“This was your decision.” OK – this will be a short entry, but I just had to write it. Last night before class, a friend and I were teasing each other about hearing from our partners unsympathetic variations of the phrase, “This was your decision.” Both of us have supportive partners, but let’s face it, being with a law student is no easy task. As I have mentioned before, our families bear additional burdens...
There must be a paper due…… because here I am writing a blog instead of going over the paper that I must hand in tonight. I think it is really close to being done. It is our second legal memo. We’ve been working on it for about a month and it’s gotten to the point that I’ve read it so many times it no longer makes sense. Our prof. once used the phrase “total abomination” to describe the only reason a...
We had the best weekend – a totally spontaneous trip to the beach! My Friday night legal writing class had been canceled, and I decided that my family needed to spend time with me more than I needed to go to my 7:00pm Civ Pro class (for just one night). We were all looking forward to our first Friday night together in 7 weeks. We’d probably grab a pizza and just enjoy our few extra hours together. It was a gorgeous day. Three people...
What’s an evening student to do? Most of us work all day, go to school at night and the remainder of our time is spent trying to balance homework and family. Still, there are certain realities of law school and ultimate employment, and those realities have to do with our academic career beyond the grades. Books (and advisors, I presume, though I’ve not had time to talk to one) tell us that we need to get on a law review, go to seminars,...
Yesterday we spent a good part of the day doing fall clean-up in our back yard, and I have to say, it was quite enjoyable. The weather was cool and cloudy, but not rainy. My son and I started by letting the air and small bit of water out of his pool while we looked for bugs (mostly drowned spiders) and slugs. That was soon followed by playing with the worms that were found under the pool when we lifted it from the location it had been in all...
About Me
Insider advice and insights to help you decide if you should pursue a higher degree while raising children, and tips for being successful if you're already on that path, from a woman who graduated from law school in her early 40's while working full-time and helping raise two young children. While most of the blog posts were originally written several years ago, they have recently been sorted for the most relevant materials, and new content is being added.