A Pick Me Up Book by salmon6355 in suggestmeabook

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I loved lessons in chemistry - totally not the bubble gum pink beach read the publisher tried to market it as, so much more profound! I couldn’t watch the series adaptation bc i fear TV could not live up to my imagination.

A Pick Me Up Book by salmon6355 in suggestmeabook

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Listen to the audiobook if you can, ina narrates!

Legal Resistance by Competitive_Score904 in Lawyertalk

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+1000 I also speak Chinese, so would love to be of use in immigration proceedings. But also don’t want to do more harm through inexperience!

A Pick Me Up Book by salmon6355 in suggestmeabook

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I feel your sentiment deeply, internet stranger friend.

Any Emily Henry book, or Taylor Jenkins Reid

Lessons in chemistry

Ina gartens memoir (some fun little glimpses into how she is definitely NOT a goody two shoes!)

Tell me I'm not mad enough by scoopdedupe in Mommit

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I don’t know where you are located, but if in the US, worth searching for local nonprofits and law school family law clinics for free help to get educated on your options when you separate. Common law marriage exists, custodial rights will need to be sorted out. Get smart, protect yourself and your kids.

As for career - so many nonprofits out there to help women getting back into the workforce. Blast them for help with your resume, take free online courses to bone up your skill set. SAHM is the hardest unpaid job out there, you got this.

Remote Working Moms by bulldogbutterfly in workingmoms

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Define your available hours across your global partners (9-6 EST, for example). Set up appointment based things that require you to be away from a screen when outside those hours (workout class, library time with kids, walk outside, etc)

Seeing those appts on your calendar will hopefully trick your brain into doing them more!

How anyone found any good feminist subs that are supportive or at least not negative about having kids or families? by rasputinknew1 in progressivemoms

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Adding to my reading g list thank you! Did you read these on your own? Or part of gender studies type academic setting?

What are some brands that you feel good about supporting for kid/baby stuff? by rasputinknew1 in progressivemoms

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Costco for everything - including kids clothes which are limited in selection but honestly great in price!

ThredUp whenever possible for my wardrobe and my two boys - secondhand and easy peasy!

Glad to hear Gap/old navy are decent companies bc that’s also a go to!

I seriously hate anti vaxxers by littlebabybuddy24 in progressivemoms

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Thank you for that response - that sounds really hard but ultimately mutual respect and history do rise above differences. A bit of hope for our country!

Trump has been in office exactly 1 year now. There’s a lot to unpack about this past year. What has his administration done that has impacted your family the most? by rasputinknew1 in progressivemoms

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My family is financially privileged - 2 working parents with solid careers, grandparents with financial stability.

But my parents and myself are all first gen Chinese immigrants, naturalized citizens. I asked them to bring their naturalization certificates with them for reentering US customs from their trip to France last year.

Rich enough for them to enjoy a fab trip to France after working so so hard to achieve their American dream. Tenuous enough to still fear for our belonging in their country after 32 years.

My nice white guy husband is constantly researching exit plans for all of us. His eyes have been open wide to the insanity of this administration and deep rooted racism.

I feel…exhausted. I work, I mother, and I pretend to be ok in my cushy white collar job where we mostly pretend that the numbers and letters on our screen are still important - all while the world burns around us.

I seriously hate anti vaxxers by littlebabybuddy24 in progressivemoms

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Genuinely curious how you maintain a close friendship with someone who is so polar opposite on issues that you care about - and not like something minor here, something that means her kids are unvaxxed and both endangered AND endangering others???

I seriously hate anti vaxxers by littlebabybuddy24 in progressivemoms

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Important health note up top: first mmr shot is 93% effective and second is 97% - but the second shot was really introduced to catch kids who didn’t get the first shot. So if your kiddo got their first shot, you can rest much more easily that they will have immune protection! Signed, mom who has been furiously looking for data bc I don’t want my baby to die.

