By Sojourner:
o Absolve yourself of “mommy guilt.” You are doing the best that you can.
o Remember that a desire for a career does not make you a bad mother, nor
does a desire for work/life balance make you a bad employee.
o …

I wish someone had shed light on the fact that as a parent you will have to make compromises. Everyday
I compromise who and what I am for the sake and well being of my children. For example my weave , yes I said my weave, I am accustomed to wearing Indian human hair or milky way human hair, but now that I have kids I have to settle for yaky or synthetic.

I am a 28 year old, married, mother of two. I have a daughter who is eight and a son who is four. I have been with my husband for 10 years, married four. I was laid off in 2004 …