I hear you! I always wanted to be a professional sci-fi and fantasy writer, perhaps historic novels, too. But I had to realise early on that in our system I won't have a rat's chance, and so I became a teacher. Which I would like very much, if they would let me do my job and not make my life hell with idiot restrictions and nepotism.

Oh, and I wanted to be a nun, too, for almost 20 years! I even spent nearly 3 years in a convent in Germany, before finally giving up on the idea.