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GoatOnFire told me I'd make a good psychiatrist.


My father said I'd make a good crook.


A Korean communist I once met said that I would be a great communist leader!


My mother said that psychologist would be good for me; if she was in my position she would probably be one and she seems to think that's what I'll end up in!


My father said that I was good with computers; that I would do very well in military intelligence, that most people don't even have the computer skills I have, said my webboard looked very professional, my mother said I was the best at communications so should go into that, I'm a natural at hacking, someone said I should go into internet security if I found stuff like that fun because I had skill and talent.


My mother remembered that I liked kids and was good with kids and said she could see me doing well with kids.


My mother said that in some ways she could see me as a police officer.


My 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Byrnes, ranted and raved about my writing to all the teachers and wrote in my journal, asking if I wanted to become an author because my writing was wonderful, superb, etc. My mother also said that writing was my thing, it always seemed to come back to writing, said I should write novels and become famous, should write a book about my experience with AS (! UGH! ) and my neighbors Ed and Renata also loved my writing, said I would be a writer; Ed called me Little Shakespeare! My father also encouraged me to write!

One woman once said that by the way I talked she knew I would be a school teacher some day! My father also said that me asking all these questions and saying all this intellectual stuff got annoying; I was acting like a schoolteacher!


A doctor once said I would make a good scientist.


My friend's mother once said that she could see me as a reporter on America's Most Wanted someday.


My mother said that she could see me as a drama teacher.


My father said that he thought that of all the teachers I might be, I looked most like a science teacher. My mother also said she could see me as a science teacher (I think she actually said biology teacher).


My father told me to become a social activist once.


My father also encouraged me to become a scientist, saying they needed one in the family.


My father said I had the mentality for the armed forces as far as the "killer streak" goes; my mother said that yeah, I did have a bit of a killer streak myself!

My father said that I should take drama and my mother said that I should too, as I liekd acting and she put me in drama stuff when I was a kid...

My mother said she could see me as a detective.

My mother and my father's aunt agreed that I was a natural at swimming and had the physique for it.

My mother said I should become a professor, that she could see me as a professor of something I really enjoyed/was interested in.

My father's aunt said that she could see why I wanted to be a journalist, I really captured the situation and she felt like she was really there, said I had a gift and should use it well!

People thought I would be an accountant or a P.E. coach.

Tim

I've gotten psychologist, too. Then there's artist, musician, writer, all the rest.

Funny thing is, my own psychologist mentioned to me once that I'd make a great mum someday. I'm actually pretty proud of that.

Oh yeah, that reminds me, my aunt said I had the motherly instinct and would make a good mother, and my mom said when we talked about parenting a little that I'd probably make a good parent.

Computer programmer.

My dad tried to make me a computer scientist or engineer; my mother told me to be happy with what you have to be happy with and that she would be happy with any career that I was happy with. Most thought that I was going into music, i.e. a composer or a performer...My geometry teacher saw firstly that I was going to have mathematics in some form in my calling; I thought I was going to be a math professor...but AS got in the way of that. Oh well, there is always tomorrow to conquer what dreams for which today offers, as long as one lives.

Social worker (LOL).

Dentist.

Lawyer.

Author.


First three by my mum because they were all obsessions at points in my life. Author now because I want to be one. And my mum agrees, but doesn't think I have the concentration or determination for it. I have the talent, though. She now wants me to be a psych nurse, which would interest me but her reason for it was "if your dad managed to get through the course, so can you". I don't know whether to take that as an insult or a compliment (father dearest is an undiagnosed Aspie and I'm exactly like him in a lot of ways).

i'm gonna be an Animator.. work for Disney or Pixar or something and make animated movies like Monster's Inc. or Meet the Robinsons..

Something involving the use of the English language (writing, teaching, library work.)

Computer programer, phycologist, teacher, veternarian, veternary technican, animal trainer, zookeeper, zoologist, animator, marine biologist, museum currator, game warden, entomologist. I'm sticking with veternarian.

My mom probably said she could see me as a lab technician... no idea why!

The group I used to hang with thought I should be a therapist (because I listen). I was interested in it for a time, but since I'm kinda not normal either, I don't think I'd be allowed to do such.

My father thinks I should be a paralegal, for two reasons; one, he sees that it would allow me to provide for myself/family, and two, he sees that it would keep me interested in the work and writing is used. His friend's daughter is a paralegal; that's where he got the idea. I don't know. It doesn't really interest me. The psychologist believes I wouldn't last a week in it, as it's mostly "smut work" and she can't see me taking such orders too well.

My mother says she's fine with any career I take, so long as it's not overly dangerous. Based on past and current interests, she thinks I should get into forensic sciences. I would like the work, I think, but not the people; the whole CSI thing has got me wary. I know of at least two in my class who wish to become forensic scientists based off that show, neither of which I would want to work with; the one is nice enough (the other is not), but neither have done any research into the actual job, just what the show says. (There are more reasons than just the one, but that's probably the biggest concern.) I don't like most people as it is; even just college with a lot of ignorant people is really not appealing to me. (CSI is, by the by, one of the most inaccurate shows. Among many other mistakes, the scientist is not also the detective; they work separate jobs.)

Every English teacher I've had since intermediate school thinks I should do something with writing. It's interesting, sure, but it's not a stable career.

Oh, and one of my mother's friends told me I would be a good housewife. That was really awkward.

My mother thinks that I would make a good zoo keeper, writer or a human biologist.

I have an email friends who says that he thinks I would make a good environmental scientist.

no one really knows
nor do I

I've been thinking the same thing regarding similar careers. It does interest me but I don't know how much help I'd be able to give to people if I also fall under the category that I myself am supposed to be helping, if that makes any sense. Then again, even doctors have their own doctors, so who knows...

Writer has always been the most common one.

In high school, a girl I never talked to (even though we were in many classes together) decided to predict people's futures. She told me I'd either be a biker in Arizona or a wise spiritual person living alone on a mountain top. Both predictions almost came true--I've spent a lot of time hanging out with bikers and sitting alone on mountain tops.