There are so many iterations of a mother’s decision (or non-decision) to work or stay home, but very little about working or staying home when when you have a life-threatening illness.
Susan, of Toddler Planet, an Inflammatory Breast Cancer survivor, speaks to this twist on the working mother debate very eloquently:
They are doing a morbid kind […]
I’m fascinated with stories about large families, and, especially those with multiples.
I have no ides why, I just am.
I thought you might enjoy this Wall Street Journal story about a working mother of triplets, and, two other children.
While she and her husband have some opportunities that other people don’t have, I enjoyed reading […]
Amy at Milkbreath and Margaritas pens a great working mother’s ode to the room mother:
Thank you for organizing the class parties and offering to drive for the field trips. Thank you for all that you do to help the teacher throughout the year.
I’m not a room mother. I would get caught on a conference call […]
Diane, at Business Week’s Working Parents blog tells us about Working Mother Magazine and Advertising Women of New York (AWNY)’s “Advertising Working Mothers of the Year” luncheon.
She enjoyed hearing the stories from top executives about work and life.
My favorite, since I often joke about “Me and the Other Lady Who Works” at my kids’ school:
Perianne […]
Real working mother moment of the day:
I apparently signed up a while back to bring baked good to the 6th grade Christmas party next week.
I, and, two other women whom I happen to know have jobs outside the home, got an e-mail requesting said treats with the words “homemade, NOT store bought” bolded 3 different […]
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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