I commented on The Pillar and will repeat here - I had a baby due during my law school finals, and all my professors, plus the deans, promptly offered me the accomodations of my choice, whether taking an exam early, or late. That baby is now 43 years old, so what is Georgetown's problem?
I don't even want them to make a specific policy - I want their entire attitude to be "we will manage this some helpful way that suits you, of course, and by the way, we are thrilled about the baby - please bring the little one around to meet us all after the birth. We know you won't cheat the system because after all, we are about to send you out to practice LAW which we would never do if we thought you were dishonest and were the type to cheat on your exams..."
I too have commented elsewhere that I’m also a lawyer and my law school offered one of my classmates wide latitude in accommodating her due date. It does not have to be this way and GULC, as a Catholic institution (and therefore ostensibly pro-life) should have a better approach to supporting pregnant women.
I got my MBA from a large, prestigious southern public university, and I was able to miss an important exam and take it later because of my daughter's birth. And I'm a guy! And this was almost 24 years ago!
Meg Hunter-Kilmer is such an amazing gift to the church. No one writes about saints the way she does. She's got such a knack for conveying their humanity and also for conveying that this is *one person's* path, but not a universal one. Which is something that historically we've kind of sucked at.
I vented my spleen about Georgetown elsewhere on Facebook. But I feel like it would be rude to overlook that story. So I repeat: why are so many Catholic institutions so BAD at being pro-life and pro-family? Y'all we should be better at this.
Shame on Catholic institutions for being anything less than the leaders on family-friendly policies of all kinds. I have also encountered this lack, repeatedly.
I have met Meg, back in her hobo days! She is absolutely delightful. I didn't know that she had a fancy job title now. Good for her.
Thank you for highlighting how NOT to do maternity accomodations.
As for Cornish hen recipes… the simplest one I routinely use on regular chicken is to take it out of the plastic, pat it down with a paper towel and then heavily salt all over. Place in fridge uncovered for as long as you can ahead of cooking (night before is ideal, but a couple of hours is better than nothing). The dry air and salt help the skin go deliciously crispy in the oven. Place them in a roasting pan sitting on top of a bunch of halved carrots to make a rack. Saves washing up and you get delicious carrots with it. Roast in hot oven 200 degrees Celsius for 1-1/2 hrs or until done depending on the size. No need to stuff unless you want to add half a lemon and a few cloves of garlic.
I commented on The Pillar and will repeat here - I had a baby due during my law school finals, and all my professors, plus the deans, promptly offered me the accomodations of my choice, whether taking an exam early, or late. That baby is now 43 years old, so what is Georgetown's problem?
I don't even want them to make a specific policy - I want their entire attitude to be "we will manage this some helpful way that suits you, of course, and by the way, we are thrilled about the baby - please bring the little one around to meet us all after the birth. We know you won't cheat the system because after all, we are about to send you out to practice LAW which we would never do if we thought you were dishonest and were the type to cheat on your exams..."
I too have commented elsewhere that I’m also a lawyer and my law school offered one of my classmates wide latitude in accommodating her due date. It does not have to be this way and GULC, as a Catholic institution (and therefore ostensibly pro-life) should have a better approach to supporting pregnant women.
I got my MBA from a large, prestigious southern public university, and I was able to miss an important exam and take it later because of my daughter's birth. And I'm a guy! And this was almost 24 years ago!
Georgetown needs to get a grip.
Meg Hunter-Kilmer is such an amazing gift to the church. No one writes about saints the way she does. She's got such a knack for conveying their humanity and also for conveying that this is *one person's* path, but not a universal one. Which is something that historically we've kind of sucked at.
I vented my spleen about Georgetown elsewhere on Facebook. But I feel like it would be rude to overlook that story. So I repeat: why are so many Catholic institutions so BAD at being pro-life and pro-family? Y'all we should be better at this.
Shame on Catholic institutions for being anything less than the leaders on family-friendly policies of all kinds. I have also encountered this lack, repeatedly.
I have met Meg, back in her hobo days! She is absolutely delightful. I didn't know that she had a fancy job title now. Good for her.
St. Maria Goretti was my saint of the year in 2023. I read a biography of her that dispelled the image that usually surrounds her of this docile, sweet, would-be victim. I really enjoyed it. (https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/st-maria-goretti-in-garments-all-red_godfrey-poage/429680)
Thank you for highlighting how NOT to do maternity accomodations.
As for Cornish hen recipes… the simplest one I routinely use on regular chicken is to take it out of the plastic, pat it down with a paper towel and then heavily salt all over. Place in fridge uncovered for as long as you can ahead of cooking (night before is ideal, but a couple of hours is better than nothing). The dry air and salt help the skin go deliciously crispy in the oven. Place them in a roasting pan sitting on top of a bunch of halved carrots to make a rack. Saves washing up and you get delicious carrots with it. Roast in hot oven 200 degrees Celsius for 1-1/2 hrs or until done depending on the size. No need to stuff unless you want to add half a lemon and a few cloves of garlic.
Happy thanksgiving!
Tbh, this is the level of simple I’m looking for! What internal temperature are you looking for?
75-80 degrees I think… I usually go by juice clarity from
the thigh.
Love your intravenous posts ♥️