Today I was called in for jury duty. I had to report at 1:30 PM. I endured orientation, which was only a woman speaking vs. the horrid movie they used to show. Most of the time I could zone out and read through it since some of the people in there had heard it before and you didn't have to pretend to pay attention. Two hours later they told me I could go home. The two judges that had said they needed juries settled the cases before the jurors were called to the courtroom.
What does this mean for me? It means that from 9:00 AM on tomorrow I am a bitch of the court. I may or may not be assigned to a case tomorrow. If I am, I am at the mercy of the judge and however long the case lasts. If I am not assigned to a case by 4:30 on Friday, I am again on call in status which means that my life is in flux, yet again.
It also means that my son is going to spend 8 + hours with a neighbor tomorrow and Friday. Something he has never had to do. So it sucks for both of us, but probably more for him. At 3 he does not understand that I can't control the world and be there when he wants me to. And of course, I will desperately miss him too.
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