Have you ever noticed that when a doctor walks into a room, everyone suddenly has medical ailments? The question usually starts with, “I hate to ask you this when you’re not at work, BUT….” We have a sweet as pie cousin who happens to be a pediatrician. We try not to ask her questions, but, inevitably, small talk among parents […]
The perspectives of judges regarding marijuana use by a parent has been easing over the last 10 years as decriminalization and medical use have become our norm. With recent changes, some have asked us how it will effect custody and visitation. From a recent news blast from the Bristol Probate and Family Court: Section 7 […]
Congratulations, Massachusetts! We have survived our first full day of legal recreational marijuana. Realistically, not much has changed. Massachusetts has been pro- marijuana for almost ten years. We first decriminalized (meaning you won’t get arrested for possession) it in 2008 and approved it for medical use in 2012. The first “local” medical dispensary was recently approved in Mansfield, in […]
There are some days on the calendar that we all recognize as holidays (even if we don’t celebrate them): December 25th, October 31st and July 4th; however, there many obscure “National Days” of which you are probably not aware. For instance, did you know that May 19th in National Devil’s Food Cake […]
“No one really knows how the Parties get to yessssss The pieces that are sacrificed in Ev’ry game of chessssss We just assume that it happens But no one else is in The room where it happens.” -Lin Manuel Miranda I have a friend who lives in a charming town located a couple of hours […]
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