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"Awww, what a cute kid! What would you like to be when you grow up, honey?" 

Pfft. As if that "kid" would give a flying fudge about the future. Do you remember this silly question? How many grown-ups have asked you this when you were desperately trying to wiggle so that they won't tousle your hair or get your nose? Kids live in a world that grown-ups are not allowed, if you will. Even if they get lucky enough and enter that magical world; they'd be confused as, um... well, you know.

They don't get them when a kid says, "Let me introduce you to my new friend", which could be a stick, by the way. And it gets pretty awkward when they can't even see that aforementioned "friend". Sometimes trying so hard to make them be an astronaut or a surgeon or a CEO may actually backfire. Take a look at these answers. They're freakin' awesome. However, growing a beard while you're a little girl or wanting to be a mailbox or a "potatoe"? Hmm. Not gonna lie; that's worrisome.

This one has my heart, though.

Just FYI:

Generation X 

the generation born after that of the baby boomers (roughly from the early 1960s to mid 1970s), often perceived to be disaffected and directionless.

Generation Y

the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, comprising primarily the children of the baby boomers and typically perceived as increasingly familiar with digital and electronic technology.

Quick question: Are we supposed to call these kids Gen Z? I hope not!

What was your life goal when you were a little kid?