Weekly Prompt #22

I Didn’t Know What I Wanted To Be When I Grew Up

Sometimes, brains and talent can get in the way

One of my high school graduation pics, 1989: Photo Property of the Author

What do you want to be when you grow up?

It’s a seemingly benign question that we ask kids all the time. We ask teeny tiny preschoolers and teenagers in high school. I’ve even asked my children.