Home > Blogs > Member Blogs > SoftwareMom's Blog

Member Blogs

Write a blog post

Book Review: The Lazy Husband -- How to Get Men to Do More Parenting and Housework

Posted 27th October 2008 by SoftwareMom, tagged housework marriage equal parenting

Leave a comment

I've had a long fascination with books like The Second Shift, Taxing Women, and A Housekeeper is Better than a Divorce, but was always frustrated that the books held no anwers to the question, "How can I get my husband to do more around the house?"  So when I saw The Lazy Husband I couldn't…

Read the rest of this entry

More Thoughts on Shared Parenting and Shared Housework

Posted 1st August 2008 by SoftwareMom, tagged shared parenting

Leave a comment

My husband and I have arrived at a form of shared parenting.  I wouldn't say that it's "equally" shared in terms of hands-on time or mental energy, but the division of labor is significantly different from our parents' division.  In a previous post I called it our "Two-Thirds Solution". …

Read the rest of this entry

Why I Choose the Mommy Track

Posted 1st August 2008 by SoftwareMom, tagged mommy track opt-out

Leave a comment

In my early twenties, I often told my mother, "I'm never going to stay home when I have kids."  The culture of the early 90's promoted women focusing on their careers and breaking the glass ceiling.  I pictured myself being a pathbreaker in the career world.  My picture of being…

Read the rest of this entry

Equally Shared Parenting and the Mommy Track

Posted 25th July 2008 by SoftwareMom, tagged household, mommy track, equally shared parenting

3 comments  |  Leave a comment

Equally Shared Parenting.  The very title is enough to cause working moms everywhere to drool.  Imagine life where your husband contributes an equal half of the effort required for keeping up the house and parenting the kids, and you get an equal share of time to relax on the couch. …

Read the rest of this entry

Embracing the Mommy Track

Posted 25th July 2008 by SoftwareMom, tagged mommy track part-time work software

Leave a comment

Two weeks after starting a new job that promised to be exactly what I wanted for my career -- team lead of a software project, with potential to quickly become a software manager -- I finally got pregnant after 2.5 difficult years of trying.  I talked with the director of software, and he was unwilling…

Read the rest of this entry

Have a question?

Check out our popular Q&A area to ask questions and search for answers.

Quick recipes

Check out our favorite quick and easy recipes, perfect for busy moms.

Affordable Luxuries Blog

Check out our daily picks for affordable luxuries for you and your family.

Support small businesses!