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Ask Me About Marriage
It would be nice to have a companion to share my life and grow old with. However, I am going to scream if one more person tells me that I should get remarried instead of go to school, work, or otherwise take care of myself. I know women who have gotten remarried for...
Show Me the Money
I do not believe that my desire to make money makes me less of a lady than when I was content to make pennies as a teacher. But, if it does, I’m learning to be okay with that. I did not put my family through law school so that we could continue to scrounge for...
Am I a Hero?
Sometimes people are very kind and tell me I’m a hero for getting through school as a single mom. Usually, it’s the people who didn’t see the nitty-gritty, up close, personal details of the train wreck I was throughout law school. Have you ever seen a person with...
Responsibility
When I decided to go to law school as a single mom, a lot of people were excited for me and a lot of people thought I was making a huge mistake. I was told I was being irresponsible, that I was being selfish, that I should wait until the kids were older, and that I...
Student Debt Assistance
I do not believe in rewarding bad behavior. As a taxpayer, I am not supportive of paying the debts of college kids who changed their major six times or were too busy goofing around to show up for class, study, or get their homework done. If they took out loans and...
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