"I used to have a career, but I filed a lawsuit against my company for sexual discrimination a few years ago and I was ultimately fired. After a long legal battle I needed to reevaluate my priorities. Then I another baby, and, you know...
I'm a little embarrassed to admit this (so when has that stopped me?) but the biggest shock I received when I became a new parent was how needy newborns were. Crazy right? Like I totally should have known this going into to it. Like, of course you dumbass...
I timed the birth of my first child to coincide with the end of my company's fiscal quarter. I did this so that I would only lose one quarter's worth of commissions, instead of two. I was already using rubber bands to "button" to my work pants when I reluctantly...
[caption id="attachment_1450" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Photo Credit: skyandfireflies.tumblr.com[/caption] For whatever reason, my three-year-old daughter tunes into emotions. Whenever she hears someone crying, she always points it out. I've encouraged her to hug people when they cry, to try to help people if they are sad by being kind. Mostly...
Okay, this book has really gotten under my skin. So much so, that I'm actually considering reading it. The more commentary I read, the more irritated I get, and the more something irritates me, the more I know there is likely truth hiding behind denial. Before you read this post, you need...