The Accident
I had my worst moment as a parent yesterday.My eyes are welling up just writing about it now. But here it goes. My child care center and my office are in the same location — the center is sponsored by...
View ArticleBaggage Claim?
I think I found my baggage last night, but the funny thing is, I didn’t even know it was missing. Earlier this week I had lunch with several former colleagues, all working moms themselves. We got to...
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Guilt Trip
I know that mother’s guilt is a universal feeling, but what I’ve come to recognize lately is that what is unique to each of us as mothers is what makes us feel guilty in our parenting and work...
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A Bad Mother?
Do you remember the commercial where the mother arrives late to pick up her child from school and finds him sitting forlornly on the front stoop, clutching his lunchbox in one hand and his teddy bear...
View ArticleComplex Guilt
School is starting and that means the juggling act is kicking into high gear. I made peace with the idea of after-school programs when my son entered kindergarten; with two working parents there are...
View ArticleGuilty as Charged
As a working mom, guilt is par for the course. I feel guilty that I can’t be more involved in my children’s classrooms; I feel guilty that I can’t meet my son at the bus stop; I feel guilty that my...
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How Parenting Became a DIY Project
According to Emily Matchar, from home birth to homemade baby food to homeschooling, raising kids is a way for parents to express their individuality. But is it a good thing? It seems that every time...
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When I Ditched the “Daycare Guilt”
I thought I was over the guilt of having my child in full-time care. I love our Bright Horizons child care center and the home daycare that Olivia (age 6) attended prior. But when Owen (15 months) came...
View ArticleConfessions of a Busy Mom
I loved this column in which CNN Weekend Editor Kristi Ramsay offers 5 lessons for a better life. What I loved about it was its honesty. Ramsay is a married working mother of a toddler with another...
View ArticleThe Accident
Media Mom I had my worst moment as a parent yesterday.My eyes are welling up just writing about it now. But here it goes. My child care center and my office are in the same location — the center is...
View ArticleBaggage Claim?
Media Mom I think I found my baggage last night, but the funny thing is, I didn’t even know it was missing. Earlier this week I had lunch with several former colleagues, all working moms themselves. We...
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Guilt Trip
Media Mom I know that mother’s guilt is a universal feeling, but what I’ve come to recognize lately is that what is unique to each of us as mothers is what makes us feel guilty in our parenting and...
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A Bad Mother?
Jessie, Modern Mom Do you remember the commercial where the mother arrives late to pick up her child from school and finds him sitting forlornly on the front stoop, clutching his lunchbox in one hand...
View ArticleComplex Guilt
Jessie, Modern Mom School is starting and that means the juggling act is kicking into high gear. I made peace with the idea of after-school programs when my son entered kindergarten; with two working...
View ArticleGuilty as Charged
Jessie, Modern Mom As a working mom, guilt is par for the course. I feel guilty that I can’t be more involved in my children’s classrooms; I feel guilty that I can’t meet my son at the bus stop; I feel...
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How Parenting Became a DIY Project
Media Mom According to Emily Matchar, from home birth to homemade baby food to homeschooling, raising kids is a way for parents to express their individuality. But is it a good thing? It seems that...
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When I Ditched the “Daycare Guilt”
Amy, Nourish Mom I thought I was over the guilt of having my child in full-time care. I love our Bright Horizons child care center and the home daycare that Olivia (age 6) attended prior. But when Owen...
View ArticleConfessions of a Busy Mom
Media Mom I loved this column in which CNN Weekend Editor Kristi Ramsay offers 5 lessons for a better life. What I loved about it was its honesty. Ramsay is a married working mother of a toddler with...
View ArticleRevisiting the Child Care Decision
Amy, Nourish Mom You made the right child care decision, your child thrived in the infant or toddler or preschool class, your family has become part of a community of working parents. And then...
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Pros and Cons of Being a Working Parent in Summer
Amy, Nourish Mom As summer approaches, I am beginning to get a twinge of the summertime working parent blues (or “green” envy, if you will). I love my work and, most days, I wouldn’t trade it for the...
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