So we need a little Christmas...right this very minute
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That's right. We're about to hit rock bottom. I am tired, my weekends go by too quickly, and I have two full weeks left until Christmas break. Even though I'll be up to my eyeballs in grading research papers throughout those 12 days off, I will seriously need to recharge my dying batteries. Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but I am exhausted and always seem to be playing catch-up. Something's gotta give...it really does.
My grandmother is no longer herself. The little woman upstairs that I love so much is a mere shadow of the sharp, wise-cracking Irishwoman I've known so well. I think what hurts the most is that I look at her and she is so sad. I can feel it. It's scary to think that when she says "I'm tired of this shit" I really think she means everything. The whole thing that is life. It just kills me to see her this way. I'm waiting for a fresh remark or just for her to say my name, and she can't.
She can't.
It's too late to be crying, there are going to be energized 15-year-olds waiting for me come 7:00...
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That's right. We're about to hit rock bottom. I am tired, my weekends go by too quickly, and I have two full weeks left until Christmas break. Even though I'll be up to my eyeballs in grading research papers throughout those 12 days off, I will seriously need to recharge my dying batteries. Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but I am exhausted and always seem to be playing catch-up. Something's gotta give...it really does.
My grandmother is no longer herself. The little woman upstairs that I love so much is a mere shadow of the sharp, wise-cracking Irishwoman I've known so well. I think what hurts the most is that I look at her and she is so sad. I can feel it. It's scary to think that when she says "I'm tired of this shit" I really think she means everything. The whole thing that is life. It just kills me to see her this way. I'm waiting for a fresh remark or just for her to say my name, and she can't.
She can't.
It's too late to be crying, there are going to be energized 15-year-olds waiting for me come 7:00...
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