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Is it normal to feel extremely old and out of place at 33?I had to go "on campus" yesterday to take in the final forms for my financial aid (aka L-O-A-N, that my income doesn't cover on its own......that proves my hubby is the best). I entered the building and immediately felt self conscious. I haven't felt this way IN YEARSSSSSSS; come on, I'm 33 I know who I am and am comfortable with it. But being around 17-22 year old will put insecure thoughts into ones mind quickly. Its so stupid--I know this.Thank God all my classes will either be online or after 5 when those young-uns will be gone creepin' on their newest boyfriend.PS: this isn't a fishing expedition, I was just wondering if it is the "norm"?
Preface: my sons shower together. My youngest (Tel, 6) refuses to bathe anymore because my oldest (Dax, 11) only showers. But because a 6 year old boy isn't to be trusted to get clean during a solitary shower Dax is made the enforcer.A conversation that Hubby and I overhead the boys having last night in the shower:Tel: "You know there really is a bone in your wiener"Dax: "Duh"Tel: "You know what would suck? If you were walking down the road and tripped, fell on your wiener and broke it; then had to have a cast on it"Dax: "Duuuuude, that would suck"
Apparently when the Masters' admissions say that you need to write a 600 word persuasive essay as part of the application process they mean 6-0-0 WORDS......no more, no less.I haven't written a formal paper in years and was pretty proud of my 739 word persuasive essay and my pride was shattered when I received the rubric today. Half of the points that were docked from my total score was due to the length.I was happy to see that I only had 16 errors in 739 words (I did say I was rusty, right). Because I am constantly focused on the unattainable perfection I am upset about my low score even if I did make it into the Masters of Education program.How do I shake the feeling of failure and bask in the light of accomplishment????? I have 1 1/2 years and a 20 chapter (approximately) thesis paper to help me realize perfection is probably NOT in the cards.On another note, "purple-fessional" from the Tel dictionary/pronunciation guide ("professional" for the rest of us)
