A letter from my 12-year-old daughter

Julie and MadisonI was recently talking with a good friend of mine about her continuing struggle with the decision to work or stay home after she becomes a mom. She absolutely wants to keep working, but she gets continual flack from her husband’s family. She’s torn. I shared with her a paper that my daughter wrote a couple of weeks ago that I now have pinned to my bulletin board. After reading it (and wiping the tears from my eyes), I realized she was crying too. She then begged me to post the letter, to share it with other women. I wasn’t sure because it felt self-aggrandizing but she convinced me that the letter is NOT about me. It is about every mother out there who questions whether she’s doing the right thing by her children. It is about the power of living a fulfilled life and proof that your kids DO see through whatever it is you’re doing. Once my daughter said it was OK, I decided to post it. You can read it on my Momblog on Working Mother Magazine’s website.

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One Response to “A letter from my 12-year-old daughter”

  1. DhanNo Gravatar says:

    Thanks for this great motivational post. Bookmarking it.

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