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Transcending:Words on Women and Strength by Kelly Corrigan

A good friend sent me this link recently and although I had already watched this YouTube I watched it again. It was worth it!! I encourage you to watch it whether you have seen it before or not!!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_4qwVLqt9Q&feature=related

Barbara. Working Mothers and the Male and Female Experience

I asked Barbara whether she had any regrets about being a working mother and how she balanced all of the competing demands on her time and whether she had any advice or secrets she could share with a young woman who is attempting to do the same thing.  She said: “I honestly do not have any regrets about being a working mother.  When my kids were very little, I was often torn. I wanted to spend more time with my kids but when you’re working you can’t. What I found is that the period of time when they’re very little and at home is short. Once they’re in school, between school and their activities, they suddenly have their own lives. ...