From the Single Mom's Law School Experience, then "Almost Attorney" to FINALLY an Esquire!: Taking a Road Trip!

Monday, November 15, 2010

Taking a Road Trip!

This coming Thanksgiving, I am taking a road trip. First one in years, and the first one with my daughter since she was a child. I am so excited. This post really has nothing to do with law school, more single parenting I guess. What I am excited about is that I am visiting my sister, niece, and nephew. They live on a base in Colorado. I want to see what base life is like... and I want to talk to a MP on base! LOL. I know there is a whole federal law issue and the MP's control. I am really interested in how the military structures it's laws.

More than that, I am fascinated by the fact that it is federal land and so therefore, no state tax on the base. My mom has tried to explain what it is like. There are commissary's like giant, sterile, WalMarts with everything you can imagine, gas stations, restaurants -- this absolutely fascinates me.

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Lots of people ask me: how do you do it? How do you attend law school and raise a child alone? My answer is simply that you prioritize. You approach school as an 8 to 5 job. I take Friday evenings and Saturday's off. Study a bit on Sundays. For me this works. It means not being a part of the "social" things at school, and that time between your classes is in the library studying. But that's okay. You will have different goals then the students who are single with no children.

How do you afford it? Student loans........yes, you heard me. My reasoning is that my earning capacity will double, but likely triple, which means that I can afford to take on the debt to pay for a better future for my daughter and I.

Does you daughter resent you studying? No. Sometimes she gets frustrated, but she really does understand the bigger picture. She is my biggest supporter. I have learned to include her by taking her to class with me when I can, by having her help me study with flash cards, and by taking her to appropriate events at school. In fact, I did an incoming student panel one year, and the administration of the school had her speak as well. We are a team, and that includes this journey.