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Work, of course, can be used to justify anything, as in, "Sorry I haven't returned your phone calls for a month, Mom, but I had a paper to write," or "I really should vacuum my room, but I have so much reading...." It works the same way with coffee: "I have to be alert this week, I have 14 midterms to study for." Or "every moment is essential because I have the MCATs next month." Or "I'll never graduate summa if I get more than two hours of sleep a night. Besides, college is only four years...
...mom is very happy this year because Hannukah and Christmas overlap. When Hannukah comes and goes in early December, she says she feels the candle-lighting is "totally out of context." My mother claims to be Jewish, but then again so does Paul Newman...
...Yale's new students, Rasmussen says her staff gives first-years special attention because "Mom has always been there" to make appointments and to check that they are taking medicine. "And these patients can be difficult because they don't always understand the symptoms," she says...
...process mislaying its youngest member. Act II: at first the kid is frightened to find himself all alone in a big scary world, but then he begins to enjoy his freedom. Act III: threatened by comical bad guys, he begins to long for the loving comfort of Mom, Dad and even his hateful older brother. Nevertheless, he copes bravely and funnily with adversity. Coda: everyone gets back together, Christmas sentiment asserts itself, and they all live happily ever after. Or until the next sequel, whichever comes first...
...find someone there to talk to-a proctor, a graduate student, a roommate--who actually listened to me and gave me support. But I would be lying if I didn't say I'd hadn't any moments when I wanted to give up and go home to Mom and Dad. The University can be generous, but not always up to giving you warm fuzzies. But then, neither is the real world...