tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post115308692354392529..comments2024-02-20T17:40:21.618-05:00Comments on jeremy freese's weblog: about a boyjeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1153219106201364042006-07-18T06:38:00.000-04:002006-07-18T06:38:00.000-04:00I had a very wise friend tell me once, that asking...I had a very wise friend tell me once, that asking is necessary because you never know who's going to hear it. If the problem you're experiencing cannot be remedied alone, then it needs to be voiced. Once it's "out there," anyone can pick up on it and lend a hand...so to speak. Jeremy, look how many people responded to your "fan" needs. Had you kept quiet, you may have become another heat stroke victim. I'm only good at asking because I have a big mouth and I'm usually curious. Have a great day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1153166542665249152006-07-17T16:02:00.000-04:002006-07-17T16:02:00.000-04:00Me three.Me three.Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005514932002735616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1153161421409041002006-07-17T14:37:00.000-04:002006-07-17T14:37:00.000-04:00"I don't usually like asking for things, which in ..."I don't usually like asking for things, which in some cases I associate with a desire to be as self-sufficient as possible, but other times I can't really justify it like that. Perhaps it is my girly side. "<BR/><BR/>RWS, you took the words right out of my mouth. That sentence describes my exact reaction to this post.ccarlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04033264747878807765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1153151472102858712006-07-17T11:51:00.000-04:002006-07-17T11:51:00.000-04:00Sarahliz: WDA talks about "sense of entitlement" a...Sarahliz: WDA talks about "sense of entitlement" and how women generally have a lower sense than men.<BR/><BR/>Tonya: I would totally recommend the book for you and law school for me.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1153151286905455542006-07-17T11:48:00.000-04:002006-07-17T11:48:00.000-04:00Two comments. First, I am so going to read that b...Two comments. First, I am so going to read that book. Second, becoming a lawyer helps considerably in the asking for stuff realm. Although it is much easier to be an advocate for someone else rather than oneself, the skills you acquire in legal practice are transferable to daily life.Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156140761362996117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1153149797676996782006-07-17T11:23:00.000-04:002006-07-17T11:23:00.000-04:00I personally wouldn't write off the effects of cla...I personally wouldn't write off the effects of class background altogether. Do working class men negotiate? Do rural men? My instinct is that having a knack for negotiating requires believing you have the right to do so, a sense of entitlement. My hypothesis would be that men from lower economic groups have lss of this sense of entitlement than more privileged men. I have nothing but anecdotal evidence to back that up, but it is a possible explanation. <BR/><BR/>I will add that I'm not entirely convinced that being a negotiator is something to which to aspire. I mean sure asking for things is a good thing but only to a point. I've seen so many students (male and female) who think that just asking insistently for an A should get them one that I'm pretty convinced that there is a line that one absolutely should not cross in terms of that sense of entitlement.Sarahlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372069600040243169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1153112377767028492006-07-17T00:59:00.000-04:002006-07-17T00:59:00.000-04:00RWS: I'm not much of a believer in birth order eff...RWS: I'm not much of a believer in birth order effects.<BR/><BR/>PJ: Sister A does rock.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1153100883332559692006-07-16T21:48:00.000-04:002006-07-16T21:48:00.000-04:00My recent encounter with sister "A" left me feelin...My recent encounter with sister "A" left me feeling totally spineless and stupid. I inquired as to her current employment and how she got there and she told me, "I asked." <BR/><BR/>Sister A rocks. I don't even roll.<BR/><BR/>~pjAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com