Hopefully you’re enjoying a day off for today’s holiday—I’ll be enjoying a restful time with my family today. In celebration of Labor Day, I wanted to pay tribute to those who toil for a paycheck by listing a few recent work-related posts: The double standard of “missing out on kids’ childhood” I wrote this piece [...]
Tag: working mom guilt
One of the reasons moms weigh the decision whether to resume working or stay home with the baby is the feeling that we’ll miss out on his childhood. I understand this sentiment—when I was pregnant, I wanted to find any way to stay at home with the baby so that I could spend more time [...]
The other day, I walked in to the office and noticed a coworker who just returned from maternity leave. “Welcome back!” I told her. We discussed the usual baby talk (“I never knew breastfeeding could be so hard!” she revealed) as she settled in to her desk. Later, as I was grabbing a cup of [...]
I keep hearing about this guilt I’m supposed to feel because I’m a mom who works. Apparently I should beat myself up because I don’t get to see my toddler several hours in the day, that someone else is caring for him while I’m in the office or that I can’t seem to keep my [...]
Go back to work or stay at home? This is the conundrum mothers face at the end of maternity leave. I on the other hand, decided to do both. I go in to the office 3 days out of the week and am with my baby the other two. I considered staying at home with [...]
