I have a strange work schedule. I work full-time, but through flexible hours, work from home the equivalent of two days a week. Despite not putting in the same face time as other employees in the office, I was still recognized for my work and getting things done for the company. And while this is [...]
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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 [...]
Long before my son was born, I harbored a strong desire to spend more time with him that my work schedule couldn’t allow. I was working a 9-to-5 schedule which, while it definitely doesn’t fall under “workaholic” hours, still wouldn’t give me the time I wanted to spend with him. Fortunately, I took the work-from-home-while-being-employed [...]
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 [...]
I have a strange work schedule: I work full-time, but work from home for the equivalent of two days. For the first year post-maternity leave, I worked part-time. For both situations, I realize I’m extremely fortunate to have arranged this schedule with my boss and company, as it allows me the opportunity to work with [...]
I’m not a morning person. Before kids, I would wake up at the earliest 8am in order to get to work by 9. Now that I have a kid, waking up at 6:30am every day hasn’t exactly been one of the perks of motherhood, and this is only worsened when we have to leave the [...]
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 [...]
My two-year-old has been relatively easy for the past several months. We haven’t had any major tantrums or patience-testing phases. He’s been sleeping through the night like clockwork. And he has been so patient and compliant even when I would never expect a toddler to be (such as sitting calmly in an over-crowded Costco while [...]
On mom boards, I’ve been hearing from moms wondering how to get dads to pitch in more, particularly in the child-rearing department. They’re stay-at-home moms with husbands who expect them to handle the kids, or working moms who come home from work only to do even more work around the house. They’re not sure how [...]
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 [...]
