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I am Superwoman, bow down your heads
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Whew. I'm tired just reading your OP! And the subject line gave me a much-needed giggle.
You are indeed kicking ass and taking names, and I bow before you. But echoing some of the PPs, do try and get some rest. Running on that little sleep for a while can make you vulnerable to catching something, and that'll REALLY knock you off your stride. |
Anonymous
| Yay!! Well done!! Hope you have a restful weekend! |
Anonymous
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Go you! And ditto to the posters who are wishing you some sleep ASAP.
But to repeat: Go, you! |
Anonymous
(pssst... anyone notice superwoman didn't mention the laundry??)
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Anonymous
| I'm in the same boat OP and I also pat myself on the back too at times. But you need to get some sleep or you will burn out and it won't be pretty. |
Anonymous
Not to criticize superwoman, because she's clearly doing very well, but no, she didn't mention laundry or any other sort of housework. And while she made afterschool sporting events, it still sounds like there's still some afterschool childcare going on. These are essential elements in the balancing act, but ones that a lot of moms claiming to do it all forget to credit. |
Anonymous
What? She is a working mom, OF COURSE she has childcare!!! What does that even mean? She managed to work a full, intense week plus make it to some of her kid's activities. It has nothing to do with child care. But don't worry - your message is clear: WMs can never REALLY do it all, can they? |
Anonymous
I'm sorry - I just posted that. Maybe you didn't mean it that way. But this was a really positive thread and I thought that was an unnecessary dig at a hardworking mom, and it felt a little self-righteous to me, but maybe you didn't mean it that way. Happy Friday everyone. |
Anonymous
| I didn't mean it in a bad way, but actually, not all working moms do have childcare. |
Anonymous
Really? And if so, what's bad about having childcare anyway? Unless you are a full time SAHM who never goes out with DH without the kids, you have some form of childcare. Be it after-school program, daycare, nanny, sitter, grandma or others. It's still childcare. |
Anonymous
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OP here and guess what I just got done doing? Taking a 3 hour nap. Seriously.
I posted because indeed you can't be Superwoman, so when you can juggle all the balls (even temporarily) you get all giddy. On the house: it's a disaster, but my son had clean clothes for school. That's why that wasn't mentioned. I feel really successful because even though this has been such a stressful transition for me, I have managed to hold it together and NOT get stressed. I know it seems like staying up to 3 in the morning is stress, but actually, my success is that I behaved like a kind, gentle mom, helped my son every night with homework and made him popcorn and listened to all his stories, made dinner, picked him up from school with a smile etc, and I managed to do it by working into the wee hours of the night. But it's totally unsustainable. I just came home for lunch for a repair and after the repairman left, I fell asleep on my couch for 3 hours and my office is probably wondering what the hell happened to me. Oh well. For ten days or so, I was invincible. Happy weekend. |
Anonymous
Agree - I see our daycare as a huge positive in my toddler's life. We are very fortunate our schedules allow us to not have long work days, but I don't see anything negative about it - and I love that she has other people in her life who love her, we have made some really good friends there, and so has she! Being a WM without childcare is not something I would want. It would mean that DH and I are either staggering hours in a weird way, or that I worked from home and was with my child, which is not my idea of a good situation. If it works for you (the original poster of this quote), great, but don't act like it's the ideal. |
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OP -- I'm the person who posted that you hadn't mentioned laundry.
I was just goofing on you! I wasn't trying to make any point about anything!! I don't know why some people took it and went some weird place with it, but I for one applaud you, I love it when I feel on top of the game, any game! |
Anonymous
| OP, I think your post was great. Makes me rethink my day and start thinking about the things I got done versus the things I didn't. Thank you! |
Anonymous
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OP: Your first post made me smile and your second post (about the nap) cracked me up!! You really do rock!!
Here's hoping you can find a nice, balanced spot soon. And in the meantime, KEEP ROCKING!! 
Happy weekend! |