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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a friend who SAH for a while and then went back to work part-time (3 days 9-4) and confided to me she’s going to let everyone think she works full time (and she kept her full time nanny). So she looks like she “does it all” and is really active volunteering at school etc.[/quote]

moms who pretend they do it all are way more toxic than the ones who ask for help. I wish we would stop perpetuating that image of perfection, because it leads us to bashing women who don't have it all together. [/quote]

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I did a very intense Pinterest-y project once for our kids' school auction and another working mom praised me for being able to do that while having a full-time job.  She said I just must be better at managing time than her or better at living on no sleep or just somehow amazing.  Rather than agreeing that it was any or all of those things, I admitted that I had had to take an entire day off work to get it done.  People who act like they do everything perfectly are really making things worse for those who are sensitive to not being enough.  Social media has made this so much worse, but women like that should realize that they're doing more harm than good.[/quote]

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