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How was Amy Coney Barret able to raise SEVEN kids while building her career?
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Anonymous
| What does her husband do? |
Anonymous
federal prosecutor |
Anonymous
Appellate judges only sit a few days a month. Some do not go into the courthouse every day. She may have a courtroom that she can work from in Indiana, or she works from home a lot of days. Appellate judgeship is really not that hard a track -- you get really good clerks and the workload is manageable. They write like 6-7 decisions a month and the clerks do the first draft. It's not like being a trial judge, which is a real slog. |
Anonymous
Praise be! |
Anonymous
Whatever he wants to do. |
Anonymous
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Anyone else feel strangely ambivalent about her?
OTOH, I abhor her politics. OTO, I'm impressed despite myself by what she has accomplished. When I was younger, I had hoped for something similar to her lifestyle. I never wanted to have seven kids because that's crazy but I had hoped for 3-4 plus two demanding professional jobs. We weren't able to do it. Husband has the demanding job, I have the mommy tracked job. I'll never end up as a federal judge. |
Anonymous
How often does she have to go into the office? She probably only really has to go in a few days a week at most (pre-COVID), mainly when she is in court since a lot of her work is going to be writing/researching. |
Anonymous
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Aunt Lydia had a lot of help. She just pushed the kids out as the Catholic Church is still against birth control and had other women actually raise them.
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Anonymous
^ She was able to do it all and I have to tip my hat to her, just for that. It's a huge accomplishment. |
Anonymous
Under His eye. |
Anonymous
To be fair, two are adopted so she didn’t birth those. But it seems they were adopted young so she still had to raise them! This is what bugged me about Kavanaugh so much; if all you care about is a young, rabidly pro life judge, there are better candidates than him. She was one. I passionately disagree with everything she believes but she doesn’t seem like an aggressive jerk who will make things worse. |
Anonymous
To add to this, it's often very difficult to raise kids who are adopted internationally. Lots of emotional and cultural issues to handle carefully. Also, one of her kids has Down's syndrome too. She does not have it easy with the 7 kids, 3 of whom have serious issues. |
Anonymous
What has she accomplished? She gave birth multiple times. She's not raising those kids, obviously. The PP who said she has a relatively easy job that she can do from home and cough up a half dozen decisions a month -- how is that remotely impressive? |
Anonymous
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I'm also an academic and there are days we struggle with one kid, but all in all it's a great gig for a parent, especially if you have resources to throw at problems.
I understand she was a professor until 2017, when she became a judge. TBH, I have two mom judge friends in their 40s and they are smart as hell and work hard, but they are also home for dinner every single night (even though they may write at night). Also, her youngest is 8. By 2017, all her kids were in school and she had older teens to help around the house or take care of themselves and others. And there is something to be said for living in a town with a slower pace and a shorter commute, especially with two high incomes and family nearby. It's not my choice to juggle 7 kids under any circumstances, but it is doable. Cool conversation, but she sucks. There is no such thing as a "conservative feminist." |
Anonymous
I think this is an exaggeration because you don't like her politics. She is soon to be one of the most powerful people in the country for the rest of her life. Hate her politics or personality all you want - but that's a huge accomplisment to combine with 7 children and a successful marriage. |