http://www.kev-lar.com/i-know-why-the-uncaged-bird-sings/work Experiences, Observations, and Musings of a Modern Married Man Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:06:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.kev-lar.com/i-know-why-the-uncaged-bird-sings/work#comment-17 Corinne Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:11:25 +0000 http://www.kev-lar.com/?p=25#comment-17 i was just talking about this sensation with another friend of tom's and mine, who is a spouse of a teacher. the sensation is so much more poignant as an adult... we all had it once, as kids, and it *was* long awaited and much appreciated. but i still feel as though i didn't appreciate it enough. what you have is a beautiful gift. more pay & accolades doesn't buy time back. for that matter, a lot of people have unreasonable hours, little appreciation and shitty pay...and still don't get a summer respite. needless to say, you chose your profession wisely! congratulations on your reward :) i was just talking about this sensation with another friend of tom’s and mine, who is a spouse of a teacher. the sensation is so much more poignant as an adult… we all had it once, as kids, and it *was* long awaited and much appreciated. but i still feel as though i didn’t appreciate it enough. what you have is a beautiful gift. more pay & accolades doesn’t buy time back. for that matter, a lot of people have unreasonable hours, little appreciation and shitty pay…and still don’t get a summer respite. needless to say, you chose your profession wisely! congratulations on your reward

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