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A Working Mom Decision

November 3, 2011

On Monday, I took the day off work to spend Halloween with Jackson. His daycare was having some events mid-morning, there was a neighborhood event in the afternoon, and then, of course, trick or treating. I decided that I wanted to b a part of J’s first REAL Halloween events, and that meant taking the [...]

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Up All Night Hits Pretty Close to Home

September 16, 2011

A couple of nights ago, I caught the pilot of Up All Night, the new Will Arnett & Christina Applegate comedy. I’d caught a few of the promos about it, and had read a few reviews and was intrigued. If you didn’t catch it, here’s a little bit about the show: Christina Applegate stars as [...]

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9 Days Feels Like a Lifetime

May 18, 2011

Now look. I know that complaining about being away from my kid for 9 days could be seen as horribly insensitive. I know there are people who have to be away from their kids for much longer. I get it, I do. But in my little world, 9 days feels like a lifetime. I’m leaving [...]

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Thursdays

April 28, 2011

I hate Thursdays right now. Thursdays are daycare days and they’re just so…draining is a good word. Jackson always dawdles through his breakfast on Thursdays. It always takes longer to leave than I expected on Thursdays. I’m always late to work because of drop off on Thursdays. I feel stressed about the lateness on Thursdays. [...]

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Talking About Work, Motherhood, and Marriage

April 12, 2011

Yesterday, there was a post on Mom-101 that I thought about all day long. In The unspoken truths of mothers on top, Liz wrote about the challenges of being a mom who is the primary breadwinner married to the stay at home dad trying to work, explore your passion, and feed your family. Uh…sounds familiar. [...]

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