My girls need to know independence
About six years ago, as I emerged from the fog of having three children in four years, I found myself in an uncomfortable predicament. I had a master’s degree in Sociology and had always focused my academic interests in women’s issues, and before having my children I worked in the women’s health arena. Yet there I was, thirty-one years old with three children ages five, three and one, a stay-at-home mom with a total of four years of practical work experience behind me.
Upon the birth of my first child when I was twenty-six, and a year out of grad school, I’d decided to devote myself to fulltime motherhood. While my justifications were valid at the time (I didn’t earn much in my non-profit jobs, my husband traveled every week, and of course I wanted to be with my kids), something bugged me about the hypocrisy of not practicing what I preached. (more…)
