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What are the Challenges facing a Working Mother?

Original Question: How do working mothers balance their professional lives with the overwhelming responsibilites they face at home?

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by KMINER

KMINER is a Top Reviewer on Epinions 		Aug 30 '00 Look, I Don't Need You To Tell Me What I "Need" To Do
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by goldjay

goldjay is a Top Reviewer on Epinions 		Feb 16 '00 Yes, I Work!
I LOVE being a Stay at Home Mom!!... read full review 		Very Helpful
by KMINER

KMINER is a Top Reviewer on Epinions 		Jun 16 '00 Shortcomings Of My Three Days Back .. And What I Plan To Do About It
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bmcnichol is a Top Reviewer on Epinions 		Apr 14 '00 Best of Both Worlds
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by maddi
 Dec 04 '00 A Hug and A Kiss
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by sloving
 Dec 22 '00 Why I LOVE being a Stay At Home Mom - Much to my surprise!
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by Kelamandasmom
 Aug 03 '00 I am a working mother, got a problem with that!
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by Shyra2
 Dec 07 '00 Working Mothers...Just My Opinion
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by AngelaBar
 Jun 28 '00 WHAM and proud!
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by Unowho72
 Jul 26 '00 Should I quit my job???
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by charlenep
 Jan 08 '01 I Need A Vacation !!!
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by Horswispr
 Jul 07 '00 How I got BUSTED climbing on buildings: Assertiveness, Part I
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by jillmkk
 Jun 30 '00 Defining Myself
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by LILvoyce
 Dec 02 '00 Should We Judge?
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by KylaPrkns
 Dec 06 '00 I AM a working mom too
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by mom2daniel
 Jun 10 '00 Single Working Mom
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by rfish
 May 14 '00 Mom Worked, But was Always There Too!
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by My3LilMen
 Apr 24 '00 Stay at Home Mom vs. Employee Mom
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by Lifesdream
 Jan 02 '01 Your Body at Work, Your Mind at Home
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by hlbirk
 Nov 06 '00 Hey! I Don't Always Have To Look Like A Mom, Do I?
Do what's right for your family, but also what's right for YOU! You have to take care of yourself first.... read full review 		Very Helpful
by stacyb
 Dec 24 '00 Kids come first!
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by beckish
 Mar 27 '00 Love/Hate that Ten Hour Day!
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by tiasmom
 Jun 12 '00 At Home Moms-Have I Got A Job For You!
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by beckish
 Jul 27 '00 Today I Discovered the Working Mother's Best Friend
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by loves2run
 Feb 18 '00 A Matter of Choice
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by kristinafh
 Jun 15 '00 It All Falls Apart
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by amykhar
 Apr 14 '00 Telecommute and Have the Best of Both Worlds
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by Superflychick
 Sep 22 '00 I'm bad to the bone.....
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by mcgooch68
 Oct 26 '00 Is Your Office Destroying More Than Your Sanity?
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by hadassahchana
 May 23 '00 "What I did on my summer vacation"
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by trthomp
 Jan 02 '01 I have been both places and I prefer?
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by WorkingMomof2
 Mar 04 '00 Career Success Tips for Working Moms (aka Winning at Work with a Family)
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by 1truluv
 May 02 '00 Working Moms' vs. Stay at Home Moms'
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by MARIEROY
 Jul 05 '00 IT'S A "NO WIN" SITUATION!
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by Dr_Steph
 Jan 29 '00 For Many of Us, Work is a Reality
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by angelmomt
 Feb 28 '00 WHAT TO WATCH FOR IN WORK AT HOME JOBS.
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by Zeira
 Dec 08 '00 Back to work? Again?
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by marsha32
 Feb 02 '00 Homeschooling
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by DnDn4kidz
 Feb 20 '00 Choose wisely~
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by beckish
 Jun 08 '00 When the Telephone Rings
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by fallyn96
 Sep 16 '00 9-5 Mommy: How to Cope.
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by happy2000usa
 Jan 30 '00 Working At Home: A Writer's Lament
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by angelmomt
 Feb 20 '00 WORK AT HOME MOM?
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by peacebear40
 Sep 02 '00 Every Working Mother's Dream
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by althaea
 Jun 03 '00 We are all Working Mothers
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by lansky2000
 Sep 21 '00 Clerical Failure?
