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My sis needs the flexibility of this job because of her boys. She can't afford child care so she has to leave early sometimes. They are very lax when it comes to taking time off and taking care of personal business. Unfortunately not all law firms are like that.Working with her is great. We are close so it helps.
Marcella, I will stop after this - -but I have now worked in 4 lawfirms and I fell into the trap of thinking my first was the most flefxible. I never left and never tried to find something different because I truly believed it was the only place I could be a mom and it hurt my career temporarily. I now know that most employers have begun to be more flexible on those issues. At every single law firm I have worked at there are people who leave early, anyway -- looking doesn't hurt. I hope you find a solution that doesn't create so much stress in your lives!
Thanks Regina! I appreciate the advice. I need to talk to my sis again about this.
I just hate to see you all suffer like this.
That's really sweet Regina...it means a lot. Thanks!
I'm about 62% done with
It's funny because I don't mind controlling/Alpha males in adult romance but for some reason when it's YA it really bothers me. I know we all have our 'issues' with this, Not that Angel is really controlling he's just so jealous and not wanting Sarah to have any 'male' friends or the idea that men and women cannot be friends. I for one have had many male friends, where nothing has happend and one I married. lol!
I'm the same way. I love controling Alpha men in adult books, but I get turned off in YA if they're controling. In YA, I prefer beta's like Matt in Flat out Love. When I do like an Alpha, I don't like them controling. Showing their Alpha to other men, and snarky. Like Raffe in Angelfall, or Jonah from Jellicoe Road.
But when I look through my 'my lovers' GR shelf, most of my favorite YA male leads tend to fall in the middle, like Tom from Piper's Son/Saving Francesca or Ettiene from Anna & the French Kiss.
Leea and Wendy I agree. I alaso remember reading that the stats of abusive relationships in high school is much higher than in adults -- and jealousy is a huge component. So I'd hate to see that ... romanticizied? I had several very jealous boyfriends in high school and it thrilled me at the time, so dumb. It just ended up estranging me from my best friend -- who is a guy. LOL about marrying your male friend. :) Wendy, perfectly put. I think I wrote somewhere else in this thread about why (and Leea predicted it) Mountain Man wouldn't work for me, alpha to me is being confident strong and not afraid to take charge and make decisions and be a leader, but it also involves (for me) a recognition of other peole's ideas and opinions and does not just run over them. That to me is a great leader, supervisor and strong partner.
LOL, like Jamie! The perfect Alpha man.I'll admit that the darker side of me gets chills when a man in an adult book is a darker than I would want realistically (Barrons, ha). But I don't like seeing that in teen books. Perhaps because I feel like teens are still being molded into who they're going to be as an adult and it shouldn't be to emulate a character who's controlled by her boyfriend.
Yup exactly. Jaimie is a great example. :) And when he makes dumb choices and goes over the top (like with Roger) he pays desparately for that. I do like the darker side too, don right -- like with Barrons.
Yeah, Jamie would never tell Claire 'what to do' he trusts that she'll make her own decision and yes he may have to end up saving her in the end but... haha! I should say that Angel in the Forever Mine, is not that controling about her life but something is rubbing me the wrong way. I've still got 40% of the book left and hope to finish today because I want to read
- an adult alpha male. haha! I think I may have issues... just saying.
Regina wrote: "alpha to me is being confident strong and not afraid to take charge and make decisions and be a leader, but it also involves (for me) a recognition of other people's ideas and opinions and does not just run over them. That to me is a great leader, supervisor and strong partner. "That's exactly how I see it too. And I like it when the women are not knee-jerk dopes that go left when the man says right (even if the man has reasons to say so.)
Okay, odd but some peole are finding these, free for download on GR right n ow are these two books:
Sounds like we would all be going after the same guy,lol!
That looks fishy...why would Pandemomium (who came out less than 6 months ago) be free for download through GR?
I just downloaded it -- I agree it is fishy. A day for free stuff, audible just sent me a christmas gift in july and one of the options was a historical non fiction novel about Blackhawk. This likely doesn't interest most people, but he was the leader of the Sauk tribe which lived basically where my hometown is. We call my hometown the "Sauk Valley" and many things bear the name of Sauk or Blackhawk, so I am excited to learn about his life (it appears to be written by him) -- and it was free from audible!
I wouldn't be surprised if people are uploading pirated versions.
Regina wrote: "Okay, odd but some peole are finding these, free for download on GR right n ow are these two books:Sounds like we would all be going after..."
