» Childhood Ambitions

Arsonist
Not me, my kids.

He's 4, says he wants to be a Fireman when he grows up.

She's 5, says she wants to be "one of those people that starts fires"

And Arsonist? Yes.

It escalates to the gruesome...

He says he'll put out her fires.
She says she'll set fire to him.
Undaunted, he says he'll wear fireproof clothes.
She thinks, says she'll lift them up and set fire to him inside them...

That's my daughter, that is. She's six now and wants to be an artist, but my money's still on arson.

First post! Yay!
(Thu 29th Mar 2007, 15:02, More)

» Childhood Ambitions

Dancer...
Not me - daughter.

She's six, loves ballet - talking about what she wants to do when she grows up, I say to her she could always become a professional ballerina. They actually get paid to do ballet, perform in front of audiences and that's their job.

Cracking. She loves the idea. Will pay more attention in ballet class.

In the car later on, all of us. Little voice from the back:

"Mum, I know what I want to be when I grow up!'
"What's that love?"
"Um.. I can't remember the word. One of those girls that dances up on the stage and people give them money"

I got a "look", but we later agreed (after the kids were in bed), that it wasn't such a bad career, and would certainly pay for Uni...
(Fri 30th Mar 2007, 12:23, More)