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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Umm, isn't the point of this thread that we don't need to strive to be perfect. there is one mom admitting that work/life balance is a crock for her - she is admitting that she can't have it all.  Why do people have to make a point of saying that they have what she doesn't have.  The point was to admit that we aren't perfect and life isn't perfect.  not to go off and tell everyone how perfect your own life is.[/quote]

No, her point was since she can't do it, it's society's fault and woe is her. I never tried to have a perfectly clean house and cook organic dinners every night. Saying you can't possibly do everything perfectly is a recipe for giving up. Pick your priorities - family, work, whatever - and concentrate on those. I wonder how old she is that she feels this pressure to be "perfect." Once your kids are in double digits and you are in your 40s, this usually goes away.[/quote]

I agree with you second poster and I'm glad you spoke up. I thought this thread was getting derailed into "women are told they can have it all and they can't" and I didn't get that AT ALL from the article that was posted.

I would in no way say my life was perfect but my having a career has NOTHING to do with it, in fact my life would be a lot worse without it - I value it and it is a part of who I am. The article had nothing to do with working moms. My take-away was that women and men can't be honest because there are so many of us putting up facades, and how damaging it can be. Actually reminded me of Facebook and some of the BS posts I see there sometimes. [/quote]

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