From the Single Mom's Law School Experience, then "Almost Attorney" to FINALLY an Esquire!: Ticking Clock

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Ticking Clock

The ticking clock is ticking slowly. Do you remember sitting in high school and watching the clock ticking by, so slowly? You could hear the second hand as it chugged along and you were convinced that time could not go any slower? This is me right now. The clock is ticking slowly. I can hear the time tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock......

I am now a little under a week away from the bar results. April 22nd at 2:00 is the time. If all goes well, I will be sworn in on May 6th at 1:30 in the afternoon. I still don't know what I will do, where I will work, what direction I will take. I have an idea rolling around in my head, but as someone who operates with caution, I don't know if this idea is the answer to a dream, or the start of a headache.... But I still have seven days of tick tock, tick tock............

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Pretty GirlApril 15, 2011 at 12:03 AM
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AnonymousJune 3, 2011 at 7:33 AM
Hey there! Just checking in on you because it's been quite sometime since you've posted :( I just wanted to send a word from Atlanta to Oregon letting you know someone was praying for you :) Hope all is well, hope to hear from you soon!

~Lauren
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FAQ

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.