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by dragonlady_ct
 May 11 '00 One Small Step Down, One Giant Leap Forward!
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by LILvoyce
 Aug 04 '00 Three Secrets For Choosing The Right Daycare
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by KajunGran
 Feb 10 '00 Thru My Dogs Eyes!!!!
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by CHERYLSWISHER
 Jul 17 '00 WE all are working mothers.
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by MonicaL2me
 Mar 09 '00 Staying at home was the best bet for me
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by pantazis5
 May 15 '00 working mom..or stay at home mom...we are all moms...
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by Emaleth982
 Sep 01 '00 There IS Another Alternative!
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by Kissoangel
 Oct 05 '00 I Don't Work, I'm a Stay At Home Mom
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by susidee34
 Apr 08 '00 ODE TO ALL YOU DESERVING LADIES
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by sweetcece
 Jul 25 '00 Make Time For Yourself
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by suzmarkwood
 Jun 08 '00 SAHM - not for everyone
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by kelly60
 Jul 21 '00 Sometimes you have no choice
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by crankybeer
 Oct 12 '00 Definition of Working Mothers
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by jaxmom28
 Jan 05 '01 The Working Mother Myth
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by gaelkm
 Apr 09 '00 being ORGANIZED is the key!
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by tiasmom
 Jan 25 '00 My new job at home
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by amysmum
 Oct 11 '00 Paid employment - the easy option?
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by pantazis5
 May 26 '00 Work at home, stay at home..still have the morning juggle struggle.
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by sweetcece
 Apr 22 '00 When Do I Not Work?
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by Moppysl
 Sep 15 '00 It's like the lady and the tiger...
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by Cecilia47
 Sep 27 '00 Why we work!
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by huntress
 Mar 23 '00 Defining The Term"Working Mom"
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by bootsers
 Oct 06 '00 Working Outside The Home- I Hate It!
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by WorkingMomof2
 Jan 28 '00 Working Moms: Finding the Balance thats Right For You
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by LRGuis
 Aug 08 '00 I've Looked At Life From Both Sides Now
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by Cecilia47
 Sep 21 '00 Think like a Man but Act like a Woman
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by laryan
 Apr 28 '00 Define Working
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by jaxmom28
 Jan 04 '01 Why Have Children?
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by MississippiMom
 Jan 25 '00 A MOTHER'S JOB IS NEVER DONE!!
Facing each day as it comes, your children are your Strength and When there is a Will there is always a Way!... read full review 		Very Helpful
by PacBayStat
 Jul 15 '00 Is it possible to be a working mother who can stay at home?
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by mstigerlily
 Mar 31 '00 Anyone care for an ethnocentric, judgmental, shortsighted, narrowminded view of working mothers?
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by diemrae
 Jan 26 '00 MOMS AND WORKING....
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by Mariii2771
 Aug 18 '00 Working Mothers Equals Overtime!!
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by momtogirlz
 Mar 09 '00 May not get a check, but I'm rewarded
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by jonnie
 Feb 27 '00 And The Award Goes To...Mom
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by conraddad
 Nov 12 '00 Lots of work! Lots of rewards!
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by pianomam
 Jun 25 '00 Follow His will; the money will follow!
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by Kristenlov
 Jun 02 '00 Watch Closely. I Can Go From Working At the Computer To Building a Race Car With Legos In 5 Seconds Or Less!
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by KimND1
 Sep 22 '00 I don't have a choice
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by jaxmom28
 Jan 04 '01 Feelings on Returning to Work
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by jaxmom28
 Jan 04 '01 On the subject of guilt
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by mrssmoopy
 Jun 23 '00 I should have kept my mouth shut!!!
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by GrandmaSandy
 Aug 15 '00 Working Wife, Mother & Grandma
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by augustwind
 May 01 '00 A working mother's tears and joy
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by BlonbabyDawn
 Jun 26 '00 How Hard Do We Have to Work to Be a Working Mother?
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by davidew
 Jan 23 '00 The Trials of a Working Mother
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by PalmerLD
 Feb 17 '00 Oh Where, Oh Where Have My "Parents" Gone?
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by AngelaBar
 Jan 09 '01 I'm back in the saddle again~
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by mythicalc
 Feb 04 '00 When will we ever learn?
