Dreams vs Reality
 

What did you dream of doing with your life while you were still in school? How has reality measured up?

When I was younger, I wanted to be a stay at home mom and author. Now? Yeah, not happening.

I never really had any dreams. Sad.

Likewise.

I admire people who did, and accomplished them. I was always just sort of, "meh".

That's good and bad. For one, I've never accomplished anything very impressive, but I've also never been unsatisfied with how life's turned out for me.

I make decent money... got my boys. Hell, things are alright. Certainly could be a hell of a lot worse.

Everything happens for a reason. I went through a time when I was really disappointed when I realized life was not going to go according to what I had planned. It took me until not too long ago to let loose of the reins a little, just go wherever life is bound to take me, and be content with it.

This.

I don't recall any of my real dreams. Dreamt about finding a good woman to be with, accomplished that one. Dreamt about getting off the farm and making good money. Got off the farm and am making meh money.

Shit's aight.

Get a Degree....Check
Get something out of your degree........unchecked

I wanted to be a Doctor or a Meteorologist. Now, I'm just an unemployed Machinist studying Information Technology.

I think this is what being a Jehovah's Witness does to you. Denies you dreams. You're taught that the world has nothing to offer you and it all needs to ****ing die so Jehovah can remake it.

Well **** that.

My dream, Ms. luv, was to be an International Playboy. I was handicapped, however, by the fact that my family was poor and we had no jet. Plus, in my home town, the girls were, for the most part ... uh ... cosmetically challenged - not the best place to begin a career as an International Playboy.

I still hope that, one day, I shall achieve my dream. Or, perhaps, I shall be reincarnated as one of those bad boys. In the meantime, I sometimes speak in various and mysterious dialects to the beautiful and witty Mrs. FAX whilst engaged in the "encounter amore" which, in some small way, seems to help suppress any residual feelings of regret.

FAX

First person to come in bragging about how they're living their dream gets a blanket party, deal?

I've got money on Dane. :D

The beautiful and witty Mrs. FAX is, indeed, blessed.

thats why I stopped giving you shit. I've been around many former jehovah's and all of them are messed up in the head.

Dreamed of being a paramedic, after watching the old Squad 51 TV series... Went to school and did that for 13+ years, then got hurt/burnt out. Wandered from job to job and landed a great management position I have now in the Hotel industry. So there's no telling were we will end up. Very happy doing this, but always willing to try another new job if I need to.

As for personal life, wanted to be married happily ever after.... 2 divorces later...fuck it!!! got my kids, and very happy being were I'm at.

Sounds like you've felt the cold hand of outsourcing personally.

I'm not even going to bring up personal life.