“Mothers are likely to have more bad days on the job than most other professionals, considering the hours: round-the-clock, seven days a week, fifty-two weeks a year. . . . You go to work when you're sick, maybe even clinically depressed, because motherhood is perhaps the only unpaid position where failure to show up can result in arrest.” YearsTwoShowsJobsMotherHoursResultsWeekPositionSickSevenRoundsMotherhoodClockFiftyConsideringBad DayTwo WeeksSeven Days Book:American Mom: Motherhood, Politics, and Humble Pie Source: American Mom: Motherhood, Politics, and Humble Pie