What will be your child’s future career?

Whilst reading a magazine recently I saw an article which said a study by statistician Dr Geoff Ellis has suggested that your first-born is more likely than their siblings to become a rock star. It got me thinking about my children and what they might become when they are older.

Curly’s Future Career

So as for my children? Let’s start with my stepson Curly. He’s 8 years old and is a typical boy, he loves anything to do with monsters, aliens, dinosaurs and secret agents but I can’t see much of a future in them for him other than being the next James Bond. Although I guess from this we can see what great imagination he has and how good at role-play he is, so perhaps he will be an actor?

Policeman, Accountant? 

He has said a couple of times that he would like to be a policeman but when we told him how much paperwork was involved he changed his mind, he just hates writing things down. He is very strong at maths, especially mental arithmetic and I can honestly say that I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he didn’t follow in his Mum and Dad’s footsteps into accountancy.

Future Rock Star

Little Bean’s Future Career

Then we have Little Bean (2yo). Right from being very tiny she has responded to music very keenly. The minute she could stand up holding onto furniture she would bob and bounce to Black Eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow”. She would recognise it right from the start of the tune where it plays very quietly and would get so excited.

Little Dancer

She has now progressed to Lady Gaga and has her own CD which we have to have on in the car all of the time. I’m pleased to say that she also likes Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” one of my favourites. Whenever a piece of music comes on that she likes, it doesn’t matter where she is she will start to dance and encourage others to do so too.

Motivational and Determined

I think she will be quite a motivational person when she is older and I definitely think that nothing will stop her from getting what she wants. She is one very determined young lady who always manages to find a way if something blocks her path. I think it would be easy to say that she would go into something music-related, perhaps dancing but I think this will only be a hobby (like her Mummy).

Sporty Girl

Her other big passion is being outdoors, come rain or shine she loves it. It just brings her alive to be out in the fresh air, she is a very physical little girl who loves climbing, jumping and running – boy can that girl run! She is very fast already so perhaps she will take after her Daddy and be a sport-billy? Who knows?

Future Mum (just not too young please)

I can imagine that she will make a great mother, she just loves her dolls (though perhaps that is because I’m pregnant and she is trying to emanate me?). She feeds them, changes their bums and is always giving them cuddles telling them “there there, luff you”. The only thing I’m not sure about is when she throws them down the stairs because she can’t be bothered to carry them – one to watch out for when her baby brother arrives!

All the support they need

The one thing I do know about both of my children (and the next one to come) is that whatever they choose to become, they will have me and Daddy there to support them and help them in any way we can. Providing they try their hardest then we will be proud of them just for who they are. I think our children all having glowing futures ahead of them but for now, I just want them to be children and make it last as long as possible because we all grow up too fast!