tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14905257.post112974675017262895..comments2024-03-25T03:17:46.829-04:00Comments on Dr. Mom, My Adventures as a Mommy-Scientist: Scientist or Mother: My Split PersonalityPhD Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863651986930363534noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14905257.post-1137601014707844562006-01-18T11:16:00.000-05:002006-01-18T11:16:00.000-05:00I don't know if you read comments to old entries, ...I don't know if you read comments to old entries, but I discovered your blog only today, and was fascinated. I'm a grad student in Israel, having two kids around your age, and a high-tech (high salary not much at home) husband. Good luck on getting everything to work! it's hard, but it is done by more and more women. Hope it would be the standard some day..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14905257.post-1130180287905848852005-10-24T14:58:00.000-04:002005-10-24T14:58:00.000-04:00Trying to be both a parent and a scientist is extr...Trying to be both a parent and a scientist is extrememly unfun sometimes. Early childhood goes by at a constant "blink and you miss it" rate for the first few years, or at least that's what it feels like sometimes. I haven't found a way to do both yet that doesn't leave me feeling pretty much torn in half. The only thing that does make it tolerable is knowing that I'd be even more miserable if I wasn't trying to do both. <BR/><BR/>On the bright side, it will get easier. Now that the kids are older, they can come into the lab (or the field) with me. I can make what I do part of their lives, and keep them involved in mine.TQAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510784510555073197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14905257.post-1129801318159267002005-10-20T05:41:00.000-04:002005-10-20T05:41:00.000-04:00got here coming from the tangled bank. i hope you ...got here coming from the tangled bank. i hope you don't mind me butting in and leaving a note.<BR/><BR/>i can feel the frustration in this entry. it's tough, but we all try to make the best of our situation. it's a constant struggle to find and stick to that life-work balance, and you're right, it's tiring!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14905257.post-1129771777654541082005-10-19T21:29:00.000-04:002005-10-19T21:29:00.000-04:00I tried being on the PTA. I think the other membe...I tried being on the PTA. I think the other members were glad when my term as secretary finished because they could hold meetings at 10 am, when it was <I>convenient</I> for everyone. It's tough being a mom who works "outside" of the home and even tougher when you're Ph.D. since to most of the other mothers you're some kind of freak.Sandra Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209950581908760880noreply@blogger.com