That story of the woman who discovered BRCA1 is amazing. I'm glad Joe DiMaggio showed up. But my hero is this man. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-maryclaire-king/brca-marriage-testing_b_17908074.html …pic.twitter.com/RTjIStTrMY
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That story of the woman who discovered BRCA1 is amazing. I'm glad Joe DiMaggio showed up. But my hero is this man. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-maryclaire-king/brca-marriage-testing_b_17908074.html …pic.twitter.com/RTjIStTrMY
Not so life-altering but I always say yes to students who ask to bring a child to class. People ask as a last resort. Never had a problem.
So when I applied for my current (amazing) job, someone asked to bring a child to my job talk. I said yes, though I admit a slight worry.
Job talks are high-stakes and that morning, I had been told that my house had probably burned down. (It hadn't. But that's another story).
Anyway, job talk, (fortunately incorrect) information that I lost my house back home to fire etc. I was like: sure. The more the merrier! 
Talk went fine—the child was a sweet addition to the room. And I got the job! And house next door had burnt down; mine was damaged but ok.
Later, some faculty said it was a plus for them that I let mom with kid attend my job talk. That's how *I* knew I was with the right people.
Parents almost never impose kids on an academic situation unless without options. That post-doc advisor? Small gesture but changed history.
I spent a lot of my childhood bouncing around the admin office of my parents' University departments. They had spare computers!
Well turned out well for you!
And very poorly for the Dartmouth College Time Sharing system.
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