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thenewgreen  ·  3782 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "You're Doing Great Work, It's Just...You Aren't Trying Very Hard."

Funny story:

When I was 17 and almost flunking so badly I didn't graduate on time my mom asked me what the hell I was thinking?

My response, "I'm going to be a rock star."

Her reply, "...and if you're not, what then?"

Me: Then I'll marry a doctor.

Funny part is, I'm not a rockstar and I'm married to a doctor. It just sorta happened. That said, we've been married 10 years and she's still not making doctor money. Residency is a bitch. You get slave wages based on how much time/effort goes in to it.