Lu
@laurrrrita.bsky.social
Crim-imm defense attorney by day, DIY enthusiast by night 🪴🌈☪️ she/her
Brooklyn and Staten Island have never felt father apart than the time my bro-in-law’s SI mother-in-law told us she takes half to half to work in an oatmilk carton so that no one will drink it.
June 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Brooklyn and Staten Island have never felt father apart than the time my bro-in-law’s SI mother-in-law told us she takes half to half to work in an oatmilk carton so that no one will drink it.
It's a cicada summer and I can't get over that my 2yo calls them "the cadas" and our 4yo neighbor calls them "quesadillas."
May 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It's a cicada summer and I can't get over that my 2yo calls them "the cadas" and our 4yo neighbor calls them "quesadillas."
It's time, yet again, to play an exciting round of "why does my fridge stink?"
The answer is always always always, "oh right, I chopped cauliflower and haven't cooked it yet."
The answer is always always always, "oh right, I chopped cauliflower and haven't cooked it yet."
May 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It's time, yet again, to play an exciting round of "why does my fridge stink?"
The answer is always always always, "oh right, I chopped cauliflower and haven't cooked it yet."
The answer is always always always, "oh right, I chopped cauliflower and haven't cooked it yet."
You know how, before, rich kids could cheat because they had tutors and people to write essays for them? Does AI democratize cheating? My optimistic (naive) self wants to think this is a good thing because it will push us to change the way we assess kids in a way that doesn’t privilege wealth.
May 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
You know how, before, rich kids could cheat because they had tutors and people to write essays for them? Does AI democratize cheating? My optimistic (naive) self wants to think this is a good thing because it will push us to change the way we assess kids in a way that doesn’t privilege wealth.
I’m really proud of having an unmedicated birth, but am really annoyed by the way we (all) talk about them in 2025 in the U.S. We need a “marathon paradigm of unmedicated birth”
May 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I’m really proud of having an unmedicated birth, but am really annoyed by the way we (all) talk about them in 2025 in the U.S. We need a “marathon paradigm of unmedicated birth”
The think about being an immigration attorney and a new home owner is that I am constantly accidentally googling "home deport"
May 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The think about being an immigration attorney and a new home owner is that I am constantly accidentally googling "home deport"
Our aunt sent my brother’s new baby a beautiful quilt.
Unfortunately, her name is Claire Kristen.
Unfortunately, her name is Claire Kristen.
May 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Our aunt sent my brother’s new baby a beautiful quilt.
Unfortunately, her name is Claire Kristen.
Unfortunately, her name is Claire Kristen.
The neighborhood Presbyterian church rummage sale is a wholesome event staffed exclusively by octogenarians. Bless them.
May 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The neighborhood Presbyterian church rummage sale is a wholesome event staffed exclusively by octogenarians. Bless them.
Some days I am so proud of myself for composting and some days all I can think about is how many private jets exist and my stupid little rotting pile.
May 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Some days I am so proud of myself for composting and some days all I can think about is how many private jets exist and my stupid little rotting pile.
My 2yo loves eating bananas in the groceries but doesn’t like the ends.
Which is why you will often hear me saying, “Don’t worry baby, I’ll eat the booty” at the local Trader Joe’s.
Which is why you will often hear me saying, “Don’t worry baby, I’ll eat the booty” at the local Trader Joe’s.
May 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
My 2yo loves eating bananas in the groceries but doesn’t like the ends.
Which is why you will often hear me saying, “Don’t worry baby, I’ll eat the booty” at the local Trader Joe’s.
Which is why you will often hear me saying, “Don’t worry baby, I’ll eat the booty” at the local Trader Joe’s.
Last summer, my bro became a citizen and got a letter from the president in his naturalization packet. Boilerplate letter, obvs, but a welcoming sentiment.
Today my wife is becoming a citizen. No welcome letter.
Today my wife is becoming a citizen. No welcome letter.
May 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Last summer, my bro became a citizen and got a letter from the president in his naturalization packet. Boilerplate letter, obvs, but a welcoming sentiment.
Today my wife is becoming a citizen. No welcome letter.
Today my wife is becoming a citizen. No welcome letter.
