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Motherhood, Marriage, and Making Lunches
I was wrong, and I admit it. Years ago, when I was a mostly stay-at-home mom, working part-time, I admit to sometimes sitting in my Ivory Tower and judging other women who were working full-time but who didn’t participate in extracurricular women’s functions. Things like neighborhood groups, book clubs, and womens’ circles were often dropped by these women for reasons I couldn’t understand. As I’m now in my fifth full-time year at Stevenson, I have a completely different view of the full-time working woman. And what I think is this: They’re amazing. It takes a certain amount of skill to juggle the demands of today’s society on women. Yes, some…
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A Mother’s List: The Top Ten Things I Wish Would Never Come Out of My Mouth Again
Not every day is blissful in the Land of Motherhood. As mothers, the reality is, we make these statements, or statements like them ADL (all day long). I’ll count down some of my favorites to number one in David Letterman style. Number 10: Who left their retainer on the bathroom floor? Number 9: Those birds are going to be given away to a loving family unless someone cleans their cage! Number 8: Homework is meant to be done, not admired from afar. Number 7: I don’t care if it’s called goulash; it’s what I made for dinner, so eat it! Number 6: Did you guys wash your private parts? Wait,…
