Precisely why I didn’t do the whole “who gives this woman” thing. I did have my Dad walk me down the aisle cuz I love him, and he wanted to. I also didn’t take my husband’s name and didn’t toss the bouquet. We do have the ability to keep what works for us and cast the rest aside.

I took my first husband’s name. When I got divorced, I went back to my birth name (can we please stop calling it a “maiden” name?) and kept it after I married husband #2. Before I married husband #2 I made it clear that it was non-negotiable that I would keep my name. His only issue with it was that he was worried…

Nope. Love Preet. But no. More. Dudes.

I truly feel for this generation of parents (I include my own age cohorts in this comment as well). Somehow, we got the idea that it is a mortal sin for a mother to set boundaries with her kids. Like god forbid she tries to be anything but a bodyservant to her kids.

Totally agree with you.

I don’t see anything wrong with that in reasonable doses. Caring for yourself for its own sake is fine, as long as you don’t walk around not giving a shit about anyone else, or ignoring your responsibilities.

I hear you. I stopped going to yoga because I am very overweight, and carry a lot of weight in my belly (like a lot of almost 50 year olds). I loved yoga, but I felt that some of the poses just aren’t possible for me because my stomach gets in the way, which made me feel self-conscious and inadequate. My guess is that…

Working class and lower income people are specifically targeted by tobacco companies, so it is no wonder that smoking is a habit associated with those income brackets. However, it is the targeting of these folks by the tobacco companies that is classist, not the push to eradicate it.

I feel like the good things that happened this week for me were all about “getting stuff.” Useful stuff- new clothes, my standing desk, and patio furniture. But I feel like I am ready for spring! Bring on the sunshine.

Fuck Rachel Maddow. First she defends Roger Ailes. Now this. Also she sucks.

I am fortunate in that 1. my brother is a lawyer, with more experience than I have (I am a second career attorney), 2. I don’t have a penis, so I am automatically not the go-to relative for these things, and 3. I live in a different state than my family and most of my friends.

Thanks. I tell people outside of my profession (some of whom watch too much Law & Order) that if I’m going to be a contentious jerk to opposing counsel, then my client can do that him/herself without my help. My job is to be informed and professional.

I am a fairly new attorney, but my go-to strategy is to be as nice and courteous as possible with opposing counsel. You do your client a disservice when you act like a jerk and then need a courtesy (adjournment because your client is sick, or you are away) and the other side refuses to budge. Not to mention, you set…

And don’t forget, science is outlawed, so any kind of data analysis or critical thinking would be taboo.

Thanks so much. Yeah. We work hard. It’s the nature of the beast. But we are well taken care of, and they don’t work us “to death”. I have been pulling 10 hour days, and billing between 8 and 8.5 hours (working on improving my capture of my time spent at work). But so far no weekend work, and no after hours phone…

Thanks!

Thank you SO much! I only wish I was younger, and had more energy. The worst part about the abusive workplace for me was that it was my first job out of law school, so I didn’t know any better and really thought that I was the problem. Looking back, I think that may have been by design.

Our girl had been diagnosed with it before we picked her up. She was on antibiotics, but the dose was too low. Our vet upped the dose, but she is a pit bull, and her bark sounded like a chihuahua puppy for about 3-4 weeks.

Congratulations!

Thanks!