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The End of Mom Guilt
Il est très déprimant de voir que les femmes ont également succombé au mythe de la carrière. « Ma carrière est très importante pour moi », énoncent ces dames aux carrières nouvelles de mégalos. Comment tyranniser une coterie d’idiots dans une grande société peut-il devenir plus important que de jouer avec ses enfants, de voir des amis, sa famille,
... See moreTom Hodgkinson • L'art d'être libre: Dans un monde absurde (LIENS QUI LIBER) (French Edition)
There were so many moments I was plagued with guilt, but I was also tugged in the other direction by the value of the work I was doing. To be a mother fighting for the kind of world I wanted my son to grow up in was just as important as being a mother who was there to tuck him in every night. Wasn’t it?
Huma Abedin • Both/And: A Memoir
As a recovering perfectionist and Type A high-achiever, I wish some wise mentor sat me down early in my career to explain the difference between ambition and agency.
Danielle Vermeer • Goodwill Hunting #10: cottagecore, girlboss culture, & the end of ambition
What I soon realized is that maintaining a firewall between my “mom” self and the rest of my self was making motherhood much less interesting. The rest of myself was being so challenged — psychologically, spiritually, philosophically, creatively and intellectually — by caring for my son. But I resisted it, and tried to keep care small because nobod... See more
Anne Helen Petersen • "I Went Into Motherhood Determined Not to Lose Myself in It."
(7) How do we reconcile ambition and the desire to do great work with motherhood?
sari azout • My Favorite Questions
That the answer to all these questions—of art, of children, of startups—is “pay attention to your circumstances, work hard, establish the right culture, and manage your emotions” might be the most unsatisfying advice ever given. Still, it is the advice that I believe to be correct. There is no spreadsheet that will tell me how to raise my daughter ... See more