Fairygodboss

The reality is that not everyone wants children. Read...

Every child needs to know that they have an unlimited source of support in their parents, who will love and accept them no matter how badly they’ve failed. Read...

I'll never forget the time someone told me to "stick a tampon in it" — that I was being "crazy" because my "hormones must be through the roof." Read...

As I look around my office, I know that one in ten of my colleagues have social anxiety. But I still feel like it’s my secret problem.

Read...

During a high-stakes job search — or any job search, for that matter — emotions can run high and stress can become unbearable. Read...

This article by AnnaMarie Houlis first appeared on Fairygodboss and has been republished with permission.

---

We're the first ones to tell you that we can all use some more self-care practices in our lives. 

Read...

With so many schools across the country closed — and little reason to think they’ll be reopening anytime soon — parents today are forced to get creative about managing their children’s educations at home. Read...

Does anyone else feel like it’s tough to make new friends once you get older? You’re not alone in that feeling. Read...

Pinterest makes doing every aspect of life perfectly look easy.

Read...

This article first appeared on Fairygodboss and has been republished with permission.

---

After 17 years as a working mom, I see my biggest job as bringing up my two sons and making them responsible, ethical adults who contribute to the future of the world.

On a day-to-day basis, though, this mostly involves cooking for them, driving them around, cleaning up after them and always remembering how much I love them. I’m fortunate to have a great partner in crime in my husband, and he helps create an environment of gender neutrality at home; daddy cooking doesn’t signify a “special occasion,” for instance. Add to this an employer that empowers you, as well as management that values your contributions, and what you have is a team of indispensable allies for working moms like me who want to keep their sanity.

Read...