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by b2wilson
 Oct 26 '00 Sometimes You Just Gotta Do What You Gotta Do!
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by SMITHSWOODSIDE
 Aug 20 '00 MUMS LOVE TO WORK
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by MsHooterville
 Jun 06 '00 How to TRY to be Home When Your Teen is Home
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by ned1
 Apr 27 '00 Take your Daughter to Work Day - unless you are a mom!!
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by Kissikins
 Mar 29 '00 The Hardest Thing I May Ever Do!
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by frzldmm
 Apr 25 '00 Returning to Work/Childcare Issues!
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by serc
 Mar 02 '00 Confessions of a Stay at Home Mom
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by goodwin1
 May 21 '00 A Juggling Act
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by MomE2Dallas
 Jan 22 '00 Best/worst of both worlds
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by silvergrl
 Feb 26 '00 All Mothers are Working Mothers
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by mbmattson
 Jun 07 '00 Different types of small business
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by onlygirl8
 May 08 '00 if I could turn back time....
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by merryann
 Jan 24 '00 Torn in Between
I'm really happy I got to stay home with her the last two years before school started. It was a great chance for us to bond!... read full review 		Very Helpful
by JulieinID
 Jul 08 '00 It's not Easy!
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by Ellie41799
 Feb 02 '00 I was a working mom
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by Anniemal
 Oct 27 '00 Working Moms - Kid's point of view
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by JulAnn1217
 Mar 07 '00 Honoring the Working Mother
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by tutti73
 Jun 13 '00 He Was Sick Of Me Being Home!!!
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by wavesandshells
 Mar 31 '00 Who Cares, Just Do Your Job!
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by lonelyladyk
 Aug 16 '00 SINGLE MOTHERS AND THE WORK FORCE
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by ctinhan
 Jan 25 '00 Working at Home
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by conradd
 Feb 02 '00 When a single parent travels . . . how to ease separation anxiety for both you and your child
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by cheriboberi
 Mar 04 '00 Working Moms
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by macsmom77
 Apr 27 '00 One moment please, I'll be right there with your bottle.
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by newswriter001
 Aug 04 '00 I don't wanna go back to work!
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by evie36
 Jan 23 '00 One Bowl Chocolate Cake!
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by allisonsmom
 Jan 22 '00 My two cents
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by evie36
 Jan 25 '00 Make some Silly Slime
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by AngelaBar
 Aug 12 '00 How to Interview Your Future Employer
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by jejensen
 Sep 20 '00 Women's Lib Sux
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by Mom2Abbi
 Feb 06 '00 Every Mom is a Working Mom!
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by GrandmaSandy
 Apr 06 '00 MOTHER the foundation of a family
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by Emaleth982
 Jul 28 '00 Is It Really Worth It?
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by mattjoe
 Jan 24 '00 Thank You MOM
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by Profilewriter
 Apr 08 '00 What I learned from Princeton co-eds
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by adonna
 Jun 27 '00 Working Moms, Dry Your Tears--the Truth about Childcare Goodbyes.
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by eepsuel
 Jan 29 '00 I Can't - There, I admit it !!
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by jnbmom
 Sep 12 '00 We said Hello and Goodbye for 12 years
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by retta1967
 Jul 03 '00 The extra paycheck...Is it really worth it?
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by italye
 Feb 26 '00 It's been a long, long day
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by zapbot
 Mar 13 '00 A Tribute To Exceptionally Special Working Moms
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by trombone1
 Mar 24 '00 A Tale Of Two Moms - The Best Of Both
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by TATINEE
 Jun 06 '00 I've Experienced Both Sides
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by dreamcatcher39
 Oct 31 '00 The phrase "working mother" is redundant
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by jsroberts
 Jan 24 '00 OK to be a working mom
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by littledebby
 Sep 16 '00 Best of both worlds!
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by ten_angel
 Jun 29 '00 My choice may not be responsible.....but worth it!
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by Emaleth982
 Apr 11 '00 Why I'll Go Back To Work
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by dreamcatcher39
 May 25 '00 Juggle, Juggle, Toil and Trouble
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by Chelie11
 Jul 11 '00 Attack of the killer single working teen mom !!!
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by EquineLdy
 Jul 27 '00 You called me a what?!!!!!
