Friday, December 23, 2011

Dr. Mental

The other day I came back to my office to find my office-mate in a discussion with his boss.

As I sat down, his boss said, gesturing to me, “You know, you have to call him ‘Doctor’ now.”

“What?” came the reply.

I turned bright red while his boss explained that I had just earned my culminating degree.

Later, as I thought about it, I couldn’t figure out what caused me to blush and feel embarrassed. A Ph.D. is a huge accomplishment that I shouldn’t be ashamed of.

And yet, here I am…

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