Did your 13 year old self think you'd be rich and/or famous as an adult?

[Jingthing]

Just for fun.

This won't work as a poll, so the concept here is just to answer the questions, and add more comments if you like.

When you were 13, did you think as an adult you'd be:

RICH?

Rich can be subjective but just comfortable doesn't count. I'd say as a rough guide a minimum of a U.S. dollar MILLIONAIRE in assets.

FAMOUS?

Famous I think people know what that means.

SO WHAT HAPPENED?

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Myself.

Rich? I was so idealistic that I didn't even think about adult money, so I didn't imagine myself rich, or any other economic class.

Not rich.

Famous? Yes, I really imagined I would be famous in a CREATIVE profession. Acting or writing,

Why did I think that? Well, my Mama didn't go through the pain of childbirth so that I could be some pisher.

No, the fame didn't happen either.

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So what about you?

If you did think you'd be rich and/or famous, why do you think you had such a big ego, dude?

Born into money ... that's different ... of course you'd be rich.

Edited May 1, 2014 by Jingthing

[Wacoal]

13 yo memories ? just how old are you exactly?

famous? you obviously aint never been to bangladesh.

[Jingthing]

13 yo memories ? just how old are you exactly?

famous? you obviously aint never been to bangladesh.

Tell me all about Bangladesh, please!

[benalibina]

Sleepless night again ?

Edited May 1, 2014 by benalibina

[Jingthing]

Sleepless night again ?

Not really.

Another night.

Another DUD thread though apparently!

Edited May 1, 2014 by Jingthing

[Smokin Joe]

At 13 I didn't really think about whether it would make me rich but I thought I would be a marine biologist like Jacque Cousteau.

I turned out to be more like his brother, the janitor, the lesser known Jacque Custodian.

[sustento]

At 13 I spent most of my time wrestling with the monster in my pants...

[krisb]

At 38 I still believe I will be rich and famous 1 day.

I refuse to give up.

[Ulysses G.]

I thought that I would be a wino living on the street in the Bowery. At 15, I thought that I would be junkie living on the street in Height Ashbury when I got old. I have done a little better than I expected, but the fat lady has not sung yet, so who knows?

[DoctorG]

At 13 I was too interested in the cute girls to worry about the future.

(nothing has changed )

[lahgon29]

Not sure I can remember being 13...I suppose I must have been, though

Kangaroos v Kiwis in 45 minutes...Better get some beer in so I can not remember 14 as well!

[Guest]

My 13 years of self thought I would never grow up. Darn I used to be insightful kid.

Edited May 2, 2014 by Guest

[Trentham]

Is it just for fun or are you trying to find out who to scam?

[seancbk]

My family was (is) well off.

I didn't want to be famous, my father explained to me that famous people often are not really that rich and that it is better to have $100 million and be able to walk down the street without being recognised, than have $10 million and always have people bothering you.

[Morakot]

I envisaged that I'll be big in Japan...

[ggt]

Rich and famous...was never a goal...financial security...contentment...happiness...all achieved...priceless...

[Jingthing]

Is it just for fun or are you trying to find out who to scam?

There is help for paranoia. Or so I've heard.

[Trentham]

Is it just for fun or are you trying to find out who to scam?

There is help for paranoia. Or so I've heard.

I hope so. Chewing off all my fingernails didn't help.

[Thakkar]

At 13, my primary concern was to ensure I had enough clean socks close at hand, night or day, to wank into.

If I thought about money at all, it was to ensure I had enough to buy more socks.

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[Mudcrab]

I thought I'd be gay. Thank god - another hope dashed.

[JesseFrank]

At 13 I always wanted to be as old as the people around me, but couldn't imagine that I ever would happen .

Today I want to be as old as the children around me, but can't imagine it ever will happen.

[khunPer]

Yes & yes .

Almost (I ended up Okay) & not really, but did try...

[Tywais]

Only remember at that age or younger that I liked to take things apart, see how they work and put them back together again. Pretty much my current career but now I design them, put them together and see how they work.

[JesseFrank]

Only remember at that age or younger that I liked to take things apart, see how they work and put them back together again. Pretty much my current career but now I design them, put them together and see how they work.

Only remember at that age or younger that I liked to take things apart, see how they work and put them back together again

Strange enough, in my case I remember only the first part of that .

[Gsxrnz]

One of my favourite quotes is 'Growing old is compulsory, growing up is optional".

At 54 I haven't yet reached maturity (and probably never will). However, I'm now retired and living the dream with enough cash to last several lifetimes. No work, no money worries, perfectly healthy, lots of good friends, great family.

It's kind of like being 13 again, although in reality my "back in the day" age was 18. 1978 was a great summer.

Did I ever think I'd be famous? No, but I've had a few 15 minutes of fame in my own lunch hour.

Did I think I'd be successful? I never had great aspirations as such, but always had total confidence in my drive and abilities, even at 15 when I was "admonished and discharged" by the Magistrate for breaking into the dormitory of a girls boarding school at midnight. That was one of my 15 minutes of fame.

Edited May 2, 2014 by Gsxrnz

[Jingthing]

I'm curious why some people think they're destined to be famous at a young age? (As I did.) Where do they get that from? I would guess this is more common in cultures emphasizing individualism like the USA compared to the nail that sticks out gets hammered type of cultures.

In some ways, it can be tragic.

Like so many kids moving to Hollywood dreaming of stardom and ending up peddling their arse on the streets. Better chance of being struck by lightning than actually making it.

Similar to dreams of sports success, etc.

Kids thinking they are going to be president. I can't relate.

Expectations to be rich don't interest me as much.

Edited May 2, 2014 by Jingthing

[Gsxrnz]

I'm curious why some people think they're destined to be famous at a young age? (As I did.) Where do they get that from? I would guess this is more common in cultures emphasizing individualism like the USA compared to the nail that sticks out gets hammered type of cultures.

Expectations to be rich don't interest me as much.

Some of the most famous people I've met have been largely unheralded. They've achieved fame amongst their friends, family, and peers.

Where I come from we call them "Good Bastards". To be recognised as a Good Bastard by your peers is the highest possible award. The kind of bloke or woman who never does anything particularly spectacular but in the event of their unfortunate death, three or four thousand people show up at their funeral.

Fame doesn't have to get you in the media or on the stage - I'll never be a Good Bastard by the above definition, but I've given it my best shot.

[Jingthing]

Nope. I mean REAL fame. Like being recognized on the street by strangers. OK, not all strangers, but at least some.

[bigbamboo]

At 13 I would have thought I'd have opened the batting for England by now.

[Morakot]

Like being recognized on the street by strangers. OK, not all strangers, but at least some.

That's how I usually react when people recognise me on the street...