When I grow up

When I grow up, I’m going to be a princess.

When I grow up, I’m going to be an airplane.

When I grow up, I’m going to be a ballerina.

When I grow up, I’m going to be a Jedi.

and then we grow up. and we’re not what our children-selves thought we would be. 

and we’re short-term claims adjusters and administrative assistants and quality assurance technicians.

we’re chest-deep in debt and lost and confused and kind of a little scared.

And I think we still want to be princesses and airplanes.  Because who ever heard of a scared airplane?