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5 Work–Home–Life posts tagged moms.
Last night, my husband asked me if “it” was worth it, and by “it” he meant my job. He claimed that I work all the time, that I was missing out on my children’s young lives: “They’ll only be this age once. Won’t you be sad that…
One of the most common phrases I hear from well-intentioned working moms trying to empower other working moms is “You can have it all.” While this phrase is supposed to be encouraging, making women feel like they can be great…
My three-year-old started part-time preschool this year, and the constancy of illnesses has been far worse than I could have ever imagined. She’s probably had three colds and one fever-inducing respiratory virus in the past seven…
I work remotely for a publisher part-time, but I also have been teaching one or two courses at the university where I earned my PhD. I return to teaching in a couple weeks, and quite honestly, I’m kind of freaking out about it. I…
*Credit for the #realmom hashtag goes to my friend and colleague Corey Hickner-Johnson, who was the first person I know to use it.