15 working mom confessions
I’ve been back from my second mat leave for over six months now, but I still haven’t found my working mom routine. Actually, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m, I feel like I’m flailing. I’m not making it click at home or at work (and I definitely don’t look like the eerily perfect working moms in stock photos?see above). I have a hard time focusing on my job and I barely get to see my kids. When I do, there is a lot of ordering everyone around and stressing about getting somewhere on time. Is this what a working mom’s life is like"
I needed to devise a better strategy, so I rolled up my yogurt-covered sleeves and canvassed some fellow working moms for their magical life-hacks. I asked, “How do you make the day happen"” and their answers came out more like confessions. Here’s how 15 moms make it work, for better or worse: 1. “I bribe my kids with food.”
Snacks in little packs are crucial to luring children in any direction you need them to go in a timely fashion (not at all like trained seals?nope, not at all). We are not above putting candy in lunch boxes if it means they will get in the car and go to school with 10 percent less whining.
2. “I dress them in their school clothes the night before.”
Picking out an outfit for a toddler can be like presenting a spring collection to Anna Wintour. It doesn’t always go over so well. Save yourself a fight, dress them in comfy,...
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