I'm just an anonymous surfer but congrats! It's a huge thing to get a PhD and I've seen your sweating it out entries for a while now. I think in any of life's defining moments people will sometimes resort to that kind of low grade teasing... like the "ball and chain" comments around weddings or the "oooh you're the big boss now" comments around promotions.
Not everyone reacts well to the success of others, and that uncomfortableness can turn into that kind of "humor".
Since you're probably going to have a very illustrious career, it's good to figure out how to handle it now so that when you get other awards you're ready. *grin* I find the best response is "thank you" - it's confusingly polite.
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Date: 2003-09-03 02:46 pm (UTC)Not everyone reacts well to the success of others, and that uncomfortableness can turn into that kind of "humor".
Since you're probably going to have a very illustrious career, it's good to figure out how to handle it now so that when you get other awards you're ready. *grin* I find the best response is "thank you" - it's confusingly polite.