We’re in the car when CJ says to me, “Mommy, I think I know what I want to do for my job when I grow up.”
“Really? What?” I’m eager to hear what CJ has come up with. For the last two years he’s been saying he wants to be a doctor. Which is, you know, fine with me.
CJ nods his head proudly. “I want to work in a grocery store. Because a lot of people go to grocery stores.”
Not what I expected, but ok… “That’s true,” I say, thinking about why he might have picked this particular career path, “so you would be, erm, providing a helpful service to a lot of people.”
CJ shakes his head. Providing a service is NOT why he’s chosen this career. ”I think it’s a good idea because I’d get a lot of MONEY,” he announces.
Right. And yet so very wrong.
“The thing is, CJ, when you’re thinking about a job it’s important to think about what you like to do, not just making money. Because a job is something you have to do every single day, so it better be something you like. Even if you make a lot of money if you’re doing something you hate, well… it’s just not worth it.”
I pause and then add, “Like for example you really like animals. So maybe you could be a vet. Or… a zookeeper.”
“A zookeeper! That could be fun,” CJ pauses and then shakes his head, “but not that many people go to the zoo. A lot of people go to the grocery store.”
CJ is clearly in this for the money.
“True, but just remember, you want to pick something that you’ll like.”
CJ contemplates for a minute and then says “Maybe I could be a car giver.”
“A car giver?”
“You know… a person where you buy a car.”
“Oh! A car salesman.”
“Yeah! A car salesman! That’d be good.”
“Ok… well you would get to talk to a lot of people. And you get to be around cars. I think you should reeeeally like cars if you’re going to be a car salesman,” I say.
CJ is quiet for a few minutes and then he says, ”I know! I will play music and people can throw money at me. I can sit on the sidewalk and play music and people can throw money into a hat!”
Right.
I’m going to remind him of this conversation when he wants me to pay for college.
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May 15, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Puh-RESH-usssss! I wanna squeeze him.
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May 15, 2009 at 12:33 pm
So your son went from wanting to be a doctor to wanting to be a bag boy and a hobo? Something tells me that one of those dreams is going to be a lot harder to attain than the others. At least he’s got high aspirations.
May 15, 2009 at 12:50 pm
At least he knows the importance of making money. My daughter just wants to spend it. “I want to be a shopper when I grow up.” Please say she can get paid for that…
May 15, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Maybe he could work at a piano bar…that’d be good. :)
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May 15, 2009 at 9:01 pm
LOL! Isn’t that the beauty of blogs? All these lovely stories ready and waiting to be dusted off when our darlings least expect it :)
My 7yo son has firmly decided to be a car washer. He’s going to live in an RV in the mountains.
My 4yo daughter is going to be a butterfly, a cheerleader, and an eye doctor.
My 10yo son has no idea. They’re a blast.
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May 16, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Our son came out in full Lion’s football attire in order to impress our new, cute babysitter. She asked him if he wanted to play football when he grew up. “No,” he replied, “I want to work at McDonald’s!” So, I get this conversation 100 percent.
May 18, 2009 at 12:12 am
At least he knows the importance of money saving than spending like fool. i got some monkeys do the opposite……..
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