Random non-MCAT and only peripherally related to the MCAT thread - Part XXVI

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oxeye said:
The ad I posted on craigslist ended up being kind of controversial. 🙄 Someone posted back and said she just couldn't understand why you would need someone else to care for your sick children because employers should always give you time off for that. And that it is a parent's job to take care of their kids when they are sick.

Lots of people posted back to that person, though in defense of my search. I don't have an employer, I have professors 🙂scared🙂 and my husband has a business to run. 🙁
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Meh, I used to post on a fairly big women's forum and I got sick of all the judgmental crap like that. Half of those types just don't have the brain to get a job or their medieval husband won't let them get out of the house, so they try to take you down because they are jealous and have nothing else going on in their lives.🙄
 
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jochi1543 said:
Meh, I used to post on a fairly big women's forum and I got sick of all the judgmental crap like that. Half of those types just don't have the brain to get a job or their medieval husband won't let them get out of the house, so they try to take you down because they are jealous and have nothing else going on in their lives.🙄
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LOL - you know the way I see it - I've taken care of my sick kids for the past four years, it's someone else's turn.

Seriously - when they have the stomach flu, I want to go get a hotel room.
 
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jochi1543 said:
Meh, I used to post on a fairly big women's forum and I got sick of all the judgmental crap like that. Half of those types just don't have the brain to get a job or their medieval husband won't let them get out of the house, so they try to take you down because they are jealous and have nothing else going on in their lives.🙄
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Yeah seriously. I know someone who was recently telling me that her fiance didn't accept his last relationship because he wanted a woman who was in a less demanding career rather then putting the kids in daycare. I'm not sure what is wrong with daycare seeing as I went in daycare even when my mom was a stay at home mom during my younger years.

I think I was 3 or 4 when I was in preschool/daycare and there was nothing wrong with it.
 
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megboo said:
I'm not applying my statement to anything in particular, but I've found on the net people tend to be much more critical than they would be in person, and have no shame in posting about it.

For example, religion in the Lounge. If you met someone in person and didn't share their beliefs, chances are you'd still be civil towards them. Most of us know better about the Lounge. And it's the same in other online forums that people think their opinions are the law and no one has other circumstances outside their own.

BTW oxeye - my mom endured some of that when she went back to med school and I was a pre-teen. Most in the community were supportive but some were ballsy enough to call her a bad mother in public (like Walmart or the gas station). Mostly older women who I secretly think were jealous. Now she sees 1/5 of the town for their healthcare needs and OMG, we are a well-adjusted family, go figure.
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I agree with the bolded. I think a lot of gossipers are just people who are insecure about their own station in life.

In regards to the issue of internet vs. real life you do make a point.

A lot of people will tend to express themselves more freely on the internet because they have never met these people in real life and what they say doesn't go with the same consequence as telling someone face to face would result in.
 
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oxeye is gonna kick arse in med school!


you know oxeye--i was just thinking. i don't think med school is going to be any challenge compared with raising children. sitting the library for hours staring at powerpoints--i can handle it. but taking care of my lil sister...ahhhhhh!!!
 
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Nikki2002 said:
oxeye is gonna kick arse in med school!


you know oxeye--i was just thinking. i don't think med school is going to be any challenge compared with raising children. sitting the library for hours staring at powerpoints--i can handle it. but taking care of my lil sister...ahhhhhh!!!
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LOL, thanks Nikki. I think med school will be a nice "break" away from the kids. That sounds so wrong doesn't it? :laugh:
 
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oxeye said:
LOL, thanks Nikki. I think med school will be a nice "break" away from the kids. That sounds so wrong doesn't it? :laugh:
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You are a HORRIBLE mother. I think I should call the state dept of children affairs on you.

🙄

While some women judge, you know what you can handle. You are providing opportunities for your children while pursuing your interest. Women can enjoy a career and a family. At least I feel they can.

While some argue that you have to pick either one or the other, there are some areas where you can find the right mix. Many women find their nitch and make it work for them.

