Comments for The Juggler Blog http://lifeworkalliance.com/thejuggler Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:44:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Study Says Kids of Working Moms May Not Be As Liked by Cecilgirl http://lifeworkalliance.com/thejuggler/study-kids-working-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Cecilgirl Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:12:10 +0000 http://lifeworkalliance.com/thejuggler/?p=127#comment-48 Having personally lived the various types of momhood -- not-working, working ft and pt, I think there are scenarios that make it more difficult for children to get together with other children. For example, when my children were in preschool and playdates were dates for the caretakers too, it was more fun to arrange palydates for my kids with their friends who had moms that I liked to be with as opposed to a nanny or au pair that I really didn't have much in common with. When the kids were older and the palydates are more the drop off type, it didn't really matter so much -- unless the child was in daycare after school -- so that it was more complicated to arrange a get together and maybe the playdates could never really be reciprocated at the other kids' house. Also, the kids in daycare sometimes don't participate in after school activities with the other kids, so they aren't in the soccer group or the boyscout group. How to resolve this? A lot of preplanning by the parents and hopefully -- a flexible workplace and schedule -- good friends help too! Having personally lived the various types of momhood — not-working, working ft and pt, I think there are scenarios that make it more difficult for children to get together with other children. For example, when my children were in preschool and playdates were dates for the caretakers too, it was more fun to arrange palydates for my kids with their friends who had moms that I liked to be with as opposed to a nanny or au pair that I really didn’t have much in common with. When the kids were older and the palydates are more the drop off type, it didn’t really matter so much — unless the child was in daycare after school — so that it was more complicated to arrange a get together and maybe the playdates could never really be reciprocated at the other kids’ house. Also, the kids in daycare sometimes don’t participate in after school activities with the other kids, so they aren’t in the soccer group or the boyscout group. How to resolve this? A lot of preplanning by the parents and hopefully — a flexible workplace and schedule — good friends help too!

]]> Comment on No “day at the beach” - literally! by Debra http://lifeworkalliance.com/thejuggler/day-beach-literally/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Debra Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:39:24 +0000 http://lifeworkalliance.com/thejuggler/?p=79#comment-34 Wow...just read the "about me" part of your post. You need a weekend away...bad! and the school year and all the craziness hasn't even started yet. I am also a juggler, my girls are 11 and 13, I teach 1st graders (22 of them) by day, and am single parent by night because my husband works graveyard shift! How do we do it? I told a friend once that I just don't take the time to think about it or I wouldn't be able to do it! Wow…just read the “about me” part of your post. You need a weekend away…bad! and the school year and all the craziness hasn’t even started yet. I am also a juggler, my girls are 11 and 13, I teach 1st graders (22 of them) by day, and am single parent by night because my husband works graveyard shift! How do we do it? I told a friend once that I just don’t take the time to think about it or I wouldn’t be able to do it!

]]> Comment on How do you decide? by Michelle http://lifeworkalliance.com/thejuggler/decide/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Michelle Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:26:06 +0000 http://lifeworkalliance.com/thejuggler/?p=75#comment-31 I love your blog and agree 100%....I also have a full time job, a 1 1/2 hour commute in the NCR and I'm a full time mom. How to juggle it all, especially the responsibilities that weigh heavily on the heart....I just take one step in front of the other. I get to church when I can, run when the time is available (even if its 11 at night), and just take it one day at a time. Good luck!! I love your blog and agree 100%….I also have a full time job, a 1 1/2 hour commute in the NCR and I’m a full time mom. How to juggle it all, especially the responsibilities that weigh heavily on the heart….I just take one step in front of the other. I get to church when I can, run when the time is available (even if its 11 at night), and just take it one day at a time. Good luck!!

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]]> Comment on The Brink… Realized by Janice Evers http://lifeworkalliance.com/thejuggler/brink-realized/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Janice Evers Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:29:55 +0000 http://lifeworkalliance.com/thejuggler/?p=37#comment-4 Whoa. I just want to reach through the computer screen and give you a hug, dear. You need a vacation, for about a decade! I just posted your blog post on Digg because I think all women (and all parents) could benefit from your writing. I just discovered lifework alliance, and I have to say it's a wonderful site for work life balance. And I really love the blogs! Whoa. I just want to reach through the computer screen and give you a hug, dear. You need a vacation, for about a decade! I just posted your blog post on Digg because I think all women (and all parents) could benefit from your writing. I just discovered lifework alliance, and I have to say it’s a wonderful site for work life balance. And I really love the blogs!

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