tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777672726946490478.post2707408808502351772..comments2022-11-03T05:07:56.576-04:00Comments on Waste Less, Grad Student: ...heyStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04180240632151414158noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777672726946490478.post-35928446337388574612014-05-31T20:10:09.047-04:002014-05-31T20:10:09.047-04:00Oof, sorry to hear this. Yes, the early years of ...Oof, sorry to hear this. Yes, the early years of grad school can be really tough, in so many ways. Your post dredges up all sorts of memories I had repressed. I was so lucky I had parents who had been through it (especially my dad, who told me about how both he and my mom had suffered during their first years of grad school. I'd never known that, because I only saw the post-grad-school successful versions of them).<br /><br />Your former math professor is rooting for you. Kudos on boundary setting (huge, on-going life accomplishment), on identity grappling, and on that thesis. Yay for you! Miser Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843021555128849804noreply@blogger.com