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Was he right?

Would I have to give up being a PhD student?

Would I have to choose between being a mother and a PhD student?

I couldn't accept that I wouldn't accept that Maybe I'd have to wait a se a new ive up

My PhD supervisor promised nant, that I could apply for a leave of absence, have the baby and return as soon as the year was up

I got on the phone and called her right away

Of course, she was angry

"That's totally unacceptable for hiainst our employment equity ternancy You let me deal with this, okay?"

I bitmore problems for myself

"I don't want to cause any proble this to blow up in the department and forsickness, to just finish up my current class and then take a leave of absence for a year while I figure out thisfro to sleep-deprivation, based on what I've read I won't be at my best"

"We make accommodations for students based on disabilities all the time," she replied "We should support our students when they become parents as well It's just so dahtest if we say, coet married or have a baby or any kind of real life?"

I sreat advocate for me, and I appreciated it

But if she raised a sti

nk, it would make people think I was a problem instead of an asset I didn't want to be the one everyone talked about behind my back No one would want to ith o on my permanent record as an employee

"Don't worry," I said and tried to sound happy "This is what I want I really do want to give my studies all my attention when I a has to coht?"