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Dear Working Mother,

You are doing a great job. And your kids will turn out just fine despite the hours you spend away from them. Truly.

Of course you probably don’t always feel that way yourself. If you are like most working moms I know, you may feel like you’re forever coming up short when it comes to doing enough, giving enough and being enough for your kids. Not to mention your boss, your partner, your aging parents and extended family, and yes, of course, your community. (I haven’t even mentioned doing, being, and giving enough for yourself – but that’s another article!)

http://www.gloo.ng/busyhomemaker/letter-to-working-mothers-stop-feeling-so-guilty/

Found this article that talks about "working mum" children and how they are more successful than their stay at home mum counterparts. I think it is quite interesting.

The guilt many working mothers confess to may be real, but it’s looking less and less warranted.
According to a working paper published June 19 by the Harvard Business School, daughters of working mothers are more likely to be employed, hold supervisory positions, and earn more money than the daughters of women who don’t work outside the home. The researchers also found a statistically significant effect on the sons of working women, who are likely to spend more time caring for family members and doing household chores than are the sons of stay-at-home mothers.

http://www.gloo.ng/busyhomemaker/busy-homemakers-have-more-successful-daughters-and-more-caring-sons/

Came across this post on a blog

Last night, I came home from the gym on a bit of an exercise high.

In a random turn of events, my husband had left work early and I took advantage by running to the gym while he went home to relieve the babysitter.

It was about 6:30 by the time I got back, and I was a little euphoric knowing that I had missed out on one of the busiest parts of the day: the after-school rush of homework, unpacking backpacks, re-packing lunches, unloading the dishwasher, and trying to stave off my four children dying of hunger while preparing dinner. It’s the part of the day that firmly falls on me and it felt like a treat to know I got a free pass on the craziness. I had already gotten dinner in the crockpot before I left, so I fully expected to walk in and see that my husband would have taken care of what I always do in that time6....

You can view the rest of the post here http://www.gloo.ng/busyhomemaker/study-confirms-that-men-and-women-view-housework-distribution-very-differently/