The Ultimate Juggling Act.
The ultimate Juggling act. Is 45 too old? I stood in the doctor’s office, baffled and incredulous at the news I had just received. After six months of confinement due to COVID, I had enjoyed a break from teaching secondary school. But as the world reopened, I found myself reluctant to return to face-to-face classrooms. Then came the most unexpected surprise—I was pregnant. At 44, already a mother to three older children aged 17, 14, and 11, my husband and I were happy, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that this had happened at the worst possible time. My school was restructuring, my hours were being cut, and maternity leave certainly wasn’t going to help my chances of promotion. So, as I stood there, staring at my future, I could never have guessed that almost five years later, I would be preparing for my first law exam. A Career Change: The Biggest Hurdle Was Me Changing careers is never easy. The financial implications are serious, and the time required for further training is no sma...