Why are women supposed to be the ones who create the balance between work and family?
The reality is that most employers couldn't care less.
Moms make multi-tasking an art form. There aren't that many dads who can be as efficient, or reliable.
Women have a natural tendency to want to do it all and not ask for help. Thank goodness I had my mom, or I'd have been committed to the sanitarium, long ago.
Moms are women, first. It's okay to look like one. As Tim Gunn of Project Runway says, the most distressing thing he sees is the "slobification of American," referring to the sloppy condition the typical mom lets herself fall into, even though she may think she looks nice.
Everyone has an individual notion of what "balance" means. Letting go of things that don't really matter all that much allows you to find "balance," like not caring whether the baseboards are cleaned every week.
You know you've achieved balance when your family is happy. Happy mom or wife, happy family; that's the way it goes. Work should always come after family. You should never ignore yourself, but always keep things in perspective.
It's a tough job, and it seems women are best equipped to handle it.
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Why are women supposed to be the ones who create the balance between work and family?
The reality is that most employers couldn't care less.
Moms make multi-tasking an art form. There aren't that many dads who can be as efficient, or reliable.
Women have a natural tendency to want to do it all and not ask for help. Thank goodness I had my mom, or I'd have been committed to the sanitarium, long ago.
Moms are women, first. It's okay to look like one. As Tim Gunn of Project Runway says, the most distressing thing he sees is the "slobification of American," referring to the sloppy condition the typical mom lets herself fall into, even though she may think she looks nice.
Everyone has an individual notion of what "balance" means. Letting go of things that don't really matter all that much allows you to find "balance," like not caring whether the baseboards are cleaned every week.
You know you've achieved balance when your family is happy. Happy mom or wife, happy family; that's the way it goes. Work should always come after family. You should never ignore yourself, but always keep things in perspective.
It's a tough job, and it seems women are best equipped to handle it.
February 29, 2008 - 7:38pmThis Comment
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