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Working Mom

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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Calling all working mom bloggers

December 10, 2010

I’m looking for new blogs, specifically blogs written by working moms. I’m always looking for new blogs, of course, so that’s nothing new. But I’m finding myself struggling with the whole work/mom/wife/self thing, and I’d love to read more from others who are in similar shoes. If you are a working mom and have a [...]

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On the hard days

November 9, 2010

Some days, the hardest thing I do all day is walk out the door as my kid cries for me. Some days, not all but some, the worst part of my day is hearing his cries echo in my ears as I close the door behind me. I leave him in capable hands–N.C. is a [...]

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