When I Grow Up

When I grow up I want to be a model. When I grow up I want to be an actor. No. A film star! At least that's what I thought when I was 10. Primary school is over and I'm not one of the cool kids. Now when I grow up I want to be a fighter pilot - a fashion designer. I know! When I grow up I want to be...The Prime Minister of Australia! The President of the world! The Emperor of the galaxy!!! It's 20 years later now. I have finished high school. I have had a job. I have lost a job. I have lost many jobs. Now when I grow up I want to be a home owner. When I grow up I want to be a parent. When I grow up I want my family to be proud. I want to wake up and not need a nip of scotch. I want to breathe without coughing up a lung. I want more than 50 cents in my bank account. When I grow up I want to... grow up...