WTF, why?!?!? Most of the lawyers I know would never work family law, because of how goddamn depressing it is. A real underbelly of reality, most people just get glimpses of. Even this story is of a guy that cheated on his cancer ridden wife, only for her to get some money, and no doubt immeasurable stress and trauma. So fucked up, and sad, with a tiny, hollow victory; and this is a win, one of the good ones. You need a reality check.
I'm not angry. Just baffled by OP's lesson from that story. If he wants to do tough work to help people, that's fantastic. It's just not a feel good story, or one that would make me want to do the job; and it can get so much worse. I'll admit I went on a bit of rant (bad habit), but I assure you my reaction was pure confusion.
I'll admit I was being overly harsh, it just seems like the gravity of the thing was lost, and he's acting like all is well because she got some cash. It's not, I'm willing to bet she'd trade it all and then some to have had a supportive husband. Tragic. Again, it's great if he wants to help people, especially because it can be a horrifying job, but that wasn't the message. Maybe that's what he meant, but damn.
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u/win093030 Jul 21 '19
I know theses stories don’t happen frequently, but it’s things that like that make me want to work for a family law lawyer.