Why can’t we raise the cap on tax-free childcare funds? It was $5k in 1986 when Congress passed the law and the average cost of daycare was $5k. It’s still $5k and the average cost is now $13k.
April 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Why can’t we raise the cap on tax-free childcare funds? It was $5k in 1986 when Congress passed the law and the average cost of daycare was $5k. It’s still $5k and the average cost is now $13k.
My 2yo’s increible daycare teacher is having a birthday party for herself during class time and has sent all the parents a message with her favorite cafe drinks and this is the kind of energy we all need in these dark times.
April 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My 2yo’s increible daycare teacher is having a birthday party for herself during class time and has sent all the parents a message with her favorite cafe drinks and this is the kind of energy we all need in these dark times.
My 2yo, re: her doll: “Mami, I want to get Frida NAKED.”
Aforementioned Mami: “Baby, you have no idea how man men and women before you have said the same thing.”
Aforementioned Mami: “Baby, you have no idea how man men and women before you have said the same thing.”
April 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
My 2yo, re: her doll: “Mami, I want to get Frida NAKED.”
Aforementioned Mami: “Baby, you have no idea how man men and women before you have said the same thing.”
Aforementioned Mami: “Baby, you have no idea how man men and women before you have said the same thing.”
Once time, in 2017, I saw this cake in a store window. In 2025, I still exclusively rate my well-being on a scale from top to bottom panda.
April 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Once time, in 2017, I saw this cake in a store window. In 2025, I still exclusively rate my well-being on a scale from top to bottom panda.
1/ With an immigration judge ruling that Mahmoud Khalil is deportable (a confusing concept), I thought a little primer on immigration court processes would be helpful.
April 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
1/ With an immigration judge ruling that Mahmoud Khalil is deportable (a confusing concept), I thought a little primer on immigration court processes would be helpful.
Today I was clearing out invasive English Ivy and found this (also non-native, but naturalized) Lazarus Lizard 10 feet up in a tree. He hung with me for 15 minutes and even let me pet his back.
April 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Today I was clearing out invasive English Ivy and found this (also non-native, but naturalized) Lazarus Lizard 10 feet up in a tree. He hung with me for 15 minutes and even let me pet his back.
I did not anticipate that so much of my time as a mama would be spent saying “please stop putting the rocks in your mouth,” but maybe this means we have a budding geologist?
April 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I did not anticipate that so much of my time as a mama would be spent saying “please stop putting the rocks in your mouth,” but maybe this means we have a budding geologist?
One of my most passionate convictions is that a sewing machine is a power tool™️
April 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
One of my most passionate convictions is that a sewing machine is a power tool™️
A rural drag show called “Tuck Everlasting”
April 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
A rural drag show called “Tuck Everlasting”
A few thoughts knocking around in my head as we document The Bad:
What ICE is doing is patently evil. It is, disgustingly, not illegal or new.
ICE is unabashedly abducting people. They are not “human trafficking” them (yet) because trafficking means “enslaving,” not moving people across borders.
What ICE is doing is patently evil. It is, disgustingly, not illegal or new.
ICE is unabashedly abducting people. They are not “human trafficking” them (yet) because trafficking means “enslaving,” not moving people across borders.
April 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
A few thoughts knocking around in my head as we document The Bad:
What ICE is doing is patently evil. It is, disgustingly, not illegal or new.
ICE is unabashedly abducting people. They are not “human trafficking” them (yet) because trafficking means “enslaving,” not moving people across borders.
What ICE is doing is patently evil. It is, disgustingly, not illegal or new.
ICE is unabashedly abducting people. They are not “human trafficking” them (yet) because trafficking means “enslaving,” not moving people across borders.
When they potty trained Prince George, did they talk about the Royal Wee?
April 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
When they potty trained Prince George, did they talk about the Royal Wee?
Menstrual cup users fall right between the sock people and the banana people
April 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Menstrual cup users fall right between the sock people and the banana people
Explain to me like I’m 5 why a grocery store needs an armed guard.
April 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Explain to me like I’m 5 why a grocery store needs an armed guard.
Our local brewery gave me 10 used pallets to make my compost heap and I gave them homemade soap to thank them and this is the only economy I want to care about.
April 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Our local brewery gave me 10 used pallets to make my compost heap and I gave them homemade soap to thank them and this is the only economy I want to care about.