I don't know if they still do this but when I was young they asked me to draw what I wanted to be when I grew up. I drew a scientist mixing "chemicals".
I took a different path but I still enjoy the "sciences" and spend my spare time reading and learning more.
A lot of kids used to draw doctors, emt's, firefighters.
Now they want to be "influencers". It is insane.
"I want to do nothing but get a lot of money for doing nothing".
"I want to do nothing but get a lot of money for doing nothing".
Well shit I didn't know that, that's freaky considering what I know about that scene from Poal.
I was born in the 90's and homeschooled off and on my whole childhood, and I'm not participating in the whole educational system with my toddler so despite how much I despise the school system, I dont know the nuances like that happening.
I don't know if they still do this but when I was young they asked me to draw what I wanted to be when I grew up. I drew a scientist mixing "chemicals
That's awesome! I think I remember that from school but it was in writing, not pictures. Older members of my immediate family like grandparents and mom would discuss the subject with me and a couple times asked me to write out a ten year plan for my life which was helpful in giving direction in life, despite the feminist plan I was on at the time. I had a career plan and could insert any career path I wanted into the plan.
Mostly I knew I wanted to make lots of money, and wanted to pursue art. I was told if I just do what I think was right, the right man would come across eventually. I love art of every kind with a burning passion, but I didn't see myself being better at art than anyone and just about all artists were starving. I was insecure about being female and wanted to prove my worth by knowing all the things I could about existing so a man would think I was worthy of wifing. Little did I know I was invalidating my existence by worrying about all the wrong things
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