28 Funny Tweets About What Kids Say They’re Going To Be When They Grow Up

Despite the fact that most adults haven’t quite figured out this one yet, most of them seem to have no qualms about asking a child what they want to be when they grow up — and expecting an immediate, coherent answer
Luckily, kids have a way of stealing the show with their replies to this inquiry, or other thoughts about their own distant future.
Here, some grown-ups on X (formerly Twitter) share a number of memorable things kids have said about what they’re going to be when they grow up.
I empower my child to be whatever & whoever she wants. Right now,she wants to be an astronaut when she grows up. When I tell her what she needs to do in order to become an astronaut, I start with the basics. Step 1: LEARN TO PEE & POOP ON THE POTTY. MOMMY IS TIRED OF CHANGING YOU
My daughter told me that she thinks it’d be more fun to have a puppy than a boyfriend when she grows up and she’s not wrong
My 6-year-old said when she grows up she wants to be a “chainsaw guy.” Not sure if she means a professional tree trimmer like the ones working across the street or a serial killer in a hockey mask, but girls can do it all.
3yo used to say he wanted to be a “please officer” when he grows up, thanks to a cop-obsessed Big Kid™️ on our street. but then we started doing enough ice cream dates that just now, when an elder asked him what he’s going to be he closed his eyes and whispered: “a Dairy Queen”
Asked my son what he wanted to be when he grew upWith clear eyed conviction, he saidSENIOR MANAGEMENT
8YO: When I grow up I don’t ever want to be a teacher Me: why?8YO: I can’t deal with so many parents talking
Kid: When I grow up, my bff and I aren’t having kids and then we can go out any time and do adult things. Me: Umm, what do you mean by doing “adult things”?Kid: Go to pubs. Whew.
5 & 7 listening to one of my calls this morning. 5: Mom, what’s heavy monster bleeding?I explain menstruation. 5: I want to be a boy when I grow up.
New spider man movie so good deuce told me “ daddy I think I changed my mind I might want to be spider man when I grow up… but I still want to be you” Good save son, good save!
5yo; “Mommy, I think when I grow up, I might change my name to a grownup name because my name is a little kid’s name. Maybe I’ll use my middle name. My name is such a baby name! I want a grown up name when I’m a grown up.” Reader, his name is HARVEY.
My toddler said she wants to be a firefighter (noble choice) when she grows up because she “really loves fire” (uh oh).
I asked my daughter what she wants to be when she grows up. She got super serious and replied, “Oh that’s easy. I’m going to be the Queen.” Mood. Goals. AF.
I forgot to tell ya I asked my son last night what he wanted to be when he grows up he said “mom I want to be an avenger “ I told him avengers aren’t real it’s a costume….he said “oh like when you put your wig on like a Halloween costume…” I just …
I just asked my 3 year-old if she’s gonna be a comedian or lawyer when she grows up because she already got a smart mouth. And she responds, “No I want to be a President.” Holy shit 😭😭😭😭😭😭
me: how was gymnastics dude?9: fine but there’s an annoying kid. Even the coach can’t stand him. I wanna punch him but I know if I do I’ll be banned me: correct9: well when we grow up into adults I’m gonna find him and punch him really hard. and there is his villain…
3yo: Mommy, I want to be the Big, Bad Wolf when I grow up. Me: Um….ok…..
Asked a preschooler at my niece’s birthday party, “What are you gonna be when you grow up?” And she looked me and said, “A grown-up.”
When I grow up and get a baby I’m gonna be nice to it- My 5-year-old
My 5yo: WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A SINGER AND A DANCER AND A MUSICIAN AND A VETERINARIAN AND A PASTOR AND A TEACHERMe: Wow! You’d be so good at—5: I WASN’T DONE
Pilot (to my 5-year-old daughter a few days ago): Do you know you could be a flight attendant when you grow up?5: I could also own the plane.
me: what are you going to be when you grow up?5: beautiful.
Me: you can be anything you want!4: Mommy. When I grow up, first I’m gonna be a mermaid, then I’m gonna be a pilot, then I’m gonna be a pony, then I’m gonna be a mom and then I’m gonna be a unicorn.
“When I grow up, I want to be a wolfer. Someone who feeds pizza to wolves.” -4, preparing for one hell of a future
[3yo talking to me about what doctors do]Me: Is that what you want to be when you grow up? A doctor?3yo: *thinks for a minute* No, mommy, I’m just going to be a human being.
My daughter told me she wants to be a doctor when she grows up so she can take care of me when I’m an old lady
3yo says when she grows up she wants to be a scientist and a unicorn. To be fair, unicorn transformation is a very specific science.
8-year-old: I want to be like you when I grow up.Me: You want to write books?8: I want to be tall and nap a lot.Dream big.
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Me: What are you going to be when you grow up?6yo patient: Bigger.