Tag: working mom
In Defense of the PTO
I have just come off a year as the President of my son's public elementary school PTO {Parent Teacher Organization} and was President-Elect the...
A Working Mom’s Scream from the Frozen Middle
I don’t have the answers. I know I misstepped along the way. I trusted a system where I work hard its simply rewarded. I...
I Send My Child to Preschool Every Day…And I Still Let...
A week ago, I kissed my just-turned three year old and gently nudged him into a warm, welcoming classroom for his first day of...
Corporate America and Motherhood Today :: A Dysfunctional Melodrama in 3...
It’s time we address some elephants in the coffee break room. These discussions have been going on for quite some time, but the people...
In A Day Full of Failures, You Gave Me The Win...
Being a working mom is tough. You are too little to understand why things are the way they are--why mommy is hardly home--so I...
From Raising Kids to Starting a New Career :: A Mom’s...
This August, when all of the kids eagerly step back into their classrooms there’s going to be a new kid, er, a big kid,...
Dear Daughter, I Hate to Leave You
My Darling Girl,
The last six months with you have been the biggest roller-coaster of emotions I have ever experienced in my life. It has...
Love and Learning :: Making the Best Choice for Early Education
One of the hardest decisions you will face as a parent is where your children will grow and learn when you aren't with them....
PIVOT! When I Realized I’m Not Meant to be a Stay...
I always pictured myself as a stay-at-home-mom. I envisioned days filled with picture books, kitchen dance parties, park play dates, and craft projects. In...
Is This SAHM Ready to Go Back to Work? Yes, No,...
Remnants of Another Life
I’m not a hoarder. In fact, if there was a word for the opposite of hoarding, that would be me. I...