Comments on: Having it all: Life as a Working Mother and Author https://booksbywomen.org/having-it-all-life-as-a-working-mother-and-author-by-shawna-hill/ Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:07:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Tanya Suffolk https://booksbywomen.org/having-it-all-life-as-a-working-mother-and-author-by-shawna-hill/#comment-2331 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 06:04:24 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=5203#comment-2331 Thank you for your article. Ticking all the boxes in life is a really hard task! I don’t think I know any woman, in fact any person, who can say they’ve found the perfect balance. I commend your success in what you’ve achieved. I think all we can do is say yes to what we must do, and want to do, and like you say, learn to say no.

]]> By: Nettie Thomson https://booksbywomen.org/having-it-all-life-as-a-working-mother-and-author-by-shawna-hill/#comment-2297 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:38:32 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=5203#comment-2297 Wow! You have much more energy and ‘get-up-and-go’ than I ever did. I do admire you.
But I feel that this is where feminism has let us down: instead of making it a valid choice to be a homemaker or a career woman, we have been told time and again that we can have it all. I honestly don’t think we can. We end up putting ourselves under so much pressure. Men are not expected to do everything – to take responsibility for children and childcare, running a household AND holding down a full time position at work, never mind writing and studying too.

This is in no way a criticism of all the wonderful things you have achieved – I sincerely do admire your hard work. And if you ever do have any energy to spare, you know where to send it!
Nx

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