No. I could have missed who she was when we first met, and the first few years we had together, but I absolutely do not miss who *I* was at that time, so no thanks even to the nostalgia. reply
It helped immensely, honestly in a life-changing way.
A bit of background: when I was a kid the dynamics between my parents led to my siblings and I being raised with a combination of contempt and neglect on some days, emotional dependence on others, with a constant underlying tension of nervous anxiety. Nothing was ever good enough; important dec...... 1 reply
I'm fine, but... I'm grading the reports of students so that they would know what they got for their final research papers on Monday. There is one student who I know could have performed so much better, but because the paper he submitted isn't so good, I can't give him the overall course grade that I honestly think would reflect his level of knowle...... 1 reply
I think your feelings make perfect sense. It's hard to try and want to believe in something, and then you look all around you at the people who claim to be practicing the same religion, only to be disappointed by them and their conduct at every turn.
I see people skipping over the part where you say you don't want to stop being religious. I will a...... 1 reply
I think you should be open about the reason they stripped you of the title, but bring it up as a funny "oh well, this will be a funny anecdote for a LinkedIn post". It's important that people do not realize how much this hurt you.You can even include it as a story in your personal essay, framing it as how you managed to overcome and motivate yours...... 2 reply