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When I grow up
April 28, 2006
Spinning yarns about childhood goals
According to the reports from my parents, when I was young I would say that "when I grow up, I want to be either a Doctor or a Garbage Man." Now mind you, I was really young and do not remember actually saying any of this but the response I would give when asked "Why a Doctor or a Garbage Man?" was "Because Doctors make alot of money and have big houses with cool toys but Garbage Men get to ride on the backs of the trucks!" You can see the dilemma here.
Fast forward twenty-some years and I was sitting on the porch earlier today with [M] and the garbage man went by to get our refuse just like every other week since we have lived here but this time it reminded me of these stories my folks would tell about me wanting to be one. As I am telling this to [M] I realized that the 2 things I was torn between in my younger years where "making money" and "doing what I enjoyed." I obviously had no idea what a Graphic Designer was when I was 4 or that you could even get paid for playing around and making stuff.
In case the four your old me is ever reading this I want you to know... I'm doing what I can to pay the bills while still riding on the back of the truck. Even if riding on the back of the truck isn't what is directly keeping shoes on my feet and the lights on in my house.
Its worth noting here that for one summer I worked at the Michigan International Speedway and after each NASCAR and INDY car race during the clean up weeks I did in fact get to ride on the back of a garbage truck several times. It was everything I had ever hoped it would be. I just hope the 4 year old me is proud.
Posted by A at April 28, 2006 02:19 PM
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