Stay At Home Mom on Shine

Mom confessions: I wish I had a fulfilling career outside the home

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It's time for a Mom Confession — because, let's face it, we're real mothers and sometimes it doesn't work the way the parenting books say it should.

This Week's Confession:

I wish I had a…

Role Reversal: My Husband's Struggle as a Stay-At-Home Dad

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By Sasha Brown-Worsham I have long been convinced my husband was the superior parent.

His patience is more extensive, his stamina — for "one more" reading of Olivia or…

Help. Mother of four, including severely disabled child, trying to get back to work

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My iRelaunch co-founder Carol and I recently received the following e-mail: ”Hi. Thanks for taking my e-mail. I'm 37, and I've been a stay-at-home mom for 13 years. I tried working when my two oldest children were young, but because I have no family to help when the kids are sick (my husband works) I've been unable to keep a job. In addition to the two older kids, we have a child who isn't in school yet and a 5 year old with a severe disability, Angelman Syndrome http://www.angelman.org/ who is sick a lot and has seizures. I've found that no one wants to hire me even for a night position because of my family. I assume it's also because I've been out of the workforce for so long.