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[title] => what do you want to be when you GROW UP?
[time] => 2006-05-21 20:34:11
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[bodytext] => "What do you want to be when you grow up?" adults often ask me, these are the ten words I dread so drastically this age-old question gets me stirred up inside, as my face begins to turn red, this is my reply: I am simply but a child, I do not know what I will possibly want to be when I grow I am only nine, please give me some time before I make this important decision of mine. As of now what I worry is passing third grade and surviving school lunches and slush lemonade and avoiding girls and their revolting germs and filling my pockets with lizards and worms. No, I do not want to think about a job right now I do not want to stress on how to make enough money to pay the bills and working 40 hours against my will. My mind is busy thinking about candy and games, staying up late, and playing in the rain My whole reason for living is to have lots of fun I do not want this time in my life to be done. "What do you want to be," you ask? To even come up with an answer is a difficult task That's a ton of pressure to put on a kid But without thinking, that's what you did! I guess I could be a doctor, lawyer, or cop or a custodian who works with a pail and a mop although every boy dreams of being a famous athlete or I could be a shark hunter or a clown with big feet. In the end, the answer I tell you, you'll give no thought no review, no discussion, nor even a plot No, you'll just smile and say, "That's great!" and pat my head and fix my hair straight. So before I answer your irritating little question I'll look you in the eye and make a suggestion that before you ask this question again try to think back to before YOU were ten and see if you remember someone irritating you by asking, "What do you want to be when you grow up," too! [comments] => 0 [counter] => 173 [topic] => 5 [informant] => Gatorclan3 [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => ChildrensPoetry )
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