Raliced the Eighth

[Mozza]

Thank you so much for giving us an update. I was really looking forward to it after the death of your father. It's moving what you wrote about him, even more that you feel the need to share with us who he was. The image of you in his truck is powerful. I hope you'll continue to cope well with it.

I would have bet my pension that you already had a master's and that you had studied some quantitative stuff. We're even more alike than I thought because I also came from the humanities and drifted towards numbers without ever meaning it. As for the master's, I would expect that you will enjoy it more than your undergrad. There is a lot more autonomy and, given your self-awareness, you should ask about options to do a self-directed class. I did that once - you meet the prof once a week for guidance, but the rest is you at the library. It was one of my best "classes". Keep us posted on this beautiful project. And hopefully you'll find pleasure in it, not just a mean to progress at work. Life is short.

I find your anger interesting. I had moments of anger earlier, a few months after BD, and I decided to feel them. I never took them out on WW, but I would not feel guilty for being angry at her. In fact, it helped me greatly to feel a little better and was likely instrumental in getting me to a better place each time. I encourage you of thinking about where this anger comes from inside of you and that might be triggered by the recent events.

"Post-traumatic growth". I like that. It describes many of us here.