Blog Post

Tuesday Blues

Posted by: Felissa M. Garcia
August 25, 2009
Topic: My Daily Personal Life, by Felissa M. Garcia

The time is fast approaching when I will have to let my little Zoya go. In just a few weeks I will be taking her to Palo Alto, California where she will be attending Stanford University. Zoya and I were very close when she was a little girl, spending a lot of time alone after her Dad and I separated. We went to go live with my Mom and had such a good time there. Except really at the time, things were hard. I was in school, working and raising her. Once in a while, my oldest daughter, Tasha, would come by and visit with us, spending alternating weekends with me. At that time, the Court Clinic thought she was better off living primarily with her dad and I got visitation. My heart broke when the recommendations came out of the Court Clinic. But Tasha didn't do too well at her dad's and the Court Clinic got to see what Tasha's dad was really like and how badly he and his wife treated her when she was living with him, so they gave me custody of her. Those were hard times for me emotionally. Can you imagine losing your daughter like that?

Things turned out o.k. in the end, Tasha came to live with me and she was with me ever since, even after she had my grandson, Anthony. Now she's married and living on her own. But Zoya is still here and getting ready to leave to college. I'm trying to be strong. My friends tell me not to let her see how upset I am to see her go, I guess they are right.

Yes, I do have Tuesday blues. Feeling a little bit sad today. The one great thing today is that my staff interviewed a wonderful candidate for a job as an Associate Attorney with our Firm. She sounds like she will fit it perfectly with our Firm. We will be talking about it over the next couple of days and make a decision soon.

I guess I gotta go, back to my pouting! Felissa M. Garcia