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Thu Jul-27-06 10:22 PM
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5. My daughter killed my PhD.

Not that I'd say it that way to her. My wife had her while I was working on my MA, and I took care of her, worked part time, did housework, and worked on the MA. Not too hard for the first nine months. Afterwards it got tougher, until finally I couldn't handle all of it. You can drop out of school, you can't drop your kid.

I've known a few women who have done it, though. It's very tough. They were all single moms, and I think that helped. My wife was as much a drain on me as my daughter. And spouses--they say they will help, but they won't!

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