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Advice to Employers: Please Create Policies Assuming All Worker Are Single

Me and my daughter Motherhood is harder than it needs to be. This is partially because of the inexcusable work/life policies in the U.S., but also because of our own outsized expectations. We are living in an age when the ideal mom is a mash-up between the helicopter mom, the corporate exec, and the earth mama — and there's just not enough high-efficiency, low-emissions biofuel to go around.  –Elissa Strauss,  Why I don't want 'mom friends' We just celebrated "Mother's Day" and honored mothers and other women who help make the world and our families a better place. Every year at this time, I think about what mothers really need to be successful and independent. I say, "independent" because developing policies and legislation that are premised on the notion that all working moms have supportive families and/or spouses is not in the best interest of working moms. Instead, Corporate America and Congress should develop policies and legislation that p

Let's Celebrate Memorial Day!

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Celebrating Memorial Day (#Memorial Day)

An Ode to Memorial Day... (a salute to our troops) Part II

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Memorial Day Weekend

Mommy Mondays: Our Memorial Day

An Ode to Memorial Day (and White Jeans)... (Part I)

Celebrating Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day News: Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History (Free for Active Duty Military Their Families)

Wordless Wednesday: A Dessert for those who lack time

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Five Tips for Enjoying an American Holiday

Wednesday Wisdom: Celebrate, even if you have to coordinate it yourself!

After a certain age, we crave balance...

Surviving a Cookout with a Toddler in the Country

Memorial Day Fashion

Museums Offer Free Admission for Military Families

Seasons are a changin', but I'm not

A Peek Into the Life of a Blogger Mom: 4th of July Fashion

Summer memories of years gone by...

Get Ready for Bikini Season: Save $1.00 off one box of South Beach Diet Meal Bars

Working Mom Tips for Surviving a Cookout with a Toddler