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[ciroccoj]

Spitting mad. I have no idea how the FUCK Chris and I survived years of having this happen every other day.

I have an exam tomorrow. Constitutional. It's a required course, and my exam is worth 100%. So how nice it was to hear yesterday that Chris had a meeting that was supposed to take place around noon today, but had been moved to 4:30 without his knowledge or consent because why on earth should he be told anything as minor as "you may be leaving work two hours late tomorrow"?

It's 7:00. He's leaving work NOW. Wife? What wife? Kids? What kids? Exam? What exam? Who cares? He's a doctor!! Whatever he's doing MUST be 1000% more important than anything anybody else could possibly need to do. Like, oh I don't know, STUDY.

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[officerjudy.livejournal.com]

I'm putting this post in the "Stop feeling bad that you don't have a partner, 'cause it isn't always a bed of roses" memories.

If I was closer, I'd offer to babysit so you could study. And I don't like kids.

Deep breathing

[(Anonymous)]

Calming blue waters....calming blue waters...calming blue waters

Sarah

[my-cat-tim.livejournal.com]

Have you ever thought of simply packing up the kids and depositing them with Chris at work and then heading off to library? At least that way he learns to take his family responsiblilties seriously because he will have them whether he chooses to or not. I do recall law school exam time and it is a crunch.

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[animaltalker.livejournal.com]

betcha Jim is the kind of student who doesn't REALLY need the last minute studying because she's been doing the studying all along and is not relying solely on the last minute cram sessions that some students depend on for every class (and which this professor will tell don't hack it or lots of courses).

[my-cat-tim.livejournal.com]

Hi Jim and Others!

I seemed to have mis-understood Chris's position, I did not read Jim's post properly. I took Jim to mean that Chris's work meeting had been re-scheduled, and Chris did nothing to try and help Jim find alternitive arrangements for the children. I did not realize the meeting was sprung on him so quickly. My aplogies to both Jim and Chris.

One thing you may want to consider, Jim is to hire a sitter to work several days during the exam period whether the sitter will be needed or not. If Chris is available the sitter could help Chris with the kids. If Chris is called away suddenly, your bases are covered.

One of the unfair things about law school, is not only that an exam can be worth 100% of the mark, but law is the rare field where employers want to see your academic recrods even if you have been working as a lawyer for as long as ten years. It really is important to keep your grades high.

I hope I did not come across too strongly, I really did feel badly for you, and I know how hard it must be to be a wife, a mother AND a law student. If I was doing all that I would not be able to remember my name!

Take Care