One Secret to Success for a Working Mom, Expand Your Village (Jack and Jill of America)

Jack and Jill of America member and her daughter Recently, I have become keenly aware that good kids are created by accident. They become good because someone made a concerted effort to pour positive things into them--things like, honor, discipline and respect for others. These qualities are taught through lessons and by observation. For that reason, I have been actively considering how to give my children more examples of people who embody those qualities.  Indeed, raising my children to become good people is my most important job.

Celebrating Memorial Day Weekend

A Memorial Day Photo circa 2015


As a "mommy blogger", I am always simultaneously living my life and composing blog posts. Seriously, since my life is the fodder for this blog and informs the tips that I post to help other working moms, I live a dual existence of experiencing things and editing them at the same time. I've been doing it so long that it comes naturally to me. And I generally don't question it. That said, there are times when even this experienced blogger can't do it, like the past three days.


In the past three days, my daughter has had two ballet performances at one of the most prestigious downtown theaters. Those performances required hair and makeup, which meant mommy was fully engaged. She wanted to celebrate her feat with a cookout, which meant entertaining. And there were also two other children to tend to. Thank God for my mother who took the two older kids with her for a couple days after the performances.

As luck would have it, as soon as she left, the baby decided to have a full fledged GI event replete with watery stool and vomit, all of which landed on mommy. As any mom knows, when your baby is sick, it is as if time stops. So, since I am still experiencing it, I have no helpful tips except this one. Working moms need to develop a support system. That way, when s--t hits the fan, you're not standing all alone in a pool of combo vomit and poop without anybody else to hold the baby while you shower!

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