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My 10 year old for a time wanted to write too. I think school NCLB writing assessments and formulaic writing instruction has sucked the love of writing right out of both boys.

Right now he has no career dreams. He loves anything to do with performing arts but hasn't said that is a particular dream.

Once he found out someone else was working on it he moved on lol

at the age of 6, the plan changes every 2 or 3 months.

currently it's 'a pilot'

I second that - and at that age I wouldn't be worried yet. :-) Also, the comforting(ish) thing is that it's possible to have a career and play jazz on the side but less so to be a jazz musician and be, for example, a doctor on the side -- she'll find a way to manage both, I'm sure. I know people who've done it to different extents, one just needs determination. She'll always have music and she'll always have her education - she'll just choose what she's making a living from. Although she could probably make quite a bit with weekend gigs....

Just asked my daughter for the first time, and apparently she wants to be a ninja, but she just turned 3, so she might change career paths.

Chemist or stunt woman.

DD2 = "booboo animal doctor"
DD4 = "sign twirler" (those folks who hold advertising signs on street corners)
DD6 = "veterinarian" (still about the booboo animals)
DD8 = "veterinarian who engineers animal prosthetics"
DD10 = "ethicist" (after confirming that this was a real job)
DD12 = "photographer or veterinarian"

She's always been surprisingly consistent. I have to admit from an adult perspective the ethics thing is the most interesting.

Ds7 has never nailed anything down but it typically has something to do with coding or science.

Ds5 wants to be a gymnastics coach

My DD's ambitions are trending upwards.

@3: a mermaid, a butterfly, and a ballerina
@5: a cashier at Walmart
@7: a teacher
@9: a robotics engineer

Tallulah & FruityDragons, Thank you for your feedback. Much appreciated. To avoid hijacking this thread, I'm going to think out loud in the competition thread.