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MILP Roundup No. 344

The weekly Mothers In the Legal Profession Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis at the Butterflyfish, Grace, BJJ, Law, and Living, Mommy and the Sin City, Magic Cookie, here,…

May 1, 2014

Holidays and Celebrations, Like a Horse and Carriage

Wedding Day – Very Long – Please Forgive!

I woke early on Saturday, October 21st, and lay blinking into the darkness in my small room. I had set the alarm but didn’t need it. I wandered around the…

November 26, 2006

Categorizing Things is Overrated

January 11

“A quest is more fun than a jaunt.” I took Craig and Jack to the art museum last Sunday afternoon. I joined and plan to go once a week –…

January 11, 2025

Sunday at the Park

RG / May 13, 2010

On Sunday we put Jack into his wagon and dragged him over the bumpy New Orleans roads to a nearby park. He spent the first half of playtime there being afraid of a motorized…

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Wind

RG / May 11, 2010

It is 4:30 am, and I am breathless, breathless. I pace the cool tile floor and raise my arms above my head, wanting to breathe without work, without thinking about it, trying to…

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Supermom

RG / May 9, 2010

Last Monday, I took the Awful Exam. Tomorrow, I start the Scary New (Temporary) Job. In the time between, I’ve accomplished a great deal, much of it falling under the category of Making…

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Exams, Bouncy Seats, and “Genius Law Clerk” Earrings

RG / May 4, 2010

Yesterday I took my seventh law school exam, the final one of my 1L year, and it was the worst, most ridiculous, dumbest hide-the-ball piece of nonsense I’ve ever seen. It really ticked…

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Today

RG / May 2, 2010

Today you counted for the first time. You said One Two, before dad would throw you up on his legs. We couldn’t get you to go to three, but still. One, Two, clear…

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