{"id":4112,"date":"2005-09-27T01:32:52","date_gmt":"2005-09-27T05:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/09\/27\/lawyers-and-spouses\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:54:33","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:54:33","slug":"lawyers-and-spouses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/09\/27\/lawyers-and-spouses\/","title":{"rendered":"lawyers and spouses"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thanks to\u00a0Todd “<\/font>Mowabb<\/font><\/a>” Chatman\u00a0and <\/font>Blawg Review #25<\/font><\/a>, my newly-discovered <\/font><\/div>\n
weblawg of the <\/font>week is the\u00a0two-day-old Law Spouse<\/em><\/a> weblog.\u00a0\u00a0It’s hosted by law-school<\/font><\/div>\n
widow (and mother of two) <\/font>“j spaulding.”\u00a0 Law Spouse<\/em>‘s tagline is “a blog community <\/font><\/div>\n
for those who love a law student.”\u00a0 The editor notes:<\/font><\/div>\n
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“If you’re married, law school and its attendant headaches affect BOTH\u00a0 <\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
of you, for good or for ill. It’s compounded by trying to work while you <\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
attend law school — even more so if you have children (no matter what <\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
their ages). <\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
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“This blog is meant to not only relate my experiences as a law school\u00a0<\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
widow — what works and doesn’t, fears and victories — but to act as a <\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
venting place for other law school spouses who sometimes feel like <\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
they’ve earned the right to have that “Juris Doctor” tattoed on their behinds, <\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
as well.”<\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
This weblog is a very good idea and I hope it will attract a broad following — with <\/font><\/div>\n
the “community” offering a lot of “what works” and not just “what irks” when <\/font><\/div>\n
trying to share a life with a law student.<\/font><\/div>\n
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\nkatydid<\/em><\/font><\/div>\n
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Kobayashi Issa<\/strong><\/font><\/a>\u00a0<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0translated by <\/font>David G. Lanoue<\/strong><\/font><\/a>\u00a0<\/font><\/font>\u00a0<\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Finding Law Spouse<\/em>, reminded me that I’ve been meaning to mention two books <\/font><\/div>\n
that could be helpful for those who are trying to love a law student or a lawyer:<\/font><\/div>\n
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\"MarryLawyer?\"\u00a0 (1) <\/font>Should You Marry a Lawyer?<\/em><\/font><\/a>: A Couples Guide to Balancing Work, <\/em><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Love and Ambition<\/em>, by Fiona Travis, PhD\u00a0<\/font><\/font>(Niche Press 2003).\u00a0 A promotional piece<\/a><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
for this book (for which I cannot vouch) says:\u00a0 <\/font><\/p>\n

“You will learn …<\/p>\n