tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post1956195668982459835..comments2023-11-03T14:36:20.471+02:00Comments on Around The Island: Up and AwayRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-73264187842862491262007-10-01T20:15:00.000+02:002007-10-01T20:15:00.000+02:00Awesome story Robin!! And what working mom hasn't...Awesome story Robin!! And what working mom hasn't been there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-9715972244674449422007-10-01T05:23:00.000+02:002007-10-01T05:23:00.000+02:00Power brings with it so many difficult choices, Ro...Power brings with it so many difficult choices, Robin. I thought your story did an excellent job of speaking about that. I really liked it... very real!josie2shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15452791371126155173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-80551940391521595342007-10-01T03:13:00.000+02:002007-10-01T03:13:00.000+02:00Very well written, and not what I expected at the ...Very well written, and not what I expected at the end. :) I'm a female physicist, and I can appreciate many of the same thoughts (though I don't have children).beautyredefinedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811030631935228313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-15943497346652161982007-09-30T20:06:00.000+02:002007-09-30T20:06:00.000+02:00As always...good post with threads of truth ending...As always...good post with threads of truth ending in a twist at the end. Love it.Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-15472851546388354442007-09-30T18:54:00.000+02:002007-09-30T18:54:00.000+02:00Balance is a Bitch that never sits still! I have ...Balance is a Bitch that never sits still! I have to be two people to make everyone happy. I'm still trying to find the conjoined me that can do it all and be happy.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the thought.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734740706179101100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-72775923289213793592007-09-30T00:53:00.000+02:002007-09-30T00:53:00.000+02:00Great post. My wife works in a predominately male...Great post. My wife works in a predominately male industry. The stuff she has to put up with that her male counterparts don't is mind boggling in this day and age.Beau Brackishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472788833737826733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-57459882603150817102007-09-29T23:12:00.000+02:002007-09-29T23:12:00.000+02:00Excellent. I really liked it.Excellent. I really liked it.Patois42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-46908040177192411652007-09-29T21:13:00.000+02:002007-09-29T21:13:00.000+02:00Great story, and I love the hook at the end. It's...Great story, and I love the hook at the end. It's unfortunate that power in one's career often means so many sacrifices for your family. I think that can be true for men as well as women.<BR/><BR/>Well done!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623887166087444590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-34762756231631414642007-09-29T20:57:00.000+02:002007-09-29T20:57:00.000+02:00That's the great thing about fiction, it gives you...That's the great thing about fiction, it gives you the chance to express things beyond your own experience. Personally, I left the high power on the road all the time career that I had as soon as I had kids, and now work part-time from home, but I certainly experienced enough of the rat race pre-children to be able to identify and empathize with both the benefits and the pitfalls.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-27541811164971400412007-09-29T16:23:00.000+02:002007-09-29T16:23:00.000+02:00power has many faces,, and i don't know that i cou...power has many faces,, and i don't know that i could ever find this definition in my repertoire,, but that has nothing to do with its validity...<BR/><BR/>excellent thought provoking post.....paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-13724692720468278042007-09-29T14:57:00.000+02:002007-09-29T14:57:00.000+02:00My graduate professor was just talking this week a...My graduate professor was just talking this week about females taking over the world. It is true we are beginning to outnumber the men as post college grads.<BR/><BR/>He joked that now that he was retiring soon, he was fine with women taking care of him.Karen Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540548158220943992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-1456683988628486122007-09-29T14:36:00.000+02:002007-09-29T14:36:00.000+02:00I don't get her, though that doesn't surprise you ...I don't get her, though that doesn't surprise you at all does it LOL but I'm all for empowering females, I just wish it didn't always need to be on men's terms.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149139820474072721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-34691863225119145012007-09-29T13:36:00.000+02:002007-09-29T13:36:00.000+02:00Well done ... I want to continue reading =)Well done ... I want to continue reading =)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525149264536202592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-90587419588314740732007-09-29T13:07:00.000+02:002007-09-29T13:07:00.000+02:00That's great Robin!That's great Robin!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376189720526076845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-38030067412683884582007-09-29T12:57:00.000+02:002007-09-29T12:57:00.000+02:00Female empowerment is the need of the hour. They c...Female empowerment is the need of the hour. They can and do excel in most fields.<BR/><BR/>Great post..:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-56743462979650297692007-09-29T10:38:00.000+02:002007-09-29T10:38:00.000+02:00I like this one! I am always the only female among...I like this one! I am always the only female among pool of men. In my family, I was the only girl until I was 14, in my Engineering class in college and now at work...<BR/><BR/>Back to the story: I read somewhere that the moment your personal life screws up is a sign your job is doing well. Scary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com