Thinkingmama

This story on SFGate about someone scoring a year-long culinary residency is interesting. And makes me jealous, and my mouth water.
But besides that, this excerpt from the article got me thinking:
Indeed, a sentiment I encounter frequently is that we’d do better work if we could get away from our work more often.
How many employers miss [...]

It was hard to stop reading this, a very public display of resentment from the daughter of Alice Walker (”The Color Purple” about how she grew up having a famous mom who apparently didn’t care much about being a mother.
Among other things, Rebecca Walker says: “You see, my mum taught me that children enslave women. [...]

I thought I was “bad” — I have a mommy blog and a photo blog of my baby. But check this out: A mom who was in labor for 32 hours blogged from the hospital. Posted photos from her cell phone. Dictated her last post during the final hours. Talk about dedication.
The article also talks [...]

So true, so true. At least for me! I thought I worked pretty hard before. Now, multiply that by a couple thousand and it might come close.
I DIDN’T WORK “FULL TIME” TILL I BECAME A MOM

–Seen on northbound I-5 near San Diego

Anyone who has ever struggled with motherhood and career should read “Mommy Wars.” It’s a collection of a couple dozen essays about motherhood and work and trying to make sense of it all. The main thing I took away from it: There is no perfect answer, no end to the mommy wars.
Yet many of us [...]

I’m sure many mothers feel like a one-member SWAT team at times, but in this case, SWAT stands for “smart women with available time.” A Wall Street Journal article talks about stay-at-home moms who are basically on-call professionals. These former high-powered women — executives, stockbrokers, lawyers, doctors — are called in to complete special projects. [...]