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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
That doesn't sound like a big deal. It just sounds like a job.
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A job she has continued doing through her 70s and 80s, long after most people retire.
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I doubt she reads everything personally either.
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The material she reads is confidential, so she is not allowed to share it with her secretary, her husband, or anyone else.
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Being able to handle yourself with grace should be expected of anyone regardless of what they do for a living.
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Presumably you don't get out to many official or ceremonial events. I saw plenty when I was a reporter, and presiding over them is way harder than most people think. Being pleasant and dignified and greeting dozens of people a day, every day, week after week after month after year. Sitting attentively through interminable speeches and ceremonies. Formal meals among strangers many times a week. Never getting impatient. Never looking bored. Never saying anything the least bit insensitive or controversial. Never losing your cool. From what I've seen, it's the toughest part of being a civic representative. Most people couldn't hack even being a city councillor for a week.