I've been thinking a lot lately about children and parenting and how it all fits together. I think one of the easiest mistakes to make as a parent is assuming that your child is yours to keep, when, in fact, they are only ours to borrow. And for such a short time. I feel like there's more there and it's a good idea, but it hasn't fully developed yet so that's all I'll say for now. My memory isn't what it was so I wanted to jot that bit down before I forgot!
This upcoming week I'll be partaking in a right of passage known as Comprehensive Exams. I'm pretty sure most PhD programs have something similar...but I could be wrong about that. It's a major milestone in the program and kind of a big deal. I've been "preparing" for it since January. Or...at least that's the theory. I've had all kinds of papers to read and thoughts to think in preparation...but honestly...I've probably only done half of what was "assigned" or "recommended". Ugh. I'm just not as motivated as I need to be. I feel tired all the time and am a pretty slow reader, so the huge stack of papers to read has been rather burdensome. And now it's crunch time. The weekend before the exam - probably time to at least attempt to read some of the half that are unread. And I feel blah about it. It's not despair really. Not stress or anxiety exactly. More just...tired. Really, really tired. And so here I am blogging instead. Sigh.
Back to the reading!
You are so right! Children are our responsibility only for a long as it takes for them to take responsibility for themselves, and even that can start happening at an early age (and probably should).
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