June | Working (on) Motherhood

Archive for June, 2009

I'm Leah, and in a lucky twist of fate, I've landed my three dream jobs: book editor, writer, and mother. Since having my son in December 2008, my work-life has been in constant flux - full-time? part-time? freelance? working at home or in the office? It depends on the day and which way the wind is blowing - and figuring out how to keep it all going is a constant challenge. Heck, I'm still getting used to the idea of being someone's mom.

Check out my profile on Work It, Mom! and my personal blog, A Girl and a Boy.

Does having a second kid destroy your “grown-up” social life?

Posted by Leah K on 17th June 2009

Categories: child care, time management

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It’s way too early for me to be thinking about this for my own personal use*, but I have some questions about having a second kid.

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A different shade of working-mom guilt

Posted by Leah K on 3rd June 2009

Categories: child care

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It’s a familiar scene: A mother drops off her child at daycare. She kisses him, tells him to be good and to have fun, and turns to the door with a convincing smile. But before she pulls out of the parking lot, and maybe even before she gets the key in the ignition, she’s a mess of tears. How can she leave her child with somebody else all day, day after day, while she goes to work? What is she going to miss while she’s gone? Will her kid even miss her? What’s the emotional price of that extra paycheck? The guilt, oh the guilt.

Maybe this mom is you. Or maybe, like me, your guilt is made of entirely different stuff–stuff you don’t hear about as often because, even within the working-mom community, the overall sentiment is borderline taboo…
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