Why working moms need to be more open about the hard stuff
Someone once referred to me as a ?supermom.? I think they were under the impression that I had perfected the juggling act that is full-time work and raising a toddler. I guess I put up a good front! But I think a lot of working moms do.
The fact is, being a working mom is really hard, but a lot of us act like it isn?t. I think if we could drop the act and be a lot more open about it?scream it from the rooftops, even?we?d all be better off.
Let people help
?If I don?t say anything, my family just assumes I?ve got it all together,? a friend and mom-of-three told me recently. She?s right. Sometimes we think it?s easier to take it all on?saying ?yes? takes precedence over saying ?help.? I struggle with this too. I?ve been known to turn down babysitting help from my mom, for example, because I don?t want her to think I can?t handle it all. I mean, she had four kids, I have one?this should be easy, right" And I don?t want to inconvenience her. But here?s the thing, as another wise friend told me: ?People in your life actually want to help.? But they might not think to offer if we all continue to act like the grind isn?t getting us down. Don’t obsess about what colleagues might think
A female co-worker once asked me, ?Where do you get your energy" When do you ever sleep"? I laughed it off and then later realized that she may have actually been concerned rather than impressed. A lot of working moms don?t want colleagues (especially men) to think of them di...
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