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title: "When I grow up..."
date: 2002-11-05T01:55:19-05:00
url: https://blog.lmorchard.com/2002/11/05/ooocah/
author: Les Orchard
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# When I grow up...

Even though I've been in a whiny, self-pitying mood, there <i>is</i> a reason I got into all of this to begin with:
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I have to keep this always in mind.  And yes, that is authentic - from first grade, I believe.  And there's another like that for second, and third, and...
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                <a href="#comment-221083405" class="permalink"><time datetime="2002-11-05T02:35:19">2002-11-05T02:35:19</time></a>
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            <div class="content">That is priceless. And I thought my "electrical engineer" at the age of 9 was impressive. Though truth be told, I bombed out of EE and went comp sci. ;)</div>
            
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                <a href="#comment-221083407" class="permalink"><time datetime="2002-11-05T03:20:23">2002-11-05T03:20:23</time></a>
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            <div class="content">That's really cute.. in first grade I didn't even know what computers were..

On a side note.. that is one sexist way to have kids pick what they want to be.. "Just in case your gender role is not yet burned into your brain.."</div>
            
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                <a href="#comment-221083409" class="permalink"><time datetime="2002-11-05T10:53:46">2002-11-05T10:53:46</time></a>
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            <div class="content">...and that they have 'Mother' for girls but not 'Father' for boys: nice.</div>
            
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            <div class="content">Astronaut, in my case.

In fact, in the Irish equivalent of first grade, I wanted to be an astronaut so much I spoke with an american accent  (well, what I thought was one -- ie a bad impression of Dallas).  It must have been hilarious...</div>
            
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