Working mothers
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Home/OfficeMotherhood: The New Competitive SportBy Dana TuszkeOne of the advantages to working from home is that I am able to spend more quality time with my son, Dawson. One of the disadvantages to working from home is that I often spend too much time with my son.
With my husband working outside the home 40+...
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Home/OfficeMaternity Leave: A Working Mom's DilemmaBy Dana TuszkeMy friend, Kay, and I are both pregnant, and our due dates are within days of each other. We were due on the same day for about a month, but I seem to be growing the Monster Baby, and my doctor has since moved my due date to October 22nd, less than 15...
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Home/OfficeGive Me Back My GrooveBy Dana TuszkeYou know that feeling you get when you're on top of your game, the bliss you experience whey you know you're managing every part of your life (work, marriage, parenting, housework, etc.) successfully? Yeah, that feeling. You remember that,...
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Home/OfficeWork vs. MotherhoodBy Dana TuszkeJust after Valentine's Day I discovered I was pregnant. After two years of trying to conceive, this is a welcome blessing. My husband is elated, my son is very excited about his soon-to-be big brother status, and I am filled with emotion. Damn hormones.
I'm...
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Home/OfficeWhat's for dinner? Got me.By Dana TuszkeIt's five o'clock. You've just finished work. Now you must pick up the kids from daycare and get home in time to make dinner. You're half-way home when you realize you have no idea what's for dinner. What to do? Other than panic of course?
Do you:
a)...
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Home/OfficeWork is a Four Letter Word. So is Jose.By Dana TuszkeIf you've ever worked in a busy office, you know that phones are constantly ringing, fax machines are incessantly beeping and the click-clack of keyboard typing fills every moment of potential silence. It's enough to drive a person to drink (after work...
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Home/OfficeUnder the Weather, Under the GunBy Dana TuszkeTwo weeks ago my son, Dawson, came down with a terrible cold. He was whiny. He wouldn't eat. He was barely able to swallow a few tablespoons of Pedialyte. He was miserable, and I was getting there. Because my husband is the primary bread winner of our...
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Home/OfficeA StigmatismBy Dana TuszkeWhen my son was a little over a year old my family and friends began asking when I thought I'd have another baby. I always tried to avoid the question and often gave vague answers. "Someday," I'd say. It bothered me that people were discussing...
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Home/OfficeMomstumesBy Dana TuszkeWith Halloween just around the corner, I got to thinking about costumes. Dawson is dressing up as a UPS man and he anxiously awaits carrying his bright orange pumpkin bucket so he can ring our neighbors' doorbells and exclaim, "Trick or treeeaaat!"...
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My Many HatsThe life of a stay at home working mom.By Christina BarberA friend once asked, "How can you do that? How can you be a stay at home mom, get all of that writing done and not go crazy?" My reply was simple. "I don’t. I just go crazy in a different way."
I had been a stay at home mom...
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An Open Letter to Linda HirshmanIs there a political agenda behind "Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World"?By Alan ThomasForeword from Jessica Carlson, Contributing Editor, The Imperfect Parent:
Linda Hirshman is the author of the recently published criticism of the inadequacies of today’s feminists, "Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World"....
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