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WAHMs

The need for “kid” days

November 27, 2006

Sometimes you just can’t make it out the door to get to work.  Your nanny just got in a car accident and can’t make it to your house (true story), you’ve wasted half your day at the doctor’s office waiting for an appointment for your child (true story), or your kid is too sick and needs the [...]

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“Mommy Wars” on 20/20

November 12, 2006

On November 10, Elizabeth Vargas, of ABC’s 20/20, conducted a segment on working moms trying to balance their lives.  The segment was good- it covered all the “mommy war” issues: maternity leave, stress of working and trying to make ends meet. (Did you know that Iran and North Korea have better maternity leave policies than the U.S.?) She [...]

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More WAHM Dilemmas

October 22, 2006

Lots of thoughts coming out of this past weekend, which I spent with my friends from grad school.  My friend’s dilemma- one of her employees is a part-time WAHM.  Apparently, she doesn’t have help when she works from home, so while her performance is good, when you call her for work-related items, you can hear her kids [...]

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Parents spending more time with kids

October 21, 2006

I love this recent article from the New York Times about parents sharing the responsiblity of raising children more equally.  Finally, a positive article about the fact that kids aren’t suffering because mom or dad work more.  Thanks to the researchers for this one!

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Is WAHM doable?

October 16, 2006

I find it really hard to work at home, even if I have help with someone taking care of my son. I just can’t seem to make it work.  But as a newbie to the blogosphere, I just came upon this term and wanted to open it up for discussion. How do moms feel about being [...]

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