The Reluctant Grownup

Growing old gracelessly.

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Categorizing Things is Overrated

Theoretical Conversations

Most evenings as I’m heading home from work, especially those when I’m late, I give Patrick a call to let him know I’m coming, so he can (a) shoo all…

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January 25, 2008
Categorizing Things is Overrated

May 17

Today I am grateful for, Today I am worried about, Today I request, Today I will offer I needed a writing prompt here to get things rolling mentally, so here…

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May 17, 2025
Carolina, Holidays and Celebrations

Cinco de Derby Day

Being descended (recently) from Louisvilleans, my husband has an abiding love of bourbon and an inborn obligation to host a party on the first Saturday of every May.  We celebrated the…

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May 6, 2007
  • Christmas Table

    RG / December 21, 2013

    This morning, the various woes of pregnancy had me wide awake and staring at the wall at 4am.  So – not one to waste precious child-free quiet moments – I hopped up and…

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  • Phil Robertson, affluenza, and the War on Christmas

    RG / December 20, 2013

    What do these trending topics all have in common? They all make me want to quit facebook.  Jeezy Creezy. I’ll spare you my thoughts on these trending topics – I’m sure that if…

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  • Who Turned Up the Heat?

    RG / December 17, 2013

    I don’t know who cranked up December, but holy hell, ya’ll.  I’m probably going to bill my first 200 hour month – in DECEMBER, with, like, CHRISTMAS and holidays and stuff in there. …

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  • My three year old is systematically destroying my will to live, one morning at a time

    RG / December 11, 2013

    The Professor is on his last sojourn out of town for work for the foreseeable future, meaning I am no longer a single mom 3 weekday mornings a week.  This comes about a…

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  • Mothers in the Legal Profession Roundup No. 330

    RG / December 8, 2013

      The weekly Mothers In the Legal Profession Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis at the Butterflyfish, PT Law Mom, Attorney Work Product, BJJ, Law, and Life, The Reluctant Grownup, and Magic Cookie blogs. Week of December 2…

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