Responses on Twitter to “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Last week I asked: What did you say when someone asked you, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” when you were in elementary school. Below are some answers from Twitter. Enjoy! (Also, feel free to continue the #wdywtbwygu hashtag.)

http://twitter.com/alykat/status/24865749973602304

@greglinch I wanted to be an architect. Today I'm happy to say that I do design and build things, but not places – info. #wdywtbwygu

— Kathleen Sullivan (@ksulli) January 11, 2011

http://twitter.com/matthewbyrnes/status/24873613823836160

http://twitter.com/excdinglyrandom/status/24892284650651650

@greglinch I wanted to be a jockey; became a public radio reporter. Now I'm in grad school, trying to answer #wdywtbwygu all over again!

— Trish Anderton (@trishanderton) January 11, 2011

http://twitter.com/sdoig/status/24912285742931968

http://twitter.com/fricto/status/24914985498972160

@greglinch I wanted to be an astronaut, a scientist, or a novelist- still somewhere between (computer) science and literature :) #wdywtbwygu

— Kat Downs Mulder (@katdowns) January 11, 2011

@greglinch As a kid I dressed up as a reporter for Career Day. Then I wanted to be in graphics, which brought me back to journ. #wdywtbwygu

— Suzanne Yada (@suzanneyada) January 11, 2011

@greglinch in this order: paleontologist, car designer, race car driver, U.S. Senator. Then I went to college. #wdywtbwygu

— David Wright (@dwjr) January 11, 2011

@greglinch I wanted to be a lawyer or Katharine Hepburn. Still got time. http://bit.ly/eRquts … #wdywtbwygu

— Robin J Phillips 🏳️‍🌈 (@RobinJP) January 11, 2011

@greglinch I wanted to be a doctor, author, FBI agent and spent a good five years wanting to be a pathologist #wdywtbwygu

— Kathryn Rosenbaum (@rosenbaumk) January 11, 2011

http://twitter.com/megterilli/status/24933641276624896

http://twitter.com/karenkho/status/24933829315661824

@greglinch 5-15: Astronaut. 15-20: @Samuel_Seaborn 20-26: Techie Journalist. I'm 2ish for 3 #wdywtbwygu

— Drake Martinet (@WithDrake) January 11, 2011

@greglinch I wanted to be older when I grew up. SUCESS! #wdywtbwygu

— Russell Heimlich (@kingkool68) January 11, 2011

@greglinch I wanted to be a ballerina, a pediatrician, an actress and a lawyer. #wdywtbwygu

— Rebecca (@RebecchiNYC) January 11, 2011

@greglinch Reporter, ballerina, writer, veterinarian, paleontologist, marine biologist. Turns out 3-year-old me got it right. #wdywtbwygu

— Jessica Estepa (@jmestepa) January 11, 2011

@greglinch A detective like Nancy Drew or Charlie's Angels #wdywtbwygu

— Lisa Sink (@LisaSink) January 11, 2011

http://twitter.com/williampd/status/24969096722386944

I wanted to be a doctor (help people) and then a teacher (make learning fun). I do both (most days) as a journalist #whenigrowup @greglinch

— Jackie Borchardt (@JMBorchardt) January 11, 2011

Wanted to be a farmer, actress, rabbi, graphic artist, writer, researcher, teacher. Saw comp skills as integrated, not distinct. #wdywtbwygu

— Michelle Minkoff Carlson (@michelleminkoff) January 11, 2011

http://twitter.com/wcochran/status/24991547237867520

OH on a metro platform: "I *still* don't know what I want to be #whenigrowup." (slight laugh; from a 20-something) #wdywtbwygu #serendipity

— Greg Linch (he/him) (@greglinch) January 12, 2011

http://twitter.com/vaguity/status/24996077383983105

@greglinch A newsman on the tee-vee. Or President. One for two. #wdywtbwygu

— Andy Pergam (@pergam) January 12, 2011

@greglinch I wanted to be a vet. My daughter wants to be a hippie even though I tell her that's not a job. #whenigrowup

— Kim Grinfeder (@kimgrinfeder) January 12, 2011