The Reluctant Grownup – Page 122 – Growing old gracelessly.

Farewell

He’s gone. I’m flying out to Louisville for the funeral Thursday. Sigh. Such a cheerful, unique personality. As a friend put it, cancer bites. God bless you…

January 31, 2006

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Wean

I am sick. My eyes water. I am fevered. I have to go to work anyway because, just because, but I shut my door and soldier on. While I’m in…

April 23, 2009

MILP Roundups

MILP Roundup

I am part of a group of women who blog(ged), all lawyers and moms, who have been supporting one another online for many years (nearly a decade for some, and…

April 12, 2016

Crazy Fun Times

RG / April 30, 2012

Gender Law exam tomorrow. Love that class, but it has me perpetually steaming. Angry at the world. Grrr, argh. After that, I’ll have a smidge of a breather before my paper is due…

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A Big Boy

RG / April 24, 2012

“I don’t wanna put my pants on, Mama,” he whines at me, plaintive, annoying. He is literally dragging his feet, and every other part of his body – hands slack at his sides,…

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A Beautiful Paradox

RG / April 22, 2012

Fun convo going back and forth among a couple of women I know, and I wanted to join in. You can read the Atheist here and the Mormon here. I won’t wax on…

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Easter Day

RG / April 18, 2012

And just like that, eight days slipped by me. I have driven the five hour round trip to Mobile three (possibly four) times in the last week. I am scrambling to scrape up…

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I Am Living Right

RG / April 10, 2012

So this is a weird way to put this, but I keep thinking it – if 2012 is my last year to live (and it almost certainly isn’t), I am definitely living it…

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