What did you want to be when you grew up?

[Zerlina]

What did you want to be when you grew up,  and what do you do now?

When I was a really little kid I wanted to be an architect because I thought they just sat around and drew pictures of houses all day. Now I'm an actor and story developer.

[Dr. Ace]

What didn't I want to be? Then life hit and I had to throw away a thousand dreams. But hey, I got a bachelor in programming with a specialisation in game development so I guess one dream came true.

[A Forgotten Legend]

I've pretty much wanted to be a teacher ever since I was really little.  Now I'm a semester away from a Bachelor of science in Music Education. 

[Prpl_Mage]

I wanted to be a hero and save the world and slay dragons. Turns out there is little demand for that occupation these days.

[Dr. Ace]

It's not that Prpl, it's that the dragons evolved into music corporations and reality show producers. There's enough saving the damsels, just look at Miley Cyrus and Arianna Grande.

[Archem]

I never knew what I wanted to be when I was a kid, and that's exactly what I grew up to be.

[Momeka]

I wanted to be a comic book artist / writer and for a while I wanted to be an author. Now I'm a video game developer, been running my own company for three year next month together with a friend.

[Meiscool]

I wanted to be an architect as well. I became a doctor (of pharmacy) instead.

EDIT - I'm interested in seeing how many forum goers here became software/game devs.

[desiderata]

I wanted to be an astronaut when I was little.  Then I wanted to be a writer.  Then I wanted to be a composer.  Now I want to be/am a writer.  In about ten years I'll probably want to be an astronaut again, to complete the arc.

[Moosetroop11]

I'm a bug tester now. What did I want to be? A paleontologist when I was very young, then a game designer? I've always wanted to make a living out of music but that feels more like a dream than a goal.

[Apex]

I teach English in elementary schools in Japan.

I wanted to be an actor. Could still happen I guess.

[oooog]

I'm an assistant manager at 7-11 and hate everything about everything everywhere.

I wanted to be a baseball player.  But didn't have the coordination.  Or speed.  Or reflexes.  Can play pitcher for slow-pitch softball though.  Got a mean arc.

[Cerebus]

I'm also a "bug tester", although the "official" term is Functionality Quality Assurance Tester. Which sounds better, and more professional. But still, game tester is more understandable.

What did I want to be? Uhm... Well, I once wanted to be an Archaeologist. But that was a long while ago. After that, my interest was science. And it still is. Working in a laboratory and stuff.
Perhaps when I start motivating, I'll try to work toward doing something in that domain.

For now, I'll keep trying my best to ensures released games are bug free!

[Almeidaboo]

I wanted and became a lawier, just to realise how much it sucks. And now I dunno what to do.

I may try and start writing. We'll see.

[drenrin2120]

I wanted to drive trains. What a bum gig that would've ended up being.