+one billion this. Post-structuralist softbois out here getting praise for reading on a boat.
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These anecdotes are cute but they’re not a replacement for a personality/political mettle. These anecdotes are like a dating app profile with a bunch of flags, a dog emoji, and a guy holding a fish. Traveling, collecting records, reading, speaking another language... none of these are a personality. They’re little…
Nope. I was an avid reader 10+ years ago and honestly forgot she existed until this article. You can disapprove... on your own. The problem with gaggles of “concerned” moms online is that they’re marginally more evolved than a viper pit. Look at some of the comments Chrissy Teigen, Pink, and other celebrities who are…
Is it? Or is it just a device to deal with someone’s own need to avoid discomfort, talking about things that aren’t pleasant, and avoiding this pathological need to make people “better”.
This sounds like you have a personal problem that you’re projecting onto a perfect stranger. Maybe you can understand why hypercritical concern trolls contributed to her stress levels.
That’s such a weird fucking thing to say to people who are complaining because you’d never say the equivalent to people who are happy. Do you ever tell someone overjoyed about a new baby that “yeah, well, my aunt’s kid got into Yale with a full ride and is also immune to all disease so don’t be too happy about your…
Didn’t even think about this but this is such a valid point — where could she go to law school full-time in southern California that wouldn’t cause massive disruption to the entire student body and learning process?
Yawn.
THIS x 1000000000.
Wah wah wah. Hating on the Kardashians is so fucking boring. If she can pass the bar doing 5 hours of studying a week in between getting Botox injections and manicures, more power to her. In three years of law school, I don’t remember anyone lamenting that if only there was MORE reading to do.
It literally doesn’t. You’re never in class for 18 hours a week in law school. The “you have to” is the mandatory time she has to spend under her supervisor in a law office. Study time isn’t counted into that and if she’s going to pass the bar, she’s going to study.
18 hours a week is just her in-office time. You did not spend more than 18 hours a week in a classroom. Besides, who gives a shit? If she can pass the bar, have at it. Also reminder that 45 hours a week is literally nothing. It’s just a regular-ass job. If I could have done my reading in 1L in 2 hours instead of 4, I…
The 18 hours is just the mandatory ass-in-seat time and she (says) she studies more on top of that. In law school, you spend about 3 hours a day in actual class. The bulk of your time is spent reading/outlining/briefing/whatever, maybe another 30 hours. When I was in school, ABA rules didn’t allow you to have a…
I wish I could star this a million times, high-five you, and buy you dinner. If I had a dollar for every “what do you have to be depressed about, your life is amazing” comment from a well-meaning friend... It’s only second on the terrible scale to “have you tried yoga”. Like, yes, Karen, I can now do a peacock pose…
“I mean, on the one hand, it certainly seems indulgent for a multi-millionaire to skirt law school and take a swing at studying criminal justice because she has the means (and childcare) to do so”
A Tomatoface has no name
Take your star.
Same here. Childcare costs are so high here that it’s almost a net even for someone to stay home and take care of the kids because childcare wipes out so much of your take-home. My friends who do want kids are either waiting or planning on one child only and some others want them but don’t think they can manage.…
By all means, write a thoughtful, fact-supported, cogent rebuttal so we can understand your objections in the marketplace of ideas!