Comments on: Tenderhearted http://ptlawmom.com/2008/02/08/tenderhearted/ Full-Time Working Mom/Part-Time Evening Law Student Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:43:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Christa http://ptlawmom.com/2008/02/08/tenderhearted/#comment-3943 Christa Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:16:32 +0000 http://ptlawmom.com/2008/02/08/tenderhearted/#comment-3943 You can still be loving and idealistic, just with a little more pragmatism. I'm the opposite of you - grew up in a home where we were taught to be suspicious of everyone and everything. Eventually I figured not everyone could be all bad, and I've found for the most part, being a bleeding heart isn't so bad. Even though I'm still picky about whom I help, how, and when, I've found great opportunities to make a meaningful difference. In short - it IS possible to strike a balance. God knows your heart. And He knows everyone else's hearts. You're a good person, and you'll be rewarded for it. Keep the faith! You can still be loving and idealistic, just with a little more pragmatism. I’m the opposite of you - grew up in a home where we were taught to be suspicious of everyone and everything. Eventually I figured not everyone could be all bad, and I’ve found for the most part, being a bleeding heart isn’t so bad. Even though I’m still picky about whom I help, how, and when, I’ve found great opportunities to make a meaningful difference. In short - it IS possible to strike a balance.

God knows your heart. And He knows everyone else’s hearts. You’re a good person, and you’ll be rewarded for it. Keep the faith!

]]> By: Shelley http://ptlawmom.com/2008/02/08/tenderhearted/#comment-3940 Shelley Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:37:12 +0000 http://ptlawmom.com/2008/02/08/tenderhearted/#comment-3940 Oh, I'm sorry to hear it. It kills me that people have to lash out the way they do, especially when everyone else is in the same boat (work, law school). But there are always those bad apples in every barrel. :( Here's hoping for a restorative and wonderful weekend! Oh, I’m sorry to hear it. It kills me that people have to lash out the way they do, especially when everyone else is in the same boat (work, law school). But there are always those bad apples in every barrel. :(

Here’s hoping for a restorative and wonderful weekend!

]]> By: butterflyfish http://ptlawmom.com/2008/02/08/tenderhearted/#comment-3934 butterflyfish Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:49:13 +0000 http://ptlawmom.com/2008/02/08/tenderhearted/#comment-3934 Sudden Asshat Syndrome: (n). Afflicts otherwise ok but insecure law students who keep their heads down and work hard first semester and don't draw attention to themselves. Until... they get a couple of good grades and decide what they have to say is more important than what other people have to say. Cure: none. Because even future bad grades tend not to make them shut up. Once the beast is loosed, its never going back in the cage. Remedial measures: ear plugs. Sudden Asshat Syndrome: (n). Afflicts otherwise ok but insecure law students who keep their heads down and work hard first semester and don’t draw attention to themselves. Until… they get a couple of good grades and decide what they have to say is more important than what other people have to say.

Cure: none. Because even future bad grades tend not to make them shut up. Once the beast is loosed, its never going back in the cage.

Remedial measures: ear plugs.

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