Thursday, October 01, 2009

What are you going to do when you grow up?

My generation commonly referred to adults as 'grown-ups'. I suppose it was the natural extension of the often-asked question, what are you going to be when you grow up? Or, what are you going to do when you grow up?

I am going to have kids, then I am going back to school to learn how to be a grown-up.

But Anne Tolley says nobody can force you to. Not even Work and Income.

That's good. 'Cause I was about as interested in a second time round as I am in the first.

Well if you aren't interested in learning how to be a grown-up from strangers, what about your own mum and dad?

What dad?

Well what about your mum?

She's too busy.

Doing what?

Going to school learning how to be a grown-up

5 comments:

brian_smaller said...

Lindsay - I am still trying to figure that question out. I haven't managed to tick off
Fireman
Astronaut
Bomber Pilot
and a few others.

Lindsay Mitchell said...

Jockey.

Shane Pleasance said...

Still don't know what i want to be. Having fun finding out.

Shane Pleasance said...

Quite a few things crossed off though...

Anonymous said...

By the time I reached 45 I realised I had became the person I always wanted to be. For the last 15 years its been nothing but life in the fast lane.Bigger, Better, Faster, More.

Dirk