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Old 01-14-2009, 11:30 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by lostbutterfly
Right now, I'm too scared not to have them nearby. I feel too alone, as a mum and stuff.
Have you done a 4th step with your sponsor, LB? If you have, you know how to do an inventory on your relationship with your kids. It really, truly works the same way.

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How many years have you been back at school? My brain doesn't work that way anymore. I used to have this semi-photographic memory - long gone!! Are finals in summer, like here? I always think that is a cruel time to make kids study!
I finished a four-year (baccalaureate) degree last spring, and I'm working on a three-year MFA (master of fine arts) right now. I used to have a good memory, too, but long-term use took that away. The hardest part is that the average person's vocabulary expands from 10,000 words to 20,000 words between high school and a four-year degree, and in graduate school, I can't find the statistic, but it's a whole bunch more. I find myself looking up the SAME word over and over because I can't retain the meaning. Frustrating, yes...

My finals these days involve long, detailed papers that I never start soon enough!

Breathe deeply today, okay?

Peace & Love,
Sugah
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