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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

Being a Mother is an Exercise in Great Faith...

Life with the Toddler: Our Subtle St. Patrick’s Day Celebration

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

First Day of Spring: FREE Italian Ice at Rita's

More Sleep for Mommy!

Weekend Tales: It Must Have Been the Leprechauns

My Frugal Mom: Walgreens: Free Easter Candy

Save Money on Diapers: $1.50 off ONE Pampers Swaddlers Diapers

Friday Tip: $1.00 off TWO Kellogg's Cereals

Friday Tip: Brunch with the Easter Bunny at the National Aviary

Appeal to Congress by Working Moms: Get Rid of Daylight Savings Time!

Thursday is Almost a Working Mom Holiday!

Sleep Deprivation and the Working Mom (Part Deaux)