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Thoughts | You Should Date a Thoughtful Man
Navigating life after a long-term relationship is something I’d never wish upon anyone. It left me feeling so inexplicably empty and without a sense of identity; I honestly thought I’d never recover. You forget you’re your own person because you’ve become so consumed with putting someone else’s needs before your own (and that’s not a […]
MoreThoughts | Deleting a Photo Doesn’t Erase the Memory
It was this time of the year, six years ago, when I experienced my first “real” breakup. He was a two-month crush whom I fell swiftly for, only to find myself with a bruised heart and lots of unanswered questions. He broke up with me the day before I had an appointment to get birth […]
MoreThoughts | I Thought I’d Run Out of Tears
It’s been a week and three days. The first seven days were rough. Like, I thought my body was going to give out when I had to move all of my belongings out of the apartment we’d shared for almost a year and all I’d had for the week was water. Surprisingly, it was as […]
MoreThoughts | 5 Things I Learned From a Breakup
Five years. It would have been five years in a matter of weeks. We were in the midst of designing an engagement ring. He had just asked my dad for permission to marry me. And then everything fell apart. I can’t say it’s all his fault, because that’d be a lie. But these are the […]
MoreThoughts | No Pressure, No Diamonds
It’s true, without pressure you can’t make a diamond. This is one of my favorite quotes, often attributed to Thomas Carlyle, a Scottish philosopher and writer. So when do you know there’s too much pressure in your life? We’re nearly a month into 2018 and I think it’s a good time to pause and reflect […]
MoreThoughts | The Reality of Being Disabled in Law School
Yesterday afternoon I was walking through my law school’s parking lot and overheard this kid dressed in a suit (probably not really a kid, but he looked like he was around my age, hence kid) getting mad at a parking attendant. I didn’t really know what the commotion was about, so as he caught up […]
MoreThoughts | Tenacity
It’s been a week since the Route 91 Harvest shooting in Las Vegas. I still haven’t been unable to completely wrap my mind around the tragedy that struck that night and has continued to endure in the days since. I think for me, it’s re-triggered a lot of own PTSD-related issues because one of the […]
MoreThoughts | 3LOL
3LOL is what third-year law students fondly refer to the final year of law school. There’s a saying that the first year they scare you to death; the second year they work you to death; the third year they bore you to death. Thus far, I’d say this is pretty accurate. It’s the eve of […]
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