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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

Toddler Tales: Perhaps I'll Be on Dance Moms???

Mommy Mondays: Parenting Is Hard and Mistakes Happen

Friday Tip: Free Donuts

Wednesday Words of Wisdom

Toddler Tales: My Kid and I Got Caught in a Storm

Memorial Day Fashion

Mommy Mondays: Our Memorial Day

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

Top Five Tips for Surviving a Cookout with a Toddler in the Country

Surviving a Cookout with a Toddler in the Country

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

The Secret to Happiness: Relax!

Link to Another Blog Discussing the "Mommy Wars": Law Mom Blog (Stay at Home Mom vs. Working Mom)