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[quote=Anonymous] am a working single mom. My work is also a major part of my identity; I make a difference in the world and I am proud of what I do.

But my daughter comes first. I am her only mother, and I am teaching her who she is and how to be in the world. I am teaching her what Love looks like. Yes, sometimes I work long hours, but not even close to the way the author describes her priorities. My daughter will grow up and move out, and then I can work as much as I please, but her childhood doesn’t get a do over. I chose to be a mom, and being there for her is the biggest part of what it means to me to be her mom.

I do not understand the author’s priorities at all. I wonder if her children do, either. I hope that she has some magic that makes it all okay, but a tearful seven year old crying over a missed birthday party (one missed event in a long list) seems like the stuff of rage, pain, adult therapy, and painful questions with uncomfortable answers. There is no going back from some things. I hope I am wrong and that her children in adulthood will just be proud of her, but I have serious doubts about that.[/quote]

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