Robyn Doolittle pictured with her family at her book launch. Photo credit: Melissa Tait/The Globe and MailIt’s 4:30 a.m. and I’m sitting in the dark, rocking, bouncing and nursing my very cute but fussy four-week old daughter. At the best of times, the night shift is an exhausting, lonely and often frustrating experience. But on this occasion, I had the added stress of knowing that in a few hours I was going on television to promote my new book, which had gone on sale at midnight.
Perhaps most importantly, and like legions of other women, I really enjoy my work, and I make no apologies for that. Still, I can relate to law professor Lara Bazelon, who wrote in thisfor The New York Times, about sometimes prioritizing her job ahead of her children: “Of course, I sometimes feel doubt, shame and fear. I know I’m not a ‘normal’ mom, because my kids tell me so. I remind myself that this does not make me a ‘bad mom.
Somehow, we’re making it work. And really, even in the hard times, all I think about are all the moms out there who don’t have the advantages that I do: an engaged partner, a network of family ready to jump in, a supportive employer. It’s easy to understand why so many women who want to work outside the home end up stepping away from their careers.
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