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When Blagg started law school, her daughter was 16, and her twins were 3. \u201cIt was a lot on my plate. I didn\u2019t get to see my kids much. That was the hardest part for me. They were at an important stage in their lives. I wrestled with that question a lot \u2026 should I go back to school? should I give up because you can\u2019t do law school on the side,\u201d recalled Blagg. \u201cLuckily, my husband stepped up, and he was the Mr. Mom during that time, and he did it beautifully.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blagg said that while she was in law school, she would dedicate one full day a week to spending time with her kids. \u201cOne of my son\u2019s favorite things was for me to sit beside him and watch cartoons. He just craved that time with me,\u201d said Blagg. \u201cThey missed me a lot, but I think now they look at it and they\u2019re really proud of me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Legally Mom<\/strong><\/h2>\nAfter Blagg\u2019s first year at Campbell, she wrote a story for Thomson Reuters entitled, \u201cLegally Mom: 5 Realizations from a Working Mom and Law Student.\u201d<\/p>\n
In it, she wrote: I would like to share a few personal realizations:<\/p>\n
\u201cI just wanted to share my journey. It\u2019s not easy to make a career pivot. You do have to make some choices and sacrifices, but it is possible. There are pluses and minuses,\u201d said Blagg. \u201cI wanted to encourage women to think that they were not stuck in the same career. \u201cA lot of women feel stuck. I wanted them to feel they could get unstuck.<\/p>\n
\u201cWomen think they can\u2019t do a career pivot, especially when you\u2019re a mom. You\u2019ve been put on this track. Is what you were doing when you started having kids what you want to be when you are 40 and 50?\u201d<\/p>\n
Blagg said that she hears from women who read her blogs and is always happy to contact them and offer encouragement.<\/p>\n
Sharing Experiences<\/strong><\/h2>\nBlagg would like to use the Legally Mom rubric to podcast, blog, and give public speaking presentations to encourage women considering a career change. \u201cI want other attorneys to share their experiences and career trajectories. We learn from other women. There\u2019s a lot to share. I want more women to speak out and be honest. I still see a lot of women with their shields up and not feeling comfortable sharing their realities.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember being on a call, I was home with my kids, when they were trying to pull each other\u2019s loose teeth out with dental floss by slamming the door on the doorknob,\u201d laughed Blagg. \u201cIt\u2019s just crazy, but it\u2019s okay. We can navigate it. We can still be good attorneys and good moms and have a little organized chaos in our lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got all this life going on around me, and it\u2019s okay to have chaos. It\u2019s okay for life not to be perfect. Because in the end, there\u2019s a lesson to be learned from everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Blagg would like to use the Legally Mom rubric to podcast, blog, and give public speaking presentations to encourage women considering a career change. \u201cI want other attorneys to share their experiences and career trajectories. We learn from other women. There\u2019s a lot to share. I want more women to speak out and be honest. I still see a lot of women with their shields up and not feeling comfortable sharing their realities.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember being on a call, I was home with my kids, when they were trying to pull each other\u2019s loose teeth out with dental floss by slamming the door on the doorknob,\u201d laughed Blagg. \u201cIt\u2019s just crazy, but it\u2019s okay. We can navigate it. We can still be good attorneys and good moms and have a little organized chaos in our lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got all this life going on around me, and it\u2019s okay to have chaos. It\u2019s okay for life not to be perfect. Because in the end, there\u2019s a lesson to be learned from everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
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