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by kitt
 Jun 22 '00 The hardest job I've even had - but the most meaningful
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by naphtalia
 Nov 05 '00 My Mom Did It All
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by qpnmom
 Jan 31 '00 Always Make Time
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by ned1
 Feb 05 '00 Mom versus Mom - the new Mad Magazine Cartoon
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by Jennlee.2
 Jun 07 '00 Working outside the home is a personal choice
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by Deda
 Oct 16 '00 Who Knew?
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by MsArriana
 Jul 30 '00 Have you walked in my shoes?
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by Ahavaani
 Feb 23 '00 Homeschooling..Here we come again!
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by lsdwriter1
 Apr 14 '00 MY WORKDAY BEGINS AT 4AM
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by jmey
 Jan 25 '00 SAVING MONEY, DOES NOT MEAN MORE WORK
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by thriftymom
 Sep 02 '00 Sometimes things don't work out like you plan them
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by wldangels3
 Jun 22 '00 We All Are Working Mothers....
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by TRACIMAY31
 Nov 04 '00 Bringing Home the Bacon
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by Denalisky
 Feb 24 '00 Do what you love, love what you do
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by augustwind
 Jul 10 '00 Surviving the working days and more
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by Remind
 Apr 06 '00 Easing The Balancing Act of Work & Kids!
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by fatima98g
 Apr 02 '00 Stay at Home Mothers Have It tough too!
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by KSMiller
 Sep 07 '00 Sorry Mom has to Work!
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by Patty3kids
 Jan 26 '00 Sitting Around, doing nothing, I think NOT
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by chicknyell
 Jan 26 '00 I turned out just right! (I think)
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by Goddessmother
 May 29 '00 I am also a working mother! I am a multi functional woman!
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by jenni796
 Aug 27 '00 How do I keep my sanity...
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by dejata
 Apr 01 '00 To Have The Best Of Both Worlds
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by stuzle
 Jul 05 '00 I wanted to work outside the homewhy this issue shouldnt divide mothers
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by littleb28
 Feb 08 '00 I have done both! and dollar for dollar I have come out better at home!
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by austinsmommy
 Mar 04 '00 If you can do it - stay home!
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by jlusk5
 Mar 10 '00 Leaving my child at the sitters
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by jlusk5
 Mar 10 '00 There are times I take my kids to work with me
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by wish99
 Jun 25 '00 It's okay to work!
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by mcgina
 Aug 14 '00 Nothing short of a miracle
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by airmary25
 Jan 25 '00 Is it possible to be SUPERMOM?
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by cckjw
 May 19 '00 Working mother's deserve respect too!
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by wifemommyteach
 May 25 '00 I'm the breadwinner
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by ehringer
 Feb 26 '00 Go back to work or stay at home??
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by CHERYLSWISHER
 Jan 27 '00 My hats off to both the working mom and the stay at home working mom...
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by chpsk8
 Apr 25 '00 In Praise of the Stay At Home Mom
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by gwsmith
 Oct 24 '00 When the high heel is on the other foot...
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by mbennett496
 Jan 22 '00 Staying home or going to work
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by ladiazii
 Feb 14 '00 stay home if you can.....
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by Blackwid00
 Jan 05 '01 Whats the real issue?
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by BerneseMtDog
 Apr 08 '00 The "Right Way" to Do Daycare
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by DebbieG
 Feb 12 '00 SAHM's are Working Moms too!
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by adnetjm
 Nov 17 '00 Moms can make as much in one hour, as working a part time job in a week!
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by Scruggs4
 Feb 16 '00 It was a hard choice, but had to do it....
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by larryrab
 Jan 22 '00 THE WORKING MOM COMPROMISE
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by dragonlady_ct
 Sep 15 '00 Summer's Over, Back to School, THANK GOD!
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by MommaBare
 Nov 29 '00 Work it Momma!
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by manal_fouz
 Aug 31 '00 Stop being so selfish and remind yourself what matters most
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by ColeyRP99
 Mar 15 '00 What my Mom taught me...
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by ArthurG
 Jul 27 '00 In That Perfect World
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by TaraScorpB
 Feb 02 '00 Every Mom works
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by mareneli
 Jan 24 '00 All Mothers Work
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by makelli3
 Jun 26 '00 I AM a Working Mother
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by itsjan
 Oct 26 '00 ALL moms are WORKING moms!!
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