If motherhood had an official job description, most of us would rethink negotiating the salary. By the way, the salary includes hugs, sticky kisses, and occasionally cold coffee. But here’s the truth. Motherhood is the most demanding, unpaid, emotionally loaded, soul-filling job in the world. No one really hands you the manual. So today, let’s […]
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“I Love My Child, But I Miss Me” No one warns you about this part of motherhood. They tell you about sleepless nights, stretch marks, feeding schedules, and tantrums.But no one prepares you for the quiet moment when you look at an old photo of yourself and think: “I miss her.” If you’ve ever missed […]
Over 30 years after the explosion of digital and online technologies, childcare has largely remained a low-tech industry. Even though many parents, especially mothers, say that the lack of quality childcare is driving them out of the labor market (and it was even before the pandemic), we are still largely looking for childcare, daycare and […]
Almost 2.3 million women have left working life since the pandemic started. A recent study found that 42 percent of these women had children under the age of 2. This has a huge impact on the American workforce, as working mothers had 50.04 percent of all jobs in the U.S. in 2020 that mothers do […]
This is the 6th post in a “Know Your Author” series. This is the happiest post in this series. My first e-book, Maternity Talks. I remember the day I chose blogging as my way of expressing my feelings, I never thought I would write my first e-book. Maternity talks. My first e-book, Maternity Conversations Do […]
It’s my first day at work since my son was born 11 weeks ago. I work in my upstairs bedroom while my husband takes care of my preschooler and baby downstairs. I hear Winston wail while Teddy, my preschooler, sings happily and stomps around. My husband on leave handles it wonderfully. But on the other […]
The most common question we mothers are asked. How are the kids How is your husband doing? They are alright!! But how are you mama ?! I ask again, your husband and children are fine! But are you mom Issue of motherhood. Fine? Well if you are good everything would be good. Your children and […]
As I mentioned in my previous blog posts, motherhood can be a long and lonely journey at times. With so much to deal with, especially for a new mom, things can be a bit tricky to deal with. By the way, not just for a new mom, but for mothers in general! Shrink all negatives […]