You know other women in the SAME shoes as yourself have done it. As well as they won't criticize you for pursuing your dreams. At least they will offer critical advice but not down right criticize. And I think you're right, I know a few returning to school mothers who were happy for the time away 😉 You'll feel the same when vacation time hits too apparently. :laugh:
 
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gujuDoc said:
Yeah seriously. I know someone who was recently telling me that her fiance didn't accept his last relationship because he wanted a woman who was in a less demanding career rather then putting the kids in daycare. I'm not sure what is wrong with daycare seeing as I went in daycare even when my mom was a stay at home mom during my younger years.

I think I was 3 or 4 when I was in preschool/daycare and there was nothing wrong with it.
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Yeah, I think if it's the only child, it's probably even beneficial, because the kid learns to socialize with others.
 
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Urgh, I'm cranky today.....It's major PMS time....my AMCAS's been "ready for review" for 10 days now...no secondaries in my inbox today....the unfinished Columbia secondary is depressing me....I need to clean my house and my vacuum cleaner is broken.....I've exchanged like 5 e-mails with this dude on PlentyOfFish and he still hasn't asked me to meet up (I'm not going to do it myself)....I need to study physics, but I hate it....and then my final had to be rescheduled from the 21st to the 24th, and I was expecting to drive out of here on the 22nd, so I'll end up staying here for 2 extra days....

Blah...😴
 
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jochi1543 said:
Yeah, I think if it's the only child, it's probably even beneficial, because the kid learns to socialize with others.
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Even if it isn't an only child I think daycare is a good way to allow kids to start learning to get to interact with each other and if it is a good daycare maybe start learning a few things before they enter kindergarten.
 
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Nikki2002 said:
oxeye is gonna kick arse in med school!


you know oxeye--i was just thinking. i don't think med school is going to be any challenge compared with raising children. sitting the library for hours staring at powerpoints--i can handle it. but taking care of my lil sister...ahhhhhh!!!
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I've never had younger siblings or children of my own, but I can imagine what you are saying is dead on target regarding the second paragraph.

And yes I agree Oxeye will def. kick butt in med school. As so will the rest of our randomites who are starting med school soon. Hopefully at some point you and I will join them in the med school crowd.

So back to the point about raising kids though......

I personally think the job of raising a child is harder then any career a person could have. The reason behind this belief is that you can sacrifice your whole life for a child but in the end you never know if they will turn out good or if something will happen to make them turn out bad, but you always worry and you always fret when you have children in a way no job/career could ever hold such a grasp on you and your emotions. Furthermore, you really have to find the right balance between not being too overprotective but not being too loose with your children which is tough. Lastly, when they go through something painful, if you truly care about your kids, it becomes your pain too which is real tough.
 
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oxeye said:
LOL, thanks Nikki. I think med school will be a nice "break" away from the kids. That sounds so wrong doesn't it? :laugh:
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No its not exactly wrong. It comes back to the same points I made in the preallo thread about dating a doctor and working in the same office as them.

Whether it is your kids or your husband, I think everyone needs their space to do something other then constantly be living only for their loved ones needs. There needs to be time away to do something productive other then chores and taking care of the kids. Pretty soon your children will be in elementary school and middle school and then highschool and before you know it off to college. What do you do with your life when they are in school becomes the question.

I don't know that I'd be able to sit at home 24/7 and just do chores and pick up the kids from their activities with no life of my own or no intellectual stimulation. Of course I'd make sacrifices for my kids, but I'd rather have a life of my own as well. I think its possible to make it work and somewhat better then being at home whole day.

The big thing is being able to learn time management and not go too far to one extreme or another.

i.e. you shouldn't turn into such a workaholic that you never see your kids or make time for them once you are out of residency. However, you shouldn't be soooooo dependent on your husband that you have no life of your own either.

Instead the compromise may come in the form of taking on a less demanding specialty. Or it may be realizing that no matter how many more cases one can possibly do, you might want to consider trying to set your hours in such a way that you say at such and such time you are going to go home unless it is a dire emergency and you've had no choice but to go into the hospital or a case has been running a little over time and there's nothing you can do about it.

As long as you do this, you will be ok in my opinion. And knowing you, I'm sure you will find that balance and find out what works for you.
 
