This is pretty much my life, with a few exceptions. All the academic stuff is spot on, especially the multiple coinciding demands on one's attention. I have fewer kid-related concerns than Tania does, but more homestead duties -- Did I remember to call the roofer to fix the gutter? I need to buy a new furnace air filter...maybe just get six. Need to pay the property tax bill tomorrow. The cable box is acting up again...gotta look at that. And so on. -- but it's pretty much all the same confusing, non-stop barrage of responsibilities.
I think what makes an academic career amazing -- professional autonomy -- is also what makes it incredibly frustrating. I get to decide what I want to work on and (largely) who I want to work with, but I also have a tendency to say "yes" to people and opportunities when I really should decline, and that leads to me taking on way too many projects. Discipline...it's something I'm still working on.
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/03/27/521620741/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-academic-mom?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_medium=social
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William Stolley Pretty sure the gender difference is covered under the "with a few exceptions" clause.
ReplyDeleteIt's the cold bony fingers getting closer to your shoulder and it is not class specific.
ReplyDeleteWilliam Stolley Welcome to 2017, where men and women tend to have (with a few biological exceptions) largely interchangeable roles and responsibilities.
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