Word: sonly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...would like to present to members of the Class of '98 the same suggestion I have made to recent classes about what to do at Commencement about "Fair Harvard," which speaks only of "thy son" when half of those graduating are daughters...
...knife and he said, "Fuck this! I'm going inside to get my gun." That was when I soiled myself and I got my friends and ran home. My dad caught me in the sink trying to put a Band-Aid on my arm. And he said, "Son, are you all right?" and I said, "Yea, I just had a bloody nose and a bad dream," except I had urine on my pants and blood coming down my arm. I'm really not that much of a criminal though, but I do know Scott Farber...
Along with joy for the family that this birth brought to all who know them, the news had a greater impact on me than I expected. Hearing about my friend's son served as a reality check that brought to mind a number of ideas and re-evaluations. The news led me to reflect a bit on the somewhat artificial construction of being a student and gave me a greater appreciation of parenthood and all that it means. Seeing first-hand the happiness of a new parent and the added responsibility one quickly assumes with parenthood, the passage of time...
...father and old friend is a graduate student three years older than me. While graduate students and undergraduates approach school with different mindsets and maturity levels, the fact remains that we are not much younger than the couple who now have a son. In fact, many of us may today be close to the age at which our parents gave birth to us. As college students, however, parenthood seems far, far away. The fact of the matter is that thousands of people our age are working full time, marrying and even having children. We are in a fairly unique historical...
...purpose and a feeling that we ought to approach our studies with a degree of responsibility. Studying is not a job per se, but in many senses, it is what we do instead of working, and it should not be taken lightly. The birth of my friend's son was a reminder that we are closer to parenthood than to childhood, and therefore should act accordingly...