A cartoon depicting a parent meditating while multiple people—including a child—vie for attention. One mentions a builder, another calls for “Mom,” another needs proofreading, and someone confesses to shredding data. The caption notes that an academic parent needs a zen-like calm.
Creation date
2016-10-11AltText
An academic parent meditates while others demand help, referencing the zen-like calm needed to juggle family and research.Transcript
Person 1: "There's a builder on the phone. Apparently they want double to fix the roof."
Person 2: "Mom? Mom? Mom?"
Person 3: "I need this proofread."
Person 4: "I found a big stack of data and shredded it. I assume it wasn't important, right?"
Being an #AcademicParent requires a level of inner peace that a zen master would kill for
