Recently over brunch & Bellinis, a mommy friend of mine asked me about an article that I published here on LinkedIn, 7 Sanity-Saving Tips for Busy Mompreneurs. It wasn’t that she was curious about
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This is not limited to moms in technical communication, but all moms that work. I don’t regret that I took time off to be a SAHM (stay-at-home-mom) for a few years during my son’s early years, because if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have figured out his developmental issues and gotten help properly. It was because I was at home at the time that he’s doing well today. At the same time, family has always come first. I sacrificed growth in my career during those SAHM years, but it was worth it to see my child thrive.
The author of this article makes excellent points that I completely agree with. Parents–both men and women–shouldn’t be penalized for being a parent. Women get penalized more severely because more often they are the primary caretakers of children, although I know there are exceptions. For the most part, a lot of the parenting responsibilities fall on the moms. Over the years, fathers are taking on more responsibilities than before, but there are many families in which the responsibilities are not divided equally (my own included, but I’ve had my husband step up more over the years). Somehow in a country that likes to try to promote family values, we’ve lost that in favor of corporate dominance. It goes back to identity–are you a person who works at your job, or are you a person who IS your job? When I work for a company, I can be loyal to that company and its goals, but not at the expense of my family to get ahead. The author’s last paragraph is my own credo. And it really should be the credo of ALL parents, not just moms.
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