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Momfidence! cheers on commonsense parenting and sighs at the rest. How to worry less, wing it more. A.k.a. parenting by the seat of my mid-rise mom jeans.
About Paula SpencerI'm the author of Momfidence! An Oreo Never Killed Anybody and Other Secrets of Happier Parenting, and a mom of four in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (where you can't even buy Oreos at the two wholesome groceries nearest to my home). 
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Momfidence and Mojo (and How They Go Together)May 01, 2009
Had fun this week appearing on Amy Tiemann's Mojo Mom podcast. Amy opened with a provocative question based on a previous discussion she'd had: What would I tell the smart, energetic MBA candidates she's been meeting who claim that they don't want to have kids because the demands of family life seem so overwhelming and incompatible with what they're trying to accomplish changing the world from the corridors of business? Actually I didn't want to have kids once, either. But then biology takes over and hopefully you're not too much of a control freak to ignore something as potent as biology... Then you find yourself responsible for another human life in an undeniably direct way and realize that hell, no matter what path you choose life is complicated and at least if you're smart enough to also have an MBA maybe you can put yourself in a position to do something about better child care & family leave policies & flex time & all that. We talked about more than that but it was an interesting starting point. Amy's terrific new book Mojo Mom is all about staying true to yourself in the midst of the myriad demands on your time that giving into biology triggers. So if you've stared at yourself in a mirror lately and wondered "Who's she? Where am I?" I suggest clicking over to amazon right now. Momfidence is... Easier when you've got your mojo. |
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