Engappa Police (My father's a police)

Teeing off on an extended holiday, just flipped through childhood memoirs, and there flashed the oft used childhood phrases.

First thing, most guys spell out to their chums during the extensive introduction (could be the second or third time they 'reel' off their family background) is, my dad's a cop. About dear mothers, well during my days as a child, kids seldom lied about mom's profession. The euphoria then to lie that his father wielded the powers of a cop was unparalleled

Later this argument fizzled into I'll be a cop, which inturn (of course in a few years time) extended to 'I'll join the armed forces.' Yep a few hops later, guys usually say they will pilot planes and then the macho fantasy narrows to attainable portfolios and zeros in on a broad spectrum by the school finals. Obviously some other desires staring from an ice cream vendor, to a biz tycoon and extending upto Prime minister/President too have their days in the ensuing period.

But then I guess at the end of it, life is more complex. As if bolstering the saying "If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride them' seldom do careers match his/her childhood aspirations! But after all that do we complain? The answer invariably is no.

One more thought, Whatever is up there, is from a guys perspective. What do girls dish out during the intros and what are their first career dreams?