Remember How It Felt to be a Kid

In the daily grind of life, I try, really try like most folks I know to be a good parent. Sometimes I do OK but no doubt there's a lot of room for improvement. At 39 it is hard to remember what it felt like to be a kid sometimes. So I thought I'd share the letter my daughter gave me a few weeks back as it reminded me of her perspective.

"Mommy I don't want to be mad at you all the time but you need to let me do stuff without you like I can never ride my scooter without you outside. And another thing, I am a kid. I am not a vegetarian and I would like a little bit of meat in my meals. I am a child. I am picky and my taste buds change."

So maybe my cooking could use some updating too, huh!

Happy New Year ... Can I Get Divorced Now?

January tends to be a very busy month for family law lawyers. Many people decide to wait until after the holidays to start the divorce process & some people decide the new year will give them the opportunity to start fresh. Our phones tend to be very busy the first of January with people who are coming in for consultations and for people who have already met with us who are now ready to start the divorce process. I'm always curious as to the reasoning behind why people wait until January to get a divorce. Is January any better than December? If you get divorced around the holidays, does this scar the holidays for you for life? For all of you out there who have waited until January 1st to start your divorce, I invite you to post your comments here as to why you decided now is the time to start the process.

100th Day

So Monday was the 100th day of school. I know because I heard all about it from my Kindergartner. She was so excited. Was she gonna take 100 pretzels or 100 marshmellows or 100 buttons to count? Just so you know, she ended up going with the pretzels. My older child thought there would not be any celebration for her since she's a big kid, in 3rd grade. So she was happily surprised to learn they got to wear cool & crazy "100" shaped glasses and rotate to the other 3rd grade classes just for fun. Meanwhile it just seemed like a Monday here at my office.