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For example, when you start cutting friends out because of your partner, it's a sure-fire indicator that something isn't right here
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This article by Liv McConnell first appeared on Fairygodboss and has been republished with permission.
Not to contribute toward society’s habit of picking apart feminine communication patterns, but I’ll say it: in my own life, at least, the tendency to over-apologize was something I had to put effort into unlearning.
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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.
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Pinterest makes doing every aspect of life perfectly look easy.
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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.
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Your Monday blues are likely worse if you are going through something you can’t control, like fertility treatment, a parent’s illness, or project deadlines.
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Our parenting standards are high. As our children and families grow, we may struggle to stay on that perfect course.
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