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« on: November 07, 2009, 03:18:43 PM » |
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So every year I have "What do I get my parents for Christmas?" issue.
They are hard to buy for since they always buy the things they want for themselves.
I just finished my dissertation and I dedicated it to my parents. I was thinking that maybe I would have it hard bound and give them a copy for Christmas.
Is that totally lame?
It seems like the grad student version of making a macaroni and glitter ornament and giving it to them.
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« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2009, 03:24:32 PM » |
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Not lame.
Mine got a copy and a framed photo of me in regalia.
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« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2009, 03:26:25 PM » |
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My mother would have been ecstatic! She was actually quit upset that I didn't give her a bound copy, building resentments that were only diverted with a signed copy of my book for her birthday a few years later.
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I like money. I like to buy stuff and experiences with money.
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« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2009, 03:27:56 PM » |
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My mother would have been ecstatic! She was actually quit upset that I didn't give her a bound copy, building resentments that were only diverted with a signed copy of my book for her birthday a few years later.
Since I'm not in a book field, I guess this is my one shot! |
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« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2009, 03:41:30 PM » |
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I think you should wrap it up all nice, AND attach a macaroni-and-glitter ornament to the outside of the package. Win-win.
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« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2009, 03:56:40 PM » |
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I think you should wrap it up all nice, AND attach a macaroni-and-glitter ornament to the outside of the package. Win-win.
Excellent, Marigolds! Scampster, your parents will love the bound copy, and will show it off to everyone who enters their home for the next 12.6 years. Make sure it's a handsome binding, if you have a choice in the matter (I didn't). |
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« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2009, 04:01:45 PM » |
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It is not a lame idea at all! My mom got one of the three bound editions of the diss. (dad died a year before I finished) and was thrilled with having it--my only copy is the original, unbound one, still in its fancy-paper box. Somewhere.
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« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2009, 06:44:33 PM » |
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It seems like the grad student version of making a macaroni and glitter ornament and giving it to them. Smile. I love the mental image. Your parents will love it. I long for the day when punch jr. has a done diss. Meanwhile, his CC degree is proudly on the mantel and will soon be joined by a degree from Cornfield U. Even though I complain on the fora sometimes, I love my little pumpkin and would be pleased beyond measure to have a copy of his diss. Even if money is tight, you can always give them a small something else with it - a box of bonbons to eat while they read it, an interesting coffee or wine, etc. I only wish my parents would have cared about my diss. I bought a copy for my chair and myself, but none for the parental units. |
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« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2009, 06:49:39 PM » |
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Do it, scampster!
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« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2009, 07:39:14 PM » |
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My parents got a bound copy of my disseration and they both actually read it. They even made sure it was laying out when company came by so they could show it off and brag about me. Their pride was so cute. I've even given reprints of journal articles to them.
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« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2009, 08:07:46 PM » |
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Okay, I'm doing it!
I like marigolds idea.
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« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2009, 10:12:15 PM » |
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My folks got a leather-bound copy. I doubt they've ever read any part of it other than the dedication (which was, in part, to my maternal grandfather, which got me a kiss from my mom).
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« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2009, 08:27:30 PM » |
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My diss was dedicated to my maternal grandmother, who raised 4 little girls on her own in the Depression and who always believed passionately in women's causes. A woman of great strength and generous with everyone but herself - she'd learned to do without too well, IMHO.
My mother was in tears when she saw the dedication. How I wish Grandma Rose had been alive to see me walk.
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Because, you know, that stuff on the syllabus is like, in writing, and there are so many ways you can, like, read that, but when the guys who sit by you in class, like, you know, must know what's really going on, right? -- AmLitHist, channelling student
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« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2009, 06:49:42 AM » |
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My parents, my wife and my mother-in-law insisted on a bound copy for Christmas. Whenever his friends come over, my dad likes to pull out his copy and go, "Look what my boy did! I bet you can't understand any of it!" He enjoys this :)
So, no, not lame.
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« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2009, 01:46:22 PM » |
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I second the idea (although I'm now where near a diss). What a great idea for a coffee table book!
And I like the idea of a picture in regalia.
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