Work Family Balance is Crap

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maiaoming — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:52:09 GMT

Yes, thank goodness! You have to be a Taoist, practically. This inspired me:

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Jill — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:17:13 GMT

Work-family or work-personal balance are some of my least favorite topics. My employer is notorious for encouraging us to be sure to "take time for ourselves" while piling more work on our desks. Balance talk puts the onus for the balancing on the person whose life is chaotic, which is why you want to throttle the cheery parents who say they do it. *They* -- those cheery "balanced" parents -- don't *do* anything. Something in their world gives them enough relief from parenting and enough relief from working to do both