{"id":1404,"date":"2023-03-25T05:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T05:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chatandbother.com\/w\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2026-02-04T21:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T03:49:49","slug":"what-did-you-want-to-be-when-you-grew-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chatandbother.com\/w\/what-did-you-want-to-be-when-you-grew-up\/","title":{"rendered":"What Did You Want to Be When You Grew Up?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2stcbdGuQ5Lsmva2w9TygO?utm_source=generator&#038;theme=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>What did you want to be when you grew up? Did you actually become that? 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