“But the majority of mothers work - and are responsible for taking care of the kids and home. And more fathers are spending more time doing child care and housework, and still working long hours. That work-life conflict is weighing on everybody.” ChildrenLongStillsHomeCareKidsMotherFatherHoursConflictResponsibleMajoritySpendingMore TimeHouseworkWeighingLong HoursChild CareWorking Long Hours Author:Brigid Schulte
“I was afraid that I would find out that I didn't work hard, that I wasn't a very good mother. I was feeling so inadequate in everything I did. I was afraid that I was going to come out being this crazy, disorganized, neurotic person. So it was revelatory that I worked more than 50 hours a week and I still spent a tonne of time with my kids. It was like, "Why do I feel one way when the reality is so different?"” DifferentFeelingsRealityKidsMotherHoursWeekCrazyHard WorkVery GoodNeuroticInadequateGood Mother Author:Brigid Schulte
