One Secret to Success for a Working Mom, Expand Your Village (Jack and Jill of America)

Jack and Jill of America member and her daughter Recently, I have become keenly aware that good kids are created by accident. They become good because someone made a concerted effort to pour positive things into them--things like, honor, discipline and respect for others. These qualities are taught through lessons and by observation. For that reason, I have been actively considering how to give my children more examples of people who embody those qualities.  Indeed, raising my children to become good people is my most important job.

Reading on the Run: Topics of Interest to Working Women (Being a Working Mom Can be Overwhelming)

Being a working mom is hard work. I’ve devoted this blog to discussing the topic and there are lots of other commentators speaking about this topic. Recently, Katrina Alcorn, a working mom, came out with a book that discusses her personal struggle with trying to balance working and mothering. The struggle became too much and she had a breakdown in her car.
 

Corporate America Should Support Parents

 
Although Alcorn's journey may be somewhat extreme, it punctuates the struggle that all working moms face. It also illustrates that America has a long way to go before corporate culture reflects the reality of our culture. Many households have two working parents. Accordingly, the options at work should reflect the responsibilities that many parents, especially women, have at home.
 
Like my working mom sisters, I have cried because I have felt as if I couldn't manage working and mothering, especially when I first returned to work from maternity leave. I have also felt the guilt when I have missed putting my daughter to sleep or have failed to buy things we need from the grocery store or missed any number of things that were my responsibility. In many ways, being a working mom is an exercise in feeling the guilt and doing what you need to do anyway.
 
Still, it can be really challenging, which is why I shall continue to share my own tale as well as tips for turning the struggle into a success story!
 
Article about Katrina Alcorn's book and her struggle.

“‘Maxed Out’ author Katrina Alcorn talks about struggles juggling work, home responsibilities”, http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-09-11/lifestyle/41960625_1_other-moms-american-moms-advice 
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