To my baby, when I get it all wrong.
Last night I laid you down, a sleepy dreaming toddler and today you awoke somehow bigger. As I picked you up out of bed your legs dangled...
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Jennifer Thompson
Feb 26, 20193 min read
Working moms don't just want flexibility in the workplace, we need it.
According to the Women in the Workplace 2018 study, women remain under represented at every level of Corporate America. And yet, women...
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Jennifer Thompson
Jan 27, 20193 min read
When I forget to tell you.
So often I let days go by without batting an eye at how this home, this life that we have built together would not be possible without...
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Jennifer Thompson
Dec 24, 20183 min read
The last time.
The other day started out like every other. I grabbed my chubby cheeked toddler out of the car seat to get bundled up for school, but...
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Jennifer Thompson
Nov 29, 20183 min read
All they want for Christmas is you.
Growing up, Christmas was always a joyous time for me. Now, even as an adult I am still the crazy lady who blasts Christmas music...
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Jennifer Thompson
Nov 7, 20183 min read
Raising boys.
One of my favorite humans stands less than three feet tall. Full of energy, stubbornness (he gets it from his mama) and a smile that can...
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Jennifer Thompson
Oct 23, 20183 min read
It's OK, mama, you're normal.
Dear mama, In the thick of motherhood, managing work, home, babies, spouses, cooking, cleaning, working out, holidays, volunteering,...
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Jennifer Thompson
Oct 5, 20184 min read
A mother's community.
They say it takes a village to raise a child, but I believe it takes a community of amazing and strong women to shape a mother. To find a...
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Jennifer Thompson
Sep 7, 20183 min read
Choosing JOY.
My friend sent me an article last week that said the average number of hours a mom works in a week is 98 hours. You guys, that is the...
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Jennifer Thompson
Aug 24, 20183 min read
Mama, you were made for this.
To the mama hiding in the bathroom with tears rolling down your face, I see you and I see you because this week - I was you. Motherhood...
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Jennifer Thompson
Aug 14, 20183 min read
The illusion of the perfect mom.
Take a second and look around at all of the working moms you know or maybe even don't know. Imagine their mornings. Do they appear to...
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Jennifer Thompson
Aug 9, 20182 min read
To the mama who is struggling, you are enough.
Have you ever had one of those weeks? Like throw in the towel, mama just needs a break kind of rough. I can feel my patience teetering...
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Jennifer Thompson
Aug 7, 20182 min read
Hurry up and slow down.
Count how many times in a day you say the phrase, "hurry up." Hurry up, we're going to be late for school. Hurry up, I'm going to be...
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Jennifer Thompson
Aug 3, 20182 min read
Stop with the guilt.
As a working mom, we wear a lot of hats. Mama, wife, daughter, friend, employee, scheduler, bill payer, housekeeper, cook, chauffeur - I...
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Jennifer Thompson
Jul 30, 20182 min read
To the women who watch my baby while I am away, Thank You.
If you would have asked me two years ago if I was nervous about my child going to daycare the answer would have been a definitive, “YES.”...
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Jennifer Thompson
Jul 28, 20183 min read
Balance? That's Funny.
Can we talk about being a working mom for a minute? Like, really talk about it. You guys it is HARD. Some days when I am in the thick...
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