Stephanie Pollard
Stephanie is 37 years old, married to Joey with one son, Michael (age 4), and one fur kid, Watson (age 11 – a shepherd mix). Stephanie's husband is “OFA” (originally from Auburn) and she is a transplant from Alabaster, Alabama. Stephanie attended Auburn University and has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and minor in Political Science. She attended Law School at Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham and moved back to Auburn in 2005 to work for her now mother-in-law. She has been practicing law since September 2005 in a small practice with three female attorneys who primarily handle divorce and family law cases. Stephanie likes to cook, push a buggy around Target kid-free, watch Netflix shows about real crime dramas/documentaries (The Staircase, Making a Murderer, Innocent Man…), and has made a New Year's resolution to read more books than deposition transcripts this year.
Spring Break: Stop the Insanity!
Back in the 90s, there was an infomercial that came on all the time featuring a short, spiky blonde-haired woman, Susan Powter, who was selling her "Stop the Insanity" workout videos. Every year as...
What to Expect When You’re No Longer Expecting:: The Post-Toddler Years
When I was pregnant with my son, I read "What to Expect When You're Expecting" along with all kinds of other books, blogs, and baby apps to help me prepare for all that would...
Dear Mama…You Are Appreciated
"Dear Mama...You Are Appreciated. " Tupac wrote that anthem for his Mama and while our mamas and lives are quite different (for starters, my mama is not a "crack fiend"), the sentiment he expresses...
To My Son’s Teacher: You Can Have Whatever You Like
A few years ago (ok, apparently ELEVEN YEARS AGO), T.I. came out with a catchy song called "Whatever You Like," where he eloquently rapped about giving his lady, well...whatever she wanted. After a week...
Helicopter Parenting vs. Free Range Parenting – Is There a Happy Medium?
I have been trying to find the happy medium between being a "helicopter mom" (a parent who hovers over her child like a helicopter and takes over every facet of his life) and a...
{Book Review} Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys
A loooooong time ago, I loved to read. I read voraciously when I was a kid, staying up well past my bedtime to read just one more chapter of whatever book I was reading...
Planning for the Unexpected
Many of us have electronic calendars with alarms set to remind us to do this or go there...some of us still rely on a paper calendar that is carefully color-coded with each family member's...
BMFs (Best Mom Friends)
Let's go waaaaay back to a simpler time when we didn't have responsibilities, jobs, or kids...when we were kids ourselves. Playing on the playground, making dandelion crowns, listening to New Kids on the Block...
Finding God’s Promise through the Pain of Multiple Miscarriages
"i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart). - e.e. cummings
April is my birthday month, but also a reminder of pain that I carried so deep, trying to forget and...
Co-Parenting: Tips from a Divorce Lawyer
Divorce: The D word. The subject of country songs. My job.
Statistically, 40-50% of marriages end in divorce--that number is even higher for subsequent marriages. I became a lawyer because I hated math, but those...