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12776934, My Cousin Had to Defend His Doctoral Thesis Today. But....
Posted by MrThomas43423, Thu Apr-09-15 03:00 PM
the first call he got this morning was finding out his Dad died. my Uncle had been mentally not well ever since his stroke 6 or 7 years ago. physically...he was declining, but its not like he was in the hospital on life support. and to have to defend your thesis under that kind of shock is incredible.
my cousin and i were born on the exact same day. my dad and his sister both had sons on September 16, 1980. he's my twin cousin. my brousin. the only difference is be was last of his parents three children, and i was the first of my parents three children. and his older sisters were 11 and 8 years older than him. so we've really lead different lives. and his like puts my life in perspective. cause we're both 34, both at good places in our careers, but i still have BOTH of my parents and he's lost his already. and that makes my heart go out to him. it just makes you put everything in perspective and all that. that life is so....different. and you never know what people your age and seemingly just like you might have gone through.
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.
not compassionate....only polite.
I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.
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12776936, mitigating circumstances?
Posted by blackrussian, Thu Apr-09-15 03:01 PM
also, sorry for your loss. I just went to a funeral this morning.
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12776949, thank you. but he did it. he passed or whatever.
Posted by MrThomas43423, Thu Apr-09-15 03:06 PM
and i'm not sure i could have do it without either breaking down during, or immediately afterwards.
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.
not compassionate....only polite.
I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.
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12776966, wow, that's pretty impressive
Posted by blackrussian, Thu Apr-09-15 03:12 PM
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12776970, that is tough. im emotional. i might've cancelled that shit.
Posted by Deadzombie, Thu Apr-09-15 03:13 PM
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12776997, he is too.
Posted by MrThomas43423, Thu Apr-09-15 03:23 PM
like i've seen that nigga cry numerous times. bad cries. so i'm beyond proud of him.
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.
not compassionate....only polite.
I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.
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12777084, Awwwwwww sorry to hear about your uncle. Your cousin
Posted by Latina212, Thu Apr-09-15 04:17 PM
Must have been incredibly strong to go through with it
I've seen students lose it when the projector didn't work
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12777117, lol....right?? and thank you.
Posted by MrThomas43423, Thu Apr-09-15 04:33 PM
i think that's what made me say damn the most. definitely not my pain, and not really even his pain, but the fact he had to suppress it and fight thru it on a day that was already challenging enough.
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.
not compassionate....only polite.
I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.
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12777090, the fact he sucked it up and went in there & made it happen
Posted by Binlahab, Thu Apr-09-15 04:21 PM
speaks to his character
congrats to him, many ppl would have legitimately crumbled in that situation
does it really matter?
wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg
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12777122, thanks. he's tough.
Posted by MrThomas43423, Thu Apr-09-15 04:34 PM
the nigga 5'2....but he's tough.
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.
not compassionate....only polite.
I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.
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12777093, prayers and condolences to your cousin.
Posted by BabySoulRebel, Thu Apr-09-15 04:23 PM
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12777123, thank you.
Posted by MrThomas43423, Thu Apr-09-15 04:34 PM
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.
not compassionate....only polite.
I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.
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12777136, good shit in spite of that shit
Posted by Ashy Achilles, Thu Apr-09-15 04:42 PM
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12777175, absolutely.
Posted by MrThomas43423, Thu Apr-09-15 05:08 PM
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.
not compassionate....only polite.
I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.
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12777137, wow..thats awful...
Posted by rdhull, Thu Apr-09-15 04:42 PM
>the first call he got this morning was finding out his Dad
>died. my Uncle had been mentally not well ever since his
>stroke 6 or 7 years ago. physically...he was declining, but
>its not like he was in the hospital on life support. and to
>have to defend your thesis under that kind of shock is
>incredible.
>
>my cousin and i were born on the exact same day. my dad and
>his sister both had sons on September 16, 1980. he's my twin
>cousin. my brousin. the only difference is be was last of his
>parents three children, and i was the first of my parents
>three children. and his older sisters were 11 and 8 years
>older than him. so we've really lead different lives. and his
>like puts my life in perspective. cause we're both 34, both at
>good places in our careers, but i still have BOTH of my
>parents and he's lost his already. and that makes my heart go
>out to him. it just makes you put everything in perspective
>and all that. that life is so....different. and you never know
>what people your age and seemingly just like you might have
>gone through.
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>it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're
>strangers.
>
>not compassionate....only polite.
>
>I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.
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12777176, truly.
Posted by MrThomas43423, Thu Apr-09-15 05:08 PM
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.
not compassionate....only polite.
I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.
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12777145, that's a strong man. my condolences to the fam
Posted by teefiveten, Thu Apr-09-15 04:47 PM
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12777177, thank you.
Posted by MrThomas43423, Thu Apr-09-15 05:08 PM
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.
not compassionate....only polite.
I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.
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12777983, God Bless you, your brousin, and family! Congrats on his ....
Posted by RaphaelSoulLee, Fri Apr-10-15 12:23 PM
Achievements...that's quite plausible, and under these circumstances, it's extraordinary!
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12778001, Made his daddy proud!!!
Posted by legsdiamond, Fri Apr-10-15 12:38 PM
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12778105, wow! sad to hear, but glad to hear that he persevered!
Posted by earthseed, Fri Apr-10-15 02:27 PM
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