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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cPlease stop judging me for leaving the office at exactly 5 p.m., but my kids are waiting to be picked up from the sitter.<\/p>\n
I know I\u2019m missing this meeting, but my kid\u2019s preschool graduation is more important.<\/p>\n
I know I was late today, but I can\u2019t drop the baby off at daycare until 7:45 a.m.<\/p>\n
I know I seem distracted, because I am distracted. I have a sick toddler and I am waiting to find out when I can get him into the pediatrician.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t want to look exhausted when I show up to the office, but I have been awake since 4:30 a.m. with an inconsolable kid.<\/p>\n
I know my eyes look glazed over, but I spent the last 12 hours trying to soothe a baby to sleep.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t mean for my email to seem snippy, but I have a 5-year old who cried this morning because he didn\u2019t want to go to school, and I am worried about him.<\/p>\n
Yes, I just banged my head against my desk. I received a text message that my kid has pink eye and I have to leave to get him even though this report is almost due.<\/p>\n
I know my eyes are very swollen right now. I spent last night crying because I am exhausted, never get to be alone and haven\u2019t taken a hot shower in five years.<\/p>\n
Sorry that I was short with you, but I spent the last hour arguing with a toddler over the necessity of wearing pants to the babysitter.<\/p>\n
I know I am supposed to leave my personal life at the door when I come to the office, but when you are a mom to two small kids, that is hard to do.<\/p>\n
So thank you to everyone who has given me grace over the last five years.<\/p>\n
I could probably stand to give myself a little.<\/p>\n
Being a full-time working mom with young kids is not easy.<\/p>\n
Thank you to every boss who has let me leave for doctor\u2019s appointments, unexpected sicknesses, preschool graduations and school lunches.<\/p>\n
Thank you to all the people who turned their heads when I was pregnant and had to run out of a meeting to go puke.<\/p>\n
Thank you to everyone who has let me know they also had a hard time juggling their work\/life\/kid balance.<\/p>\n
Thank you to the people who ignored my swollen eyes, exhausted face, and the spit-up on my blouse.<\/p>\n
Thank you to all the other moms who slay it each and every day and motivate me to keep going.<\/p>\n
Thank you to the people who encourage me to keep going even though I can feel defeated at times.<\/p>\n
Thank you to all the co-workers who have picked up slack for me because I had to make a quick exit to solve a kid emergency.<\/p>\n
I know I am not the only working mom in the world, but I am a working mom and I totally understand what you are going through.<\/p>\n
I understand you feel like you need to overcompensate because you get to work just on time and leave the minute the clock strikes 5.<\/p>\n
I understand when you eat your lunch at your desk because you have to leave early to get a kid from the sitter to the doctor then back to the sitter and then get yourself back to the office in time for your 2 p.m. meeting.<\/p>\n
I understand sometimes you show up to work looking like you were attacked by a flock of geese because the kids couldn\u2019t find their shoes, you gave someone the wrong color bowl and then forgot to take Sleepy Bear to the babysitter.<\/p>\n
I understand you are tired. Exhausted, probably.<\/p>\n
But I also understand you are capable and worthy of so much more than you realize sometimes.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t have to choose between two worlds that you love. You can have them both. You can have a family and a career. It\u2019s not easy, but it is possible.<\/p>\n
Yes, the worlds might collide sometimes and make life much more complicated, but it\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n
So don\u2019t stop. Don\u2019t give up. You\u2019ve got this.<\/p>\n
And P.S. \u2013 Not everyone is going to understand. And that\u2019s OK.<\/p>\n
Until Next Time,<\/p>\n
Jamie\u201d<\/p>\n
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