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“Well, some of us would rather have street smarts than book smarts. I personally think street smarts are much more valuable.” That was where she tended to lack because she had been so focused on her schooling and career. “I wouldn’t necessarily say that, but I have spent more than twenty-years of my life in school, so I suppose I have a decent amount of knowledge.” Madeline shook her head at his question. “Good guess, but no. I’m an orthopedic surgeon, so I basically deal with bone injuries like fractures and then total replacements.”
She was amicably returning the compliment, which made him grin. If it were anything he had a lot of, it was kids and street smarts. “Twenty years? Well I’ll be dammed -- only thing I spent that long doin’ was raisin’ kids and kickin’ a smoking habit. You got some patience on you, girl. Congrats. And the fruits of it paid off, clearly. Don’t understand half of what you just said, but it sounds fancy.” He joked. He was impressed though -- the only thing he knew about fractures was how to cause them.” You been at this hospital this whole time? What’s that like? Shouldn’t you be like Chief of Staff by now? You studied half your life to be.”
