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Feb 10, 2016
10:04:31pm

93 cougar All-American

back and wonder how you were able to get through it. Then something even more difficult will come along.

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93 cougar

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Graduate School with children is no joke. I'm not saying put off having kids,

Cabadapeste

2/10/16 9:01pm

Agree, it was a difficult time.

gwill

2/10/16 9:02pm

You'll look back on that time and say

Heinz57

2/10/16 9:04pm

Very true.

BigEasyCougar

2/11/16 3:56am

Oh the memories,

DrBYU

2/10/16 9:05pm

Same, started grad work and found out we were having twins and me working full

jaredm

2/10/16 9:12pm

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cougarbart

2/10/16 9:12pm

So I assume you've done both? How else would you know?

WhyKnot

2/10/16 9:19pm

Go right ahead.

Kerbouchard

2/10/16 9:20pm

Aren't you the guy who thought it was tough having to pull an all-nighter for

srey

2/10/16 9:24pm

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Cabadapeste

2/10/16 9:35pm

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cougarbart

2/10/16 9:39pm

Ignorance is bliss. And you have a particularly special brand of it

Epileptic Beagle

2/10/16 9:59pm

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cougarbart

2/10/16 11:26pm

RE: Meh, I'll take grad school married with kids over grad school 28 and single

Mot

2/12/16 4:38pm

RE: Meh, I'll take grad school married with kids over grad school 28 and single

gwill

2/12/16 5:28pm

RE: Meh, I'll take grad school married with kids over grad school 28 and single

Mot

2/13/16 12:22am

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cougarbart

2/12/16 7:34pm

You mean, "Yay! Somebody agrees with me!"

srey

2/12/16 7:37pm

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cougarbart

2/12/16 7:40pm

Read the replies to your op. I'm not the only one who disagrees with you.

srey

2/12/16 7:45pm

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cougarbart

2/12/16 7:48pm

HE can't help it if you are always wrong.

thecelloguy

2/12/16 9:19pm

I did it when I had an 11 year old and a 9 year old.

Jeffacka

2/10/16 9:14pm

I am in graduate school. It isn't that bad. (I am only taking 9 credit hours)

Ssebo

2/10/16 9:15pm

4 kids, working full time.

Ssebo

2/10/16 9:15pm

I was 4 kids 5 and under 1 full time job and 1 part time.

Kama'aina

2/10/16 9:21pm

3 kids, working 80 hours a week, good times

AF Cougar

2/10/16 9:47pm

12 kids, 4 jobs, 150 hrs per week

spugeddy24

2/10/16 10:53pm

Winner!

Kama'aina

2/11/16 9:53am

I always told myself it could be worse. Glad you made it through to tell the

AF Cougar

2/11/16 5:04pm

I'm taking 36 credit hours.

Cabadapeste

2/10/16 9:17pm

Dang, I'd love to get through grad school in one semester. What's the secret?

southernfriedcougar

2/10/16 9:28pm

Major in Humanities

CougarHut

2/10/16 9:31pm

I'm in dental school it's like this for the first two years. No secret just

Cabadapeste

2/10/16 9:36pm

Which dental school?

SuperTank

2/11/16 8:17pm

VCU SOD

Cabadapeste

2/11/16 8:27pm

I got married at 25 and started college, had 3 kids along the way

cougarblue

2/10/16 9:20pm

SMH...why do people do this to themselves?

Kerbouchard

2/10/16 9:54pm

similar story with my son

mindzeYe

2/11/16 1:43am

I did it. Very possible, but you have to

Snipe

2/10/16 9:25pm

I started with one, finished 7 yrs and a pair of grad degrees later with 2 more.

unctoothman

2/10/16 9:27pm

Yup. Just a few more years. Can't wait til it's over

spugeddy24

2/10/16 9:36pm

Oh yeah? Finished college single, started working, THEN got married, wife

Kerbouchard

2/10/16 9:58pm

It's definitely a good way to do it. I love having my little ones running

Cabadapeste

2/10/16 10:01pm

From someone that has been there, you will get through it. Then you will look

93 cougar

2/10/16 10:04pm

Had two. One going in and another while there. A professor watched

zia cougar

2/10/16 10:15pm

We took turns being the rock for each other through grad school. You never

soupie

2/10/16 11:59pm

My wife gave birth to our second child during mid-terms of my 1st semester

El Pasco

2/11/16 9:10am

I'll say put off kids. In most situations it's smart. Now if everyone who

shimmy

2/11/16 9:53am

Child #1 was born the day after I gave a talk to my department.

thecelloguy

2/11/16 3:30pm

My grades increased dramatically after getting married and having kids,

db59840

2/11/16 3:36pm

Ya the entire purpose of my post was to share how thankful I am for having an

Cabadapeste

2/11/16 3:41pm

Grad school is no joke. Period. I hated every second of it.

db59840

2/11/16 3:43pm

My point exactly

cougarbart

2/11/16 4:38pm

I sucked way more after kids. Go to class or see my kid that I hadn't seen all

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