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It's hard watching my partner's struggles through her doctoral program through the lens of my own difficulties with my start at a master's. If I have children who want to do a Ph.D with an eye toward teaching and research, I will do some long and hard soul-searching with them. I wouldn't say it's simply a bad idea, but it's hard in so many ways that are difficult to understand without direct experience.