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As an ex-Silicon Valley techy, I was alarmed to read– and watch– Sheryl Sandberg’s commencement address last week (5/17/2011) to the Barnard College graduating class of 2011. Her message– that her generation of career-focused women/moms have “blown it,” and it’s … Continue reading →

I opened my morning paper today and saw a headline about Mariah Carey’s bi-coastal baby nurseries, each replete with gold-gilted sconces and 800-thread Egyptian cotton crib sheets. Lets face it: the “reality” and celeb moms we hear about in the … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →