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My day started out really, really early and really, really tough today. I was up working late last night and had just been asleep for a few hours when my son woke me up moaning that he was not feeling well. His stomach was killing him. I tried massaging his stomach, like I did when he was a…
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I'm a SAHM. For me, this used to stand for "Stay-At-Home Mom". After my 4th child, I made the difficult decision to give up my career and focus on my backyard, and I made the choice to become a SAHM. Then the recession hit. And with 5 children, I'm still a SAHM, but there is a new definition for me now..."Stuck-at-Home Mom".
I'd love a job. I'd love a paycheck. But, as a writer with limited technology skills, I'm having trouble figuring out my worth in the working world. What's my real-time value?
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by Vicki Larson (Around the Watercooler - Mommy Track'd)
There’s been a lot of hoopla in the world of mothers and athletes ever since tennis player Kim Clijsters — her husband and 18-month-old…
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by Regan McMahon (Observations from the On- and Off-Ramps at Mommy Track'd)
Back when I had a full-time job, I remember watching people on the TV news taking about how long they’d been out of work. Top Silicon Valley executives, experienced engineers, municipal water district employees, teachers and bricklayers would preface their remarks with “I’ve been out of work six months” or “It’s been 18 months” or “I haven’t been able to find anything in almost a year.” I’d hear that and think they mustn’t be trying very hard. Read More »
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by Leslie Morgan Steiner (Mommy Track'd - Two Cents on Working Motherhood)
Would your husband quit his job if you earned more? Would you if he did?
In a 2005 Career Builder survey of full-time working dads with children under 18, almost 50% answered yes.
This year, only 31% did.
Are dads less enthusiastic about staying home, because more men have tried it now, and know the drudgery involved? Or does today’s lower percentage reflect widespread financial insecurity? Perhaps both.
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After all of this housing market crashing, financial ruin and record jobless rates I'm ready to return to a simpler time. In my earlier years I enjoyed being the breadwinner. I felt a sense of pride at being able to out-earn my husband, provide health insurance for my family and pay for my own… Read More »
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I was lucky enough to stay home with my daughter for the first year of her life before having to go back to work. Then came the long and arduous process of finding her a daycare that was close, affordable, and most importantly, appropriately staffed with caring quality individuals. Of course I hated… Read More »
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In striving to be SuperMom, we often forget how and when to say no. Setting limits is often difficult. By nature, women are nurturers—the ones always helping others—and…
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Did you know interruptions consume 28 percent of an average workday? It's true. And interruptions can be even more time-stealing if you're working from home and not setting limits. Case in point: The other day I was working from home. That's typically a great place… Read More »
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Jennifer Lopez became a first-time mom last year when she and husband Marc Anthony welcomed twins, Max and Emme… Read More »
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