Diary of a Law School Mom

What You Need to Know About Being a Law School Mom

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:41:00 +0000

Many of you are finalizing your law school application packets in anticipation of fall admission and you have lots of questions. There is a lot of advice out there for prospective law school students -- from getting into the right school to landing...

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Notes from the Trenches: Finding My Groove

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:30:00 +0000

This is a guest post from Rebecca, a newly minted law school mom of two. I'm officially a law school mom! Here's what I've learned in half a semester: (1) The legal profession is, as far as I can tell so far, a good fit for me. There's a lot of...

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Notes From the Trenches: Paying Tuition & Childcare or How to Spend All Your Money

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:30:00 +0000

This is a guest post from Rebecca, a mom of two who will start law school this fall. Enrolling in law school can be a controversial choice. I expected to receive at least some blowback, especially since I will be selfishly abandoning my children...

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Notes From the Trenches: A Day in the Life of a Law School Mom

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:10:00 +0000

This is a guest post from Leigh, a second-year law school mom. Juggling law school with kids is tough. My husband and I have our schedules so precisely worked out that even a wedding planner would cringe. Law school is demanding of your time....

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Notes From the Trenches: Pregnant in Law School, The Rest of the Story

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:30:00 +0000

This is a guest post from Leigh, a second-year law school mom. My second trimester progressed relatively smoothly. Sure, I may have started to outgrow my regular pants and I may have been regularly eating eat bizarre foods (cream cheese and green...

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Notes From the Trenches: Pregnant in Law School

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:20:00 +0000

This is the first in a series of guest posts from Leigh, a second-year law school mom. I’d like to briefly introduce myself before delving into my experience as a law school mom. I attend law school full-time and just finished my second year. I...

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Wanted: Guest Bloggers

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:17:00 +0000

I've been out of the law school game for a while and my stories about juggling law school with parenthood are stale. I want fresh content from you, the law student parents who are still in the trenches. Yes, this blog is called Diary of a Law School...

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Breaking My Silence

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Mon, 30 May 2011 18:49:00 +0000

I can't believe it's been nearly two years since I've written here. A lot has changed. I passed the bar exam. My children are older, crankier, and more demanding. I have a teen who is anxious to get her learner's permit; 68% of the crankiness comes...

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Auto: Pilot, Erotic, - Mated

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:55:00 +0000

Hey there. It's me - your friendly law school blogger. I know, it's been awhile. It is a funny thing: Now that I have more free time to blog, blogging has lost some of its appeal. I've been thinking: "do people really care what milestones my kid...

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Stuff I'm Doing Instead of Studying for the Bar Exam

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:44:00 +0000

Playing mini-golf with my children Taking long bike ridesDiscovering new hiking trails Exploring local museums Reading interesting booksReconnecting with old friends Sleeping in* *For me, sleeping in is waking up at 7:30am instead of at 5:30am.

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The Bar Exam

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:37:00 +0000

These days, the most frequently asked question I get asked is: When is the bar exam? People just assume I am taking it in July. Most of the time I don't correct them because I don't want to spend the next ten minutes explaining why I'm not taking...

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The Highway

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:29:00 +0000

Remember that perfect, wonderful, family friendly job I had? Yes? Well, it's disappeared *poof* into thin air. I am simply another unemployed law school graduate. I've gone through the phases of grief and I accept it. I'm no longer angry, but for...

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Morsels

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:17:00 +0000

One day I will get around to writing a well thought out blog post - but not today. It's too nice outside and I have too many good books in my library bag to piece together a coherent post. But, I should tell you, there have been some speed bumps in...

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California Dreaming

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:25:00 +0000

I had high hopes that my post-bar exam trip would be abroad. Well, our budget screamed in outrage until I gave in and planned something cheaper. So, instead, we will head to California's Central Coast for five days. It's not Germany but I am still...

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Settling Up: The Cost of a Law Degree

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:17:00 +0000

I took out over $130,000 in student loans to pay for law school. Add in my undergraduate student loans and my total student loan bill is a little bit north of $180,000. That is a lot of educational debt. Some finance books say educational debt is...

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Anniversary Failure

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:39:00 +0000

Today is my ninth wedding anniversary. Our original plan for a romantic day: catch an early movie, lunch at The Med, and enjoy a nooner before grabbing the kids from school. What really happened: spend two hours at the Subaru dealership getting our...

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The End of the (Law School) Road

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:01:00 +0000

Law school is unofficially over for me. I write "unofficially" because there is a chance I could fail a class and be stuck taking a lousy summer class. I don't believe that will happen but fate has a funny way of kicking me in the ass. Commencement...

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The Birds & The Bees Goes 21st Century

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:22:00 +0000

The following conversation took place via text message: Me: Do you know what a blow job is? Lizzie: No. What is it? Me: Well...it's when a girl kisses a boy's penis* Lizzie: That sounds like oral sex. Me: What do you know about oral...

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Dragging My Ass to the Finish Line

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:04:00 +0000

I have one last final exam on Monday before I am d-o-n-e with law school. I am so tired right now. I have those crazy, wavy circles in my field of vision and they are not helping my studying at all. To top it off, I feel a major cold coming on too....

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Send Vodka

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:05:00 +0000

I have an exam on Wednesday and one on Thursday. I am not worried about the exam on Wednesday, but Thursday's exam will be bat shit crazy. That class was sixteen weeks of bar prep and the final exam is a mini bar exam. Performance Tests, essays, and...

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Haiku #12

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:17:00 +0000

Four twenty-seven Four inches of fluffy snow Where is my spring sun?

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Black & Gold

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:42:00 +0000

Living in a college town has its perks. Over the weekend, we attended the CU Spring Game with some friends. The day was overcast and chilly. It was raining by the time the game began but we had a great time because our friends had suite...

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The Sweetest Bear in the World

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:24:00 +0000

Bubba's stage debut was so adorable! Madhubby and I have watched the video at least six times since Friday. I would love to share it here but I respect the privacy of the other parents and their children. But Bubba did great and he used his deep,...

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Fairy Tales

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:26:00 +0000

My preschooler is in his first school play tomorrow. For the past week, I have asked him about his lines, what they are and whether he knows them. Whenever I ask him about his lines, he leans in close to me and whispers in my ear, "It's a...

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Sex in the Parent Hood

noreply@blogger.com (LawSchoolMom) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:35:00 +0000

Exchange steamy text and instant messages with your husband during the work day. Ratchet up the naughty factor by sending him picture mail of his favorite body part of yours. Do not lend your cellphone to your tween daughter because when she types...

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