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A letter to my daughters the night before I go back to work from maternity leave

It's going to be really hard.

Mindy Kaling gets honest about working mom guilt: ‘You always feel like you’re missing out’

"I literally think there's no world where I would always feel like I bond with her enough and was not shortchanging time with her," Kaling told the Hollywood Reporter.

When I first came back from maternity leave, I felt like I was better at my job than being a mom

But, little by little I started remembering why I founded my business in the first place. I remembered how wonderful my clients were and how satisfying it felt to use the intellectual part of my brain.

Does being a special needs mother make you a less valuable employee? Absolutely not

It is not like your hard-won professional skills have evaporated overnight the moment your child received their diagnosis.

Working motherhood is: Not traveling for 18 months so I could breastfeed my baby

Even local travel options were challenging.

The mental load of motherhood doesn’t go away when you’re the breadwinner

86% of working moms say they handle all family and household responsibilities.

This viral comic about working motherhood is so true

It's not really an even playing field.

We love the reaction this working mom got for her pump break sign at work

Customers weren't mad, they were understanding.

If I had my way, every working mom would have a life coach

Here's why.

Working makes me a better mother—and motherhood makes me a better worker

Some of us are invigorated by the day-to-day of motherhood. And some of us need something outside of motherhood to keep that cup full enough to be able to pour out all that our family needs to thrive.

Growing up with a working mom showed me what I can accomplish

It showed me that you can do all of this—you can be this brilliant, strong, woman—and you can still be a mom first.

How 12 real moms juggle work & childcare

Each family has found what works best for them. ❤️

Mothers try to do the work of many, but one person does not make a village

“It takes a village to raise a child.” That’s right—an entire small town. Cut yourself a break—you’re just one woman.

Day care saved my motherhood

I have the incredible privilege of working from home, but I also felt like I was drowning.

To the ambitious, exhausted mamas out there—it’s worth it

I owe it to my son to be a good example of problem-solving and pushing forward to achieve my dreams.

Work will always be there, but my babies won’t always be this small

But as we reach this place where things are chaotically calm, I realize that while I could make space for those things (and I do in some respects), that I choose my children. With no self-judgment and no second guesses and no comparing myself to other women.

I want to be a stay-at-home mom AND a working mom

Because my children are important to me, and my work is important to me.

8 ways minimalist moms have this whole working thing figured out

Discover how minimalist moms balance work and family life effortlessly with these 8 practical tips for busy parents.

Busy Philipps had to FaceTime into her daughter’s dance recital—and we totally get it

Because as much as we'd like to be in two places at once, we just can't.

How to not go broke this holiday season

A Bankrate survey found that 45% of Americans feel compelled to go beyond their comfort zones when buying holiday gifts.