By Jocelyn Hurt The End of Maternity Leave Makes a Mother’s Heart Ache
As my last week of maternity leave begins, my heart feels heavier and heavier in my chest. I can’t fall…
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By Carolyn Moore Becoming Barbara Walters
Once upon a lifetime ago, I worked in local television. It was a real glamorous gig: $20,000 year. A 4…
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By Tara Parkinson Being a Working Mom When Kids Get Sick Is Complicated
I didn’t know what my ringtone sounded like until I went back to work after maternity leave. “You know it’s…
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By Megan Kewaza To the Working Mom Feeling Tired Before the Day Begins
Dear mama who just dropped her kids off at daycare, I see you. Five days a week, I see you.…
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By Rebecca Nevius How Do I Explain Motherhood On My Resume?
My eyes scroll up to the top of the menu bar in Google Docs. “New Folder” it says. But I…
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Dear Working Mom, the Most Important Work You Do Happens Before You Get to the Office
Dear working momma, Listen, I see you. I know you are just getting to work, but you have been up…
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Sure, Serena Has a Lot of Titles, but the Greatest One Has To Be “Mom”
The first time Serena Williams held up the winner's trophy at the US Open, the world was busy worrying about…
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By Laura Niebauer Palmer The Soup Pot
In my kitchen sits a soup pot. It’s great for when I make soups, which if I’m being honest is…
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To the Daycare Teachers Watching My Babies Grow with Me
I remember the knot in my stomach when my husband and I made the decision to put our kids in…
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By Laura Costea Separating Work From Home is a Must For Me
If I close my eyes and let myself, I can still see the 11-year-old boy with his pale feet sticking…
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By Angela Williams Glenn We Didn’t Just Send Our Kids to Daycare, We Sent Them to a Second Home
I cried when I left my children’s daycare. And no, I don’t mean I cried when I dropped them off…
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Mothers Are Exhausted Because the Needing Never Stops
To the mom who’s tired, I see you. To the mom trying her best, I see you too. To the…
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