Just the sort of maturity I might expect from a woman whose whole ouevre could be summarized in a collection titled "Fuck You, Mom...Just, Fuck You!" Maybe she and Rebecca Walker could make it an anthology since the only reason anybody gives a fuck about either is their mommies anyway.

Just got interview prepped by a recruiter for my Tuesday phone interview. She brought up the dreaded "What is your greatest weakness?" That's such a sadistic question, because I don't believe any of the advice I've heard/seen to date about answering it correctly. "I work too hard" is so obvious, and the "It is X, but here's how I address it" is still fraught with peril.

I suppose, "I have no weaknesses for I am a divine being," wouldn't go over well.

Or anything sarcastic, I suppose.

"My biggest weakness is I hate inane questions."

"My biggest weakness is the voices in my head."

pause, listen....

"No, it's not."

I still favor: "My only weakness is that I'm too smart too divulge that answer in a job interview."

I once got hired after I said my weakness was being easily angered by stupid people who didn't do a very good job.

I am not sure that I should ever repeat that again.

That's a good one, Sophia.

I might opt for, "I get really annoyed with lazy people who don't meet deadlines, don't meet their goals and blame everything on other people."

In other words: "I really hate msbelle's coworkers."

Just the sort of maturity I might expect from a woman whose whole ouevre could be summarized in a collection titled "Fuck You, Mom...Just, Fuck You!"

Heh.

Oy. That Katie Roiphe piece was annoying. I find it fascinating that, no matter what choices you make as a mom, there's always going to be some asshole happy to tell you you're doing it all wrong.