Posted by Dinah on February 3, 2008, at 0:41:57
In reply to Re: Learning who your friends are and are not » LlurpsieNoodle, posted by Happyflower on February 2, 2008, at 21:10:42
I've been a working mother and a full time student. As stressful as life is now, it was a lot more stressful then. I would never want to go back, and I don't envy my son having to go through it.
Being a somewhat self sufficient adult has brought me a freedom that I never had as a student. The world is so much bigger now than then. Of course, high school was even worse than college for me, because high school was even more insular. The sun rose and set over a very small group of people, and my goals were very focused.
Everyone's experience is different of course, and my experiences may not mirror those of others. I've heard many people wax nostalgic about university years. To me it was a time of perfectionistic striving and very little self tolerance. My peer group was small and held greater power than they would have on me as an adult out of school.
I do of course realize that I am very fortunate in a husband, and that without him I might feel very differently.
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