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I just need to stop talking to my father about my work
The last two times we’ve discussed academic matters, he’s either (a) asked me if I knew how I was going to go about writing a cutting edge dissertation that separates me from the field*, or (b) asked me if my adviser knew who I was when I met with him**.
* “Uh, I need to write my qualifying paper first. And also propose a dissertation. I just started my third year in the program.”
** “I mean … yes. Yes, of course he did. Jesus Christ, Dad.”
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amandahess said:
my dad sent me an email a few weeks ago suggesting that all my problems could be solved if i got a job
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“Once you’ve become a part of this particular patch, you’ll never love another. Like loving a woman with a broken nose, you may well find lovelier lovelies, but never a lovely so real.”
- Nelson Algren, Chicago: City on the Make
