Fighting To Be Better Than Where I Came From
This weekend, I had some fun asking people the various reasons why they went to law school. As can be appreciated, the answers varied drastically , from people who went to law school to fight for the little guy, to people who just didn't know what they could do with their polisci degree. We all have a different path that led us to law school, something that nudged us into this life. For me, it was a desire to be better than where I came from. I was the first person in my family to even get a university degree. I was the product of teenage pregnancy, adopted and raised by alcoholics, and I spent my high school years with my small town's eyes on me - always watching to see if I'd pop out a baby and restart the cycle. So I got the fuck out of there. Moved across the country and took out loans to attend a decent school in another province. Fought tooth and nail to get into law school. Took out more loans. And away I went. Now I'm 25, 2 full years out of law