Hearts desire at age eleven

1. To be kissed by a boy, preferably Bobby Lanane.
This wish came true. Now twenty some years later, I can't even remember if that's the boy's name or not.

2. To be Peter Jennings when I grow up.
Seriously, that was my aspiration of celebrity. At least today's eleven year old girls have a female nightly news anchor to emulate.

3. To get my period first.
Oh, the competition of pre-teen girls. I doubt this one has changed one bit.

4. To sing and dance like Madonna.
I don't think my little eleven year old self could fathom that Madonna would still be dancing and singing twenty years later.

I also had the general desire to be cool and popular. I imagined that I would grow up to be a hip twenty-something (because I could not envision life after 25), totally independent, childless and with no need for a man. Boy, did I get that one wrong.