((Back to graduation Day))
"Law school is not easy. It's not like you wake up one morning and know all the penal codes and the vocabulary and if you have believe me you forget after you become yourself again."
Everyone laughed.
"In my case it was very different. See, when I decided to go to law school I was a mother of 3. I had triplets. My baby girl Stacy, my baby boy Isaac and my baby girl Jane"
"THAT'S US," Little Stacy Isaac and Jane said at the same time.
Grayson smiled and nodded.
"I learned a lot in law school but the lessons I've learned didn't always come from a book. I learned about commitment. I learned about forgiveness. My cousin was a ***** and for years I thought I would never forgive her for something she did to me when I was a child. Years later my son, Isaac-"
"That's me," the little boy said.
"He got very sick. My cousin's heroic act saved his life and now my cousin and I are truly friends.
"For those of you who are new to the school I have some advice for you. Take care of yourself and you'll do better then you would by overstressing. During my finals week I ate right. During my finals week I slept. During my finals week I exercised. During my finals week I took care of my children. I aced every single one of my finals. My husband took his finals many years before I took mine and he did really well too. 3 B's 7 A-'s, 4 A's and 1 A+.
"Do I know what I'm going to do with my law degree? I don't. I do know that it will be useful. It was knowing the law that may have saved the life of my GOD-DAUGHTER 3 years ago. It was knowing the law that managed to right a wrong. Knowing the law is useful in so many ways. But when it comes to making decisions you have to be careful not only to use your head. My friend Madeline, a judge once told me years ago that everything she does is with intent of good. You're not always going to make the right choices. Like I tell my kids, you're human. Mistakes can be fixed. Sometimes all it takes is an apology. Sometimes it takes some work to amend for the mistakes you've made but always look at things with an open heart. Because I learned early on that..."
"Toys please," Jane said.
Grayson smiled and praised her for listening so long. He gave her some clay doe and some crayons with paper.
"Daddy I got to go potty," Isaac said.
"I'll take him," Owen offered.
Grayson smiled.
"Thank you," he said.
"Come on buddy,"
Owen picked up Isaac and gave him a piggy back ride to the bathroom. He skipped the port-a-potty because it was disgusting. Instead he chose to take him into the building so he could go potty.
