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November | 2016 | mamalawmadingdong
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Motherhood, law and me wrapped up in a nice, neat, messy little package. Thoughts After the Election –. And then there is me. A straight, white, Episcopal raised, question everything, lawyer teaching a policy course. Frankly, since I am teaching a policy course, I couldn’t think of a better use of our time than to discuss how policy COULD change over the next four years, for better or for worse, and how we feel about all of it. Thoughts on the Election – November 10, 2016. Should I bother having children?
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Landing in the Past | mamalawmadingdong
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Motherhood, law and me wrapped up in a nice, neat, messy little package. The Chosen Ones →. Landing in the Past. The last time I flew into Denver was May 2002. It was to claim my late husband’s body, pack up our home and attend the first of three services he was to have. Three services to accommodate all his family and friends and the different aspects of his life. My husband asked if I wanted to book a few days in Denver, either with or without him and our boys, so I could see family and friends. An...
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August | 2015 | mamalawmadingdong
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Motherhood, law and me wrapped up in a nice, neat, messy little package. A Year of Writing Precariously. It’s been a year since I started this blog. A year since I sat in a hospital waiting room while a loved one underwent a surgery that was supposed to only be 4 hours, but lasted almost nine, and so I decided to see what this thing called WordPress was all about. It’s been a year, and I haven’t written as much as I wanted to, but I have written. And that was really the point. Which ran in a newsletter f...
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The Ides of May | mamalawmadingdong
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Motherhood, law and me wrapped up in a nice, neat, messy little package. May the Fourth Be With You →. The Ides of May. I am not writing as much as I should or I want. And it’s not even so much a question of time, because I can find the time to write.I am an insomniac by nature. I could be writing instead of watching brain eating reality shows on BRAVO. Every year it comes like clockwork. Right on time. Right in its rightful place on the calendar. The last time I spoke to my late husband is May 18. I...
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October | 2016 | mamalawmadingdong
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Motherhood, law and me wrapped up in a nice, neat, messy little package. When Words Do Matter. I am not a prude. Anyone who knows me well knows that swear words and nudity and sex aren’t things I rail against. Frankly, I think we’d be doing a lot better society wise if we loosened up around sex and tightened up around violence. So, I had to really think about it. Did I want this story, this slice of my life, to be out there for my friends and family and potentially a lot of other people to see? Tonight I...
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Motherhood, law and me wrapped up in a nice, neat, messy little package. Newer posts →. A few weeks ago I attended the LA chapter of the National Survivors After Suicide Loss Day. I co-facilitated a break out group for those who have lost partners/spouses. No, I hadn’t lost a child. I hadn’t lost a parent. Or a sibling. Someone who could never be replaced. Because being with the girl who cried at anything and everything, couldn’t hold down food and whose hair was falling out due to stress was such ...
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mamalawmadingdong | mamalawmadingdong
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Motherhood, law and me wrapped up in a nice, neat, messy little package. It has been a long time coming. From next year, to next month, to next week, to tomorrow. It has been lingering in the back of my head and heart for years. It came to a head about 6 days ago, where I just found myself sobbing at my dining room table while typing on my laptop. You bet. Did anxiety sometimes paralyze me to the point where I could sit and have 20 minutes pass and not know it? Since giving birth to our twin boys almost ...
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Thoughts After the Election – | mamalawmadingdong
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Motherhood, law and me wrapped up in a nice, neat, messy little package. When Words Do Matter. 23 Years Later …. →. Thoughts After the Election –. And then there is me. A straight, white, Episcopal raised, question everything, lawyer teaching a policy course. Frankly, since I am teaching a policy course, I couldn’t think of a better use of our time than to discuss how policy COULD change over the next four years, for better or for worse, and how we feel about all of it. Should I bother having children?
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May the Fourth Be With You | mamalawmadingdong
https://mamalawmadingdong.com/2016/05/05/let-the-fourth-be-with-you
Motherhood, law and me wrapped up in a nice, neat, messy little package. The Ides of May. Reflections in the Mirror →. May the Fourth Be With You. May the Fourth Be With You. I heard it at least 1000 times today. I guarantee George Lucas and Disney never realized the Fourth has always been with me. It’s been with me since 1994. People have asked me if I think that was part of what drove his decision to end his life. And I can, without a doubt, say absolutely not. He wanted a family. Children&...What he d...