I was born in, from a long line of JWs. Baptised as a young teenager. DA'd myself while in college after realizing the whole thing was a load of hooey. That was 20 years ago.
So...what did I really, really want to be?
I had this crazy secret fantasy that I would become a high school French teacher. While I have near-native fluency in French (long story), and only watch French television (except the Daily Show, sometimes the Colbert Report and some CNN) and listen almost exclusively to French music (not counting some Italian favorites), I never did go on to be what I had secretely dreamed of being. [If you ever need a good example of a tortured linguistic unit, just reference my previous sentence!].
Instead, I became a college professor. I love my job. My fourth book comes out in a few months (all four with a major publishing company). "I'm lovin' it!" Just glad I don't have to work McDonald's or window washing jobs...Not putting that down...Nearly all of my family members are janitors, cleaners and window washers. Of course, they shun me. Being a professor (oh...AND gay), I'm the black sheep of the family in a family of janitorial staff and house cleaners.
Never did become what I fantasized about in high school. But I have no regrets. French is a huge part of my daily life, probably more than if I had become a H.S. French teacher.
My life is far richer than I had ever hoped to imagine. I love what I do. Most importantly, I have a wonderful family -- three beautiful children, the youngest being one year old. I'm living my life, enjoying it to the fullest, and the Society can't tell me what to do or think. Growing up in the bOrg, I take NOTHING I have for granted one bit.
So very glad I escaped at 18. I shudder to think what my life would have been otherwise.