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Career and Kids

January 10th, 2008

Cashmere Mafia and the working mother

Cashmere Mafia is a TV show about a group of successful female executives who juggle their family and careers in New York.
It’s gotten mixed reviews, but, Self Made Mom balks at the notion of how a “regular working mom” is stereotyped. Go read her take on how the ubiquitous “Mommy Wars” are portrayed in the […]

By elizabeth -- 1 comment

October 30th, 2007

The Other Mother

The ongoing “Mommy Wars” said to be between mothers who work outside the home, and, mothers who do not work outside the home has spawned several books as of late. Many of the books are non-fiction, and, we’re starting to see more fiction covering the topic.
I received a copy of one such fiction book, […]

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October 18th, 2007

Halloween costumes and the “Mommy Wars”

When I was growing up, my mother helped me get together a Halloween costume each year.
Usually, it was simply made of things we had around the house. It wasn’t any sort of statement, it was just a costume, and, probably more cost effective than the really cool “store bought” costumes that I discovered later.
So, […]

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January 14th, 2007

When parents help parents, it’s not a war

Several months ago, the book Mommy Wars: Stay-at-Home and Career Moms Face Off on Their Choices, Their Lives, Their Families by Leslie Morgan Steiner, was roundly discussed in the media.
In a series of essays, she attempts to resolve the conflicts and “fighting” between mothers who stay at home to raise children, and, mothers who raise […]

By elizabeth -- 2 comments

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