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Oh man, this sucks!!!! I ordered lunch from this Vietnamese place, and I always get the same thing, because it tastes great and it's also healthy....charbroiled beef with mint, tons of fresh vegs, and rice noodles. Just got home, opened it up, and they messed up my order! You know what I got? Breaded and deep-fried sausage!!!! :barf:I never eat that type of crap....if I'm going to eat something really bad for me, I want it to at least taste good!👎
 
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jochi1543 said:
Oh man, this sucks!!!! I ordered lunch from this Vietnamese place, and I always get the same thing, because it tastes great and it's also healthy....charbroiled beef with mint, tons of fresh vegs, and rice noodles. Just got home, opened it up, and they messed up my order! You know what I got? Breaded and deep-fried sausage!!!! :barf:I never eat that type of crap....if I'm going to eat something really bad for me, I want it to at least taste good!👎
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ugh, barfola! sorry joch!

the lunch you intended to order sounds really good though. 🙂
 
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I'm so bored.....maybe I should go ghost-towning or something...there's a string of ghost towns starting with about an hour away from me.

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Newsflash: The Score Twins are going to flunk out of med school because they spend too much time insulting each other on AIM instead of paying attention in lecture. :meanie:

Sorry I missed out on the old skool chat last night. :cry:
 
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In other news, I just got my white coat. :banana:

But now it's time to "network" with my classmates. :hardy:

Hope everyone has a great weekend!
 
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Dr Durden said:
Newsflash: The Score Twins are going to flunk out of med school because they spend too much time insulting each other on AIM instead of paying attention in lecture. :meanie:

Sorry I missed out on the old skool chat last night. :cry:
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oh.my.god.

I left you two alone on AIM at 8:15am today and you just finished chatting NOW????????????????


😆
 
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What do you guys think about runnin in the morning before takin the exam? I've been doin it everyday lately..I don't wanna wear myself out tho
 
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Wow. I had the most random night last night. Went on a date that ended up with skinny dipping in the river.:hardy:
 
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oxeye said:
Oooh, white coat! Exciting you guys! Two more weeks until I get mine. 😉

Though I did get my VA Identification today. That was kinda cool.
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Yes congrats to the newly minted med students. LOL :laugh: :laugh:

Oh and Oxeye,

I was reading this post so fast that at first when I saw VA I was thinking of Beary and wondering if she was getting a new white coat or something and was like huh???

Then I realized it was you another one of our soon to be minted MS 1s. LOL
 
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Another Kaplan 9/8. Grrr. Not complaining though, that 9 is waaay better than my original 6. One more FL tomorrow (an AAMC) then it's easy on the review and tough on the beast on Thursday.

You're going DOWN MKitty! :beat::beat::beat:
 
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One more week to finish up my science review then start doing FLs. I have 5 weeks until D-day so hopefully that will be enough.

I am taking this weekend off from study (until tomorrow night) to finish up my billing for work. Soooo behind and need $$$$$. Maybe Illinois will get it together and pay me???

I have some really good friends who are from India and spent the night with them and their kids last night. So much fun, but I swear these people do not sleep. We were up talking til 1 and the kids were pouncing on me before 6am. Soooooo tired. But the food was kick ass!
 
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pingouin said:
oppressive........humidity.......... must.....be.....inside..........

blech. this is gross. I just ran to Home Depot and it was awful just going between the car and the store. :barf:
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Yeah my mom told me around noon it was 100 and steamy at their house.

We dodged that bullet with rain today, but it's going to be in the 90's next week.

Note: my parents live about an hour's drive from pingouin
 
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Oh yeah, congrats on all the new stuff around the forum. I've been reading but not responding a whole lot.

So, congrats on mod-ships, med school/white coat starts, and whatever else is new in people's lives!
 
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hello everyone :hello:

and congrats to everything good that's going on,
too many to name :hardy:
 
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w00t!!!!!!!!! I have a new over-the-range microwave!!!!!!!! my friend helped me install it. and by "helped me', I pretty much mean "did it for me". :meanie:

This means I get to put the old microwave in the basement and reclaim a bit of counter space!

wahoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! :hardy: :clap:
 
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OK, kids, the new love interest and I are off for 2 days of camping, so I'll be back Monday night....behave yourselves.:meanie:
 
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