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So, it has been a while since I have made a support thread. I noticed that there is a very large number of applicants here on SDN that are either married, have kids, or both but there is not a central location for us to gather information on what it is like to be a premed, med student or resident with a family. I figured I could start that and hope that others are able to contribute (Any medical students, residents, or attendings that have been through this.....come one come all, help us help ourselves and our families!) If it as simple as asking "How are the public schools in Brookline" or giving an entire speech about how to make it through, please talk about your kids and this process.
I would like to start the thread off with a short about my daughter that happened earlier this week just to lighten the mood:
So my daughter drinks almond milk, so she knows that there is "Almond milk" and "regular milk." Well, we were walking to her school and telling her that she was moving up from preschool to prekindergarten. She looks at me and asks "Is preschool me regular school?" "Yes, it is your regular school." "So...is kindergarten my almond school?" This little genius made the connection that 'almond' is the opposite of 'regular.' I mean, she is completely wrong! But seeing those kinds of logical conclusions and thought processes are what makes going through all of this with a family worthwhile - seeing how she can think and learn inspires me to think and learn. As she is going through kindergarten during my *hopefully fingers crossed* M1 year, I know she will be having 10 times the difficulty that I will be. I just have to learn how to be a doctor, she has to learn how to be a person.
And with that story, I hope I have set a positive tone for the rest of the thread and hope to see a lot of contribution from our silent but ever-present group!
I would like to start the thread off with a short about my daughter that happened earlier this week just to lighten the mood:
So my daughter drinks almond milk, so she knows that there is "Almond milk" and "regular milk." Well, we were walking to her school and telling her that she was moving up from preschool to prekindergarten. She looks at me and asks "Is preschool me regular school?" "Yes, it is your regular school." "So...is kindergarten my almond school?" This little genius made the connection that 'almond' is the opposite of 'regular.' I mean, she is completely wrong! But seeing those kinds of logical conclusions and thought processes are what makes going through all of this with a family worthwhile - seeing how she can think and learn inspires me to think and learn. As she is going through kindergarten during my *hopefully fingers crossed* M1 year, I know she will be having 10 times the difficulty that I will be. I just have to learn how to be a doctor, she has to learn how to be a person.
And with that story, I hope I have set a positive tone for the rest of the thread and hope to see a lot of contribution from our silent but ever-present group!