tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post4330176643392172211..comments2024-03-05T11:36:50.299-05:00Comments on Stand and Deliver: One day of google readerRixahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-37564406971903525272010-04-18T18:19:01.530-04:002010-04-18T18:19:01.530-04:00Naptime. That's when I got most of my writing ...Naptime. That's when I got most of my writing done. <br /><br />Let's see...I finished my comps in the end of my 3rd year and got pregnant with Zari about 6 months later, so by time she was born I was about 1 1/2 years post-comps (and I hadn't done much work on the dissertation at all, at that point!). <br /><br />I graduated 6 1/2 years after entering my PhD program. Not bad, considering I wasn't working on it all that hard for the first year+ after finishing my comps.<br /><br />For the last 4 months of dissertation writing, I had a neighbor girl come over about 2 times a week and play with Zari in the afternoons (for about 1 1/2 hours each time.) That also helped me get more writing done. <br /><br />It would be really really hard to do what I did, if I had'd had more than one child, or if I had a child earlier in the PhD process.Rixahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-91066729458544464572010-04-18T12:55:12.261-04:002010-04-18T12:55:12.261-04:00Hi Rixa, I am reading Mama PhD now - so what is yo...Hi Rixa, I am reading Mama PhD now - so what is your secret? A lot of women write that without childcare they would not have been able to complete their doctoral degrees. Did you have childcare for Zari while you did your PhD?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-58455048155882289332010-04-10T13:55:28.359-04:002010-04-10T13:55:28.359-04:00Great post! I found it while catching up with my b...Great post! I found it while catching up with my burgeoning Bloglines reader - I think I have more than 2000 posts to read. Ergh.<br /><br /><a href="http://momstinfoilhat.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/reply-turned-post-same-old-song-about-breastfeeding-shame/" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is the interesting conversation going on at my blog about the Pediatrics breastfeeding statistics, and how one blogger used the mortality statistics to make an empassioned plea to Facebook to stop classifying breastfeeding pictures as pornographic.MomTFHhttp://www.momstinfoilhat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-79048945486146136072010-04-08T14:02:59.655-04:002010-04-08T14:02:59.655-04:00Hi Rixa,
with respect to Molly's blog - nothi...Hi Rixa,<br /><br />with respect to Molly's blog - nothing new there. When I was considering the completion of my PhD, I spent an term doing research on discrimination towards mothers in academia and collected close to 50 journal articles and some books on the topic.<br /><br />While I do admire the sacrifice of women who choose to tread on, I personally didn't want to make that sacrifice. I would not feel good working in such a family hostile environment. Though all bets are off once my children are older and I still have the desire to write a dissertation.<br /><br />I am not sure if it one of those things you can have most successs in changing if you fight from within the system or outside of it. <br /><br />One of the ways of fighting it is by choosing not to participate in it, but that is of course, in part enabling the system to continue as well. <br /><br />Bravo to those who are willing to fight the fight from within the system!<br /><br />I have learned in life that it is wise to choose your battles carefully and to not fight at all unless you are 100% committed and selfless to the cause.Monikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826440086324044341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-70896421350325933472010-04-08T01:32:51.253-04:002010-04-08T01:32:51.253-04:00I've added my own set of pics. Thank you! http...I've added my own set of pics. Thank you! http://stassjamama.blogspot.com/2010/04/contrast-and-compare.htmlStassjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04623711930452942817noreply@blogger.com