What I Didn’t Understand About Working Moms Before I Was One
Once upon a time, I was one of the youngest employees at any given place I worked. A sweet little baby ready to change the world! Ugh, my goodness, someone go back and talk some sense into her. But I digress…
I watched working moms hang up silly artwork their kids made without realizing that a little human at home had said,and that it was actually the most beautiful piece of art they’d ever seen.I watched working moms go to meetings that could’ve been handled in an email, work through projects that coworkers were taking way too long on, and read through intolerable memos with the grace and patience of a queen.
I didn’t know that they’d feel guilty for wanting to have a career, or for not caring about their careers anymore, or for being fine where they were because a promotion could tip the rocking boat right over. I didn’t realize that, for working moms, a “perk” was getting to go to the bathroom alone with the door closed.? Or could someone call to reschedule? I had no idea the guilt they’d wrestled with, how exhausted they were from being up all night, and sometimes how relieved they were to just be home for a day. Even if it did mean cleaning up puke.
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