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A military mother serving a year-long tour of duty in Iraq, apart from her 2 little girls… A stay-at-home mother being forced back to work because of the current economic crisis… A working mother shopping for dinner at a food … Continue reading →

One recurring theme of my upcoming book, Torn: True Stories of Kids, Career & Modern Motherhood, is the reality that many women, although they love their children, do not necessarily love the job of motherhood. Let’s face it, it’s not … Continue reading →

Consider this a warning to new mothers: Fourteen years ago, I “opted out” to focus on my family. Now I’m broke. This is taken from a must-read article on Salon.com. With the recession forcing many stay-at-home moms back to work, … Continue reading →

Great article on Slate.com entitled “Parents Are Junkies.” A study conduced by Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist, Nobel Laureate, and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, concluded that spending time with children makes mothers about as happy as vacuuming. The daily work … Continue reading →

Spend every moment with your child? Make your own baby food and use cloth diapers? Erica Jong wonders how motherhood became such a prison for modern women. This article in the Wall Street Journal (November 6, 2010) is a must-read!

In 2000, the Center for Work/Life Policy did a series of reports on the “Parent Vote” and found that “50% percent of fathers and 54% of mothers – 52% of all parents – say that being a parent is one of … Continue reading →