I loved Pandemonium. It was such a great book.
D.G. ~Captain Hussy~ wrote: "I wouldn't be surprised if people are uploading pirated versions."Oh I thought that was monitored and GR did it officially? That is an assumption though, I hope that is not the case.
Marcella wrote: "Regina wrote: "Okay, odd but some peole are finding these, free for download on GR right n ow are these two books:Sounds like we would all..."
i agree with u it is fishy but mb the authors authorized it I mean GR are very proper when it comes to things like this. :)
And Pan was really great!! lol :)
Is it appropriate for a 12 year old -- keeping in mind I don't let her read books that have sex in them?
Regina wrote: "Is it appropriate for a 12 year old -- keeping in mind I don't let her read books that have sex in them?"what book? Pan, I think so there wasn't sex involved its mostly about the emotions it brings out of u!!!
Regina wrote: "Is it appropriate for a 12 year old -- keeping in mind I don't let her read books that have sex in them?"Pan is YA and there was no sex. Kissing, yes, but sex no. It is a really great book.
Thank you! She really liked the first in the series.
I think any GR librarian can upload ebooks and the requirements to be a librarian are very lax. Given how many problems GR is having in the last few months I wonder how closely they are monitoring everything.
I sent them a line just in case. If the authors authorize free downloads of their books, they should note it somewhere but I can tell you they aren't free on Amazon.
DG thank you for doing that. I assumed it was official and it had to be more than just a librarian that did it.
Wow, that's crazy how it's free! You're right, DG...there's a lot of stuff goodreads needs to work out.
I finished
and thought it was ok. The possessiveness wasn't so bad in this book to me. I found it to be on the tame side.I like Alpha males myself but there are just some that rub me the wrong way. Like, Beautiful Disaster. I did not like the guy in this book at all. He was more psycho to me than anything.
You would think so! But once I became a librarian I realized how easy it was to upload ebooks. I should probably post about it in the GR librarian group. Let me do that now.
I have never done it as a Libriran, I never thought about it. I just posted the question in the SOS group .....
Hey Regina - I know you downloaded one of the books. Can you please let me know if it's the complete book? Maybe it's just an excerpt?
Can a librarian upload a photo for a book cover?
Some of those buttons say "download excerpt", this one said download book. I just opened it on my iphone in Stanza and it says there are 219 pages. It looks like the last page is the end - -and then it has credits and other published works after that. HTH.
I downloaded one and it seemed like a complete book as well. I posted in the Feedback group so we should hear about it shortly. I also checked on the author's websites and there was no mention of those books being free - I figure that if they were giving away books, they should mention it there.Yes, Kay - a librarian can upload book covers, add editions and do general edits. I do it all the time.
Yup, that is what I do too. Thanks DG -- I actually emailed the author. :)I am guessing the same is true with the Night Huntress novel.
Can one of you update a new bookcover for me? This is OT but I find this amusing....Bella cheated on Edward: http://tmz.me/MHHXJv
Sure Kay -- send the info. Also, it is super easy to become a librarian.
Regina wrote: "Sure Kay -- send the info. Also, it is super easy to become a librarian."
I applied once but didn't get approved.
Should I email you the pic or give you the link?
I feel horrible that I laughed, wow I suck. Did you see this part and who it was with,"with the 41-year-old married director of "Snow White."???!!
Link works. :) And of course the book ...
I know, right? Of all people! Rob fans are going to tear her up!
Regina, here's the pic http://tinyurl.com/cv5h26o for this book:
. The cover was revealed today! *squeal*
Kristen Stewart is stupid. She cheated with the director of Snow White. There are plenty of girls waiting in the wings for Rob.
So much older than her! I haven't seen a picture of the director, but woah.
Marcella wrote: "Kristen Stewart is stupid. She cheated with the director of Snow White. There are plenty of girls waiting in the wings for Rob."wait what??? where did this come from. I hate her anyways she sucks and is butt ugly so is Rob. lmao. :P
The photos will be revealed in US Weekly this week. Here's the cover: http://perezhilton.com/2012-07-24-kri...
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Marcella, I would encourage your sister to look for a job too. Just my 2 cents, but I have been in bad office environments and they only get worse, nothing is lost by both of you looking! That must be great to work with your sister though.
Kay, I can see how someone would feel that way. Definitely no leave it to beaver household for my childhood. I can see how that would have been difficult. I often wonder what my kids will regret about the childhood I am giving them.