From the Single Mom's Law School Experience, then "Almost Attorney" to FINALLY an Esquire!: The Waiting Game Again...

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

The Waiting Game Again...

From 3/11/11

Here we are again! The waiting game. Questioning myself, wondering if I did the right thing, answered the right question, gave the examiners what they were looking for. The waiting is killing me. I can't sleep, my TMJ is out of this world -- I'm in pain, and if I don't find a way to deal with this stress, I am probably going to go nuts. This is not a good place to be.

In addition to all of that. I am still in limbo. How do I know what kind of job to look for? And the job market still is terrible. So, what do I do? Where do I go? How do I know what is coming? I am a planner. I do very little on whims or just because......

((That's where I left off in 2011. And reading this again today brought tears to my eyes and made my stomach hurt. I can't believe that was me 1 1/2 ago.)

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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.