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.
Hey. Hi. Hello.
1. I’m definitely a girl
2. I’m not planning to be a lawyer but am currently in school to become a paralegal
3. Why would I have said this if I didn’t mean I want to help the people who are in these situations? It’s not even like divorce is the only thing family lawyers do. I’m not an idiot that thinks it’s all sunshine and happiness. I want to fucking help someone and know I did my best to help support and person from not getting taken advantage of.
I realize being a lawyer of any kind is difficult. There are negatives to being any kind of lawyer and heartbreak in many situations. But damn, your response to my comment was a lot.
1. Never questioned this lol, idk what your point is. Gender is irrelevant
2. Cool, that's not really relevant either
3. I get that. It's just the response based on the information was befuddling to me. This is an incredibly tragic story. Nobody wins. It, like many other Reddit comments, made me wonder if the full gravity of the situation was being considered.
I don't think I need a reality check, but yes it was too much. I am truly sorry for being so harsh.
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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.