Future Engineer ?

I picked up a pen at my 1st birthday party, which harbingers being a scholar in the future. BTW, Ray did the same thing when he was one. As for the mouse representing being an IT guy, I didn't even bother to touch. (Dad believed that I was not curious to it as I have seen it all the time)
All right, what does this future Engineer thing mean? Just flatter dad a little bit? I could tell him forever: "I am a 'future' Engineer."

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