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Karl Lagerfeld Calls Adele “Fat” and Insults Us All

In a recent interview with Paris’ Metro magazine, 78-year-old designer Karl Lagerfeld, creative director and mastermind of the fashion powerhouse Chanel, said of the pop sensation Adele: “She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine … Continue reading

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Mom’s Homeroom Discusses TORN

I was honored to have Mom’s Homeroom fly out to Denver to interview me for a recent segment titled “The Balancing Act” (November 15, 2011). A collaboration between MSN and Frosted Mini-Wheats, Mom’s Homeroom is an online resource to help parents … Continue reading

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It’s Not Just about Moms….

Since I’ve announced the upcoming publication of my book, Torn: True Stories of Kids, Career and the Conflict of Modern Motherhood, I’ve received several emails from somewhat frustrated men, asking me when the book on exhausted, guilt-ridden FATHERS who are … Continue reading

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Torn: True Stories of Modern Motherhood

If I had a penny for every time I heard a mother say, “I feel torn,” I’d be rich. It’s no secret that moms today are facing demands unprecedented in history. They are expected to be loving and involved parents, … Continue reading

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Kids, Career & the Collapse of the “Do It All” Mom

Mothers everywhere, rejoice!! The era of “doing it all” has come to an end. Finally, after years of trying to be everything to everybody– the perfect mother, the perfect wife, the perfect professional, and more– women are realizing that it … Continue reading

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The Good Enough Mother

There is a fundamental shift in young women’s attitudes. The new direction for women is aimed at happiness and downshifting. The age of superwoman who wants to be the world’s best mother, wife and boss is dead.” Margi Conklin, editor … Continue reading

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A Labor Market Punishing to Mothers

This is a must-read article from the New York Times (8/4/2010): http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/business/economy/04leonhardt.html?_r=2&emc=eta1 “Women do almost as well as men today as long as they don’t have children.The data make this case. So does the disproportionate number of prominent women who … Continue reading

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If Your Have That Nagging Feeling of Uncertainty, Just Say No

I just read a blog that may have saved my life. For the past few weeks my husband and I have been discussing whether or not to get an au pair to help make our lives easier as I slowly … Continue reading

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After 40 years of fighting for equality, why are women not happy?

After 40 years of fighting for equality, it seems that women are no happier. In fact, women in many countries have been growing steadily unhappier compared with men, according to a study published this month by the National Bureau of … Continue reading

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What the H*%^ is “Faminism”?

Has anybody read the article on “Faminist Theory” in the NY Observer last week? (http://www.observer.com/2010/culture/faminist-theory). The term, coined by Irina Aleksander, has created quite a buzz. Readers were not only confused by the intent of the article, and therefore by … Continue reading

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