I spent the better part of my weekend catching up on some long lost pop culture. I saw the new Will Farrell movie, “Blades of Glory” (I never said I have sophisticated taste) and I watched half of the first season of the Showtime show, “Weeds“ on DVD (thank you, Emily.) Overall, I found the show to be smart, funny and touching. It also helps that it stars my favorite celebrity working mom, Mary-Louise Parker.
For those who don’t know, “Weeds” is based on this premise: dad of 2 boys drops dead from a heart attack leaving mom (MLP as “Nancy”) broke. They live in a well-to-community and Nancy doesn’t want her kids to know their situation. So she gets a job. But not any ordinary job. She becomes a marijuana dealer to the neighborhood’s parents. The job is illegal, of course, but through it, she’s able to “work” out of her home and hide the fact that her family is in a financial downward spiral.
“Weeds” is like the stoner version of the ”Feminine Mistake,” but it does raise an interesting dilemma for would-be single moms. To what lengths would you go to to maintain your family’s status if something god forbid happened to the main breadwinner?
Now, let me be clear. I would never advocate taking on an illegal job to support a family. Never! And luckilly, I do have a job now so I’m not really looking for extra work (unless you want to offer me serious dough to write my blog, ha!). But it makes me wonder… if I was down and out and jobless, what could I do to earn extra cash for my home? I’m not really that skilled in anything, but it made me think of some things I could do to earn money:
- Professional shopper
- Master closet organizer
- Expert laundry put-awayer
- Skilled “roll the ball” player
- Efficient errand runner
- Experienced grocery shopper
- Knowledgeable Target aisles maneuverer
- Reliable nanny quizzer
Think anyone would hire me?Â
Tags: Feminine Mistake, Weeds, Mary-Louise Parker, single mom, working mom, SAHM, mom jobs
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so, i have very little time to read books. i’m guessing you’re in the same boat. here’s my question…why read the feminine mistake instead of something more fun? i’m just sayin, because it just seems so masochistic to read those books that seem to cause more angst then just enjoying a good read. you know?
I’d probably end up using too much of my own product. That’s why I can’t sell Avon either!
What about personal assistant? I would think it would be perfect for a mom, almost second nature.