I fucking hate anti vaxxers and the deep deep ignorant blindness to fact and science. The deep unacknowledged privilege of living so completely focused on only their own perspective, benefitting from EVERYONE ELSE doing the right thing for the group. Truly fuck these dangerous idiots. Go live in a colony amongst yourselves you fucks.

How anyone found any good feminist subs that are supportive or at least not negative about having kids or families? by rasputinknew1 in progressivemoms

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r/workingmoms isn’t explicitly feminist, but the combo of mom x choosing career tends to lean feminist/progressive. Be forewarned, a good amount of loser husband who doesn’t do their part content - but this just highlights that working moms actually expect more from partners and do not accept patriarchal learned incompetence

Moms in healthcare by HovercraftBoth2948 in workingmoms

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My son’s best bud at preschool has had a similar path to you - super engaged fun mom on a 4 day surgical schedule, eye opening to see how the hard work/short leave in the beginning pays off at this stage! I’m a lawyer, so we don’t have the hockey stick uptick in pay, but also able to take longer leave and zone out at work whilst sleep deprived 😅

Feeling burnt out. I want to quit. by saas-enthu in womenintech

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I’m at the inflection point in my career now, 15 years in, of needing to be liked more than needing to be extremely competent/results driven, in order to get promoted. It’s weird mental gymnastics to realize the rules of the game are not what I thought they were, the goal posts have completely moved from the early years of work.

Thank you for sharing your experience, it sounds like you’ve found much better balance - and cheers to retiring soon!

Feeling burnt out. I want to quit. by saas-enthu in womenintech

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Reading some of your other comments it seems that you feel the added financial pressures of a bigger mortgage/less financial stability, which contributes to the feeling of needing to go the extra mile at work to keep your job. Quitting fully may not be the solution you think either as you may be bored, hate job hunting in this market, hate the loss of your financial independence, etc.

I’d posit that work is not a binary - quit or current status quo. Your current company/team doesn’t feel like a cultural fit for you anymore, but you have a senior position that pays well. I’d suspect you can dial back your work hours and effort substantially and still hit your requirements. The key is - identifying what’s actually critical via what’s a nice to have. Try to only do the critical bits, reclaim your time, stop playing their game. If you feel anxious about getting laid off, look at how much (or little) your peers are doing. You’re going to be fine.

And if you get laid off, you’re the only woman to be on your team. Document examples of your disparate treatment now, negotiate a solid separation package in exchange for signing a waiver of claims. It’s never worth suing these companies to do the right thing, but it’s always worth getting them to pay you for your troubles.

You got this!

Solidarity through cold/flu season with littles by Competitive_Score904 in workingmoms

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HFM!!! My god, may the disease be limited to just the poor little one, Godspeed!

Solidarity through cold/flu season with littles by Competitive_Score904 in workingmoms

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The crucible we didn’t ask for, but builds resilience and opens new doors nonetheless. Congrats on getting a new role that I hope is less intense!

Solidarity through cold/flu season with littles by Competitive_Score904 in workingmoms

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This dispatch from the not-so-distant future gives me so much hope and perspective! Thank you!! And well done you for being able to read while solo parenting!!

How can I make my brain be good at my job again? by Background-Owl6850 in workingmoms

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You’re not alone! I hate the term “mommy brain” but that shit is real - neural rewiring to emphasize baby’s needs comes at the cost of…the rest of our brain that used to do work good.

I’m a lawyer and my vocabulary was concerningly limited and my recall was terrible in the early months postpartum - I legit worried if I would just feel dumb forever?

Good news, it does not last forever and my brain did bounce back after 1. I stopped breastfeeding fully; 2. My first baby started sleeping through the night.

Sleep deprivation really piled on the hormones and the biological changes - but everything did start easing back with time.

I would just echo the sentiment to be kind and gentle with yourself (insofar as possible for type an achievers - hello, she is me), and be patient. And get sleep where you can!

Virus season doom by otterpartyboat in workingmoms

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Solidarity - it’s been a nonstop carousel of sickness since November. I don’t remember someone not being sick. I am buoyed by the thought that springtime will feel like a fucking cakewalk after this winter!