Tom is curious as to why his parents have never told him what he's going to be when he grows up. Just as curious as to why it is that he wants to know from them, his mother asks him what sparked his curiosity. What comes next is a series of stories of what Tom's friends are "going to be" and the roles that their parents played in their decisions as well as tremendous life lesson for Tom to take with him as he decides what it is that he is going to be.