I'm also with CP (and Alex) on this one. The beautiful thing about LoT is that we're a big mutual fan club. We always pull for everyone else's success. While it might not always be apparent in the tone of each and every post here, I ultimately believe that we are a group of weirdos who want the best for our peers here.

I understand CP's reaction to Pru, because it was also my initial response. I've been vicariously appreciating the tribulations of returning to school and ultimately the wonderful graduation, that I felt like the "that's it" post regarding employment was abrupt. Sure, I've read all of the stories about how difficult it is finding a clerkship (is that the right word?), but as a third party observer, I wasn't aware of the "ticking clock" that our heroine was up against with securing a satisfactory position. In retrospect, I understand the reasons that Pru gave, but I still believe that there's a happy ending for the story, and I want our protagonist to see it.

Change cannot be thrust upon someone. There is a time for tough love, and this was not it. The timing was poor.

Pru may need to take another look at where she is at, but it certainly is her choice to make (as to when and if), not someone else's.

I stand by my words.

The fatalist attitude, the giving up before the diploma has even been framed time frame is crazy. We've supported, held up, listened, commiserated with [about crazy classmmates, unfair teachers] for the past few years. Pru doesn't owe us anything. She only has to answer to herself and BT. But it's the martyr attitude that is being portrayed. Poor me. I didn't land a clerkship because I'm [whatever], I didn't get a job and because I didn't get a clerkship I have no way of getting a job attitude is tiring when compounded on top of the negativity that has encompassed the past year and a half or so.

School is hard. It sucks most of the time. Life is hard, life isn't fair and life can suck. But it is what we make of it - and attitude has a lot to do with where we go in life. Going around with a fatalist attitude, expecting the worst from everyone and everything before it even starts to play out can pretty much turn into a self fulfilling prophecy.

You have to be the change you want to see.

Kevy, I respect what you're saying. I doubt anyone here wants to see Pru fail. I bet we all want to see her succeed. We see things from different points of view. Maybe tough love isn't the answer. But cyber hugs and coddling the martyr attitude aren't the answer either.

Perhaps this isn't the most appropriate post for a public forum and if anyone feels the need to give neg mojo then go for it. But like Kevy, I stand by my words.

And in other news.. I'm getting a Wii!!!!!!!!!

WOOHOO!!!!!!!

OOoooh!! I want to come over and play!! :D

Just to clarify: Pru has been job hunting for MUCH longer than a few days.

I know that I had my first job lined up a month before I graduated. Not that that means much in this discussion.

I hope to heck that we don't start giving negative mojo for posting our opinions. I wouldn't have dreamed of giving negative mojo to CP for her post and I hope that no one gives same to you for your comments.

Don't forget to flush afterwards

Is it time to party yet?

Nope... you still have time to prepare bacon :)

Susan is attempting bacon candy. We'll see if it works.