tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570876680747280215.post7844539851698871829..comments2023-05-31T01:38:48.081-06:00Comments on a queer family grows in redneckville: dear readers...mama Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16387999962349978268noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570876680747280215.post-70596521661543504932010-09-21T14:37:04.887-06:002010-09-21T14:37:04.887-06:00Most of the time ;-)Most of the time ;-)Dana Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17202772670874064660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570876680747280215.post-32961409106213369032010-09-21T14:35:02.824-06:002010-09-21T14:35:02.824-06:00People just don't know, including me before I ...People just don't know, including me before I became a parent. I'm doing all the things I used to mock (serves me right) and loving it twice as much as I ever expected!Dana Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17202772670874064660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570876680747280215.post-11213527736136111202010-09-18T09:54:53.676-06:002010-09-18T09:54:53.676-06:00Thanks Kim :) You da best.es
Marlas - thanks fo...Thanks Kim :) You da best.es <br /><br />Marlas - thanks for saying Hi! <br /><br />Catherine - yes - I too know people who have managed in academe with kids, though most had kids post-Phd, which I think makes some difference (even though they too, constantly struggle to find balance, I'm sure). I am constantly toying with the idea of returning - I miss all of the things you mentioned a lot - but I know I don't have the energy and time to do both things to the best of my ability... Not right now, anyways.mama Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387999962349978268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570876680747280215.post-75744115243988291542010-09-18T09:19:56.882-06:002010-09-18T09:19:56.882-06:00I could have written that. Thanks for voicing what...I could have written that. Thanks for voicing what is on the mind of many of us. I got my MA and worked for a very talented cutting edge research team. I started my PhD and did really well. When I left that world permanently when Robbie was 2. I came to the realization when I looked at the world of those I worked with and for and admired. There was no time for a life outside the ivory tower. It was all research, teach, write, conferences, and meeting. No time for family. I felt I needed a world where I had more time to watch my miracle grow-up. Now, I work for a family website and occasionally supply teach in public school. None, of these is as intellectually fulfilling as my old academic world. But, the time I get with my kids is so worth it. The expression, they are only young once is so true! Robbie's baby days are long behind us, and I am glad I enjoyed them and will enjoy Jasmine's. I do sometimes feel bad that I am not out their contributing to certain important academic discussions, feel like I let my supervisors down, and wonder how some of my friends stayed in that world while raising kids?Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06874126419063226675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570876680747280215.post-76908505901768367312010-09-17T22:14:34.238-06:002010-09-17T22:14:34.238-06:00I recently started reading your blog and am alread...I recently started reading your blog and am already hooked. Thanks for writing! :)<br /><br />(currently stay at home mama in vancouver, bc)Marlasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570876680747280215.post-29174730632956417452010-09-17T08:27:39.440-06:002010-09-17T08:27:39.440-06:00Ditto. To all of it. I love reading your blog. ...Ditto. To all of it. I love reading your blog. You're super awesome.Imcombobulatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812472199510321224noreply@blogger.com