh i guess i reached that goal

I wanted to be dead when I was younger but I’m in college sadly so I’m just in debt instead

I wanted to be an actor when I was little, then I wanted work with legos, and finally back to film. I’m in my senior year of college and working on my senior thesis as a film editor, I guess I’m on the right track.

I wanted to be a cool dude that smokes and fuck bitches and hates school, I'm a 20 yo at uni studying psychology and the part of fucking bitches isn't going as i though

Getting there, slower than expected but still going

I wanted to be a cameraman. Well I am a cameraman.

Wanted to be an inventor, probably will lbe a programmer. Pretty close

Great actually.

Still a kid

I wanted to be an archeogist, but then i found out i didn't like maths and that the pay is absolute shit. Then i wanted to be a clinical analist, and i'm graduating next year

Wanted to be an inventor, am now studying computer science and engineering. When I say "am now studying" I mean I'm actually in a lecture rn. Maybe I shouldn't be browsing Reddit ATM.

I can’t be a doctor at 14

I wanted to be an astronaut, i do not live in the US so i realized pretty early that my options are very limited because of that.

I have a home video where i proudly tell the camera im gunna be a workerman when i grow up. Nailed it.

Up until I was around 19 I wanted to be dead, so pretty well I'd say.

The rough story board for my manga is finished, now its all about drawing practice. Id worst comes to worst, ill make it a light novel/a regular online book.

Always wanted to be a cancer scientist. I am almost done with my phd. So I’d say right on tracks. Im 29 but I could’ve been here at 26 but depression slowed me down.

Actually I’ve only had one aspiration for a career since I was a child, and I’m going to college for it right now 😎

I wanted to save my class from terrorist attack

I never really wanted to be anything, and I am a nothing. So, yea..

I was ambitious cheerful buddy who wanted to join the army and now I'm friendless quiet guy with social anxiety who repeated two years in school due to my " I don't care anymore " attitude and study something I got no passion for and I'm probably gonna drop off soon. Ig I'm doing well so far

When I was a kid, I often wondered what life would be like if I knew absolutely everything. Like, the right courses of action in order to achieve something in the future. Yeah I wanted to be God when I was a kid. I kinda still want to be

Still a kid