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Archive for November 2007

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November 8th, 2007

Work spouses

The term “work spouse” has come up a lot lately in my reading.
According to Wikipedia, a work spouse is:
…a co-worker (usually of the opposite sex)[1] with whom one shares a special relationship, having bonds similar to those of a marriage; such as, special confidences, loyalties, shared jokes and experiences, and an unusual degree of […]

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November 7th, 2007

On daycare

Recently, a friend told me that she was really grateful for the advice I gave her a few years ago when she was having guilt about sending kids to daycare.
I have no recollection of dispensing wisdom to my friend back then, but, I’m glad I said something that was helpful to her back then.
My philosophy […]

By elizabeth -- 7 comments

November 6th, 2007

Women and work absenteeism

There’s an interesting article on MSNBC, Female absenteeism is not just about child care that talks about the fact that women call into work sick more often than men, but, it might not be for the reasons you think.
It’s easy to assume that women bear the burden of childcare, so they stay home from work […]

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November 5th, 2007

School’s out for October?

I call the end of October, and, the beginning of November the period in which we pay full school tuition, yet our kids don’t actually go to school.
On Halloween, everyone could wear costumes, and, there was fun and games, so, I’m thinking that, as it should be on Halloween, not much learning was taking place. […]

By elizabeth -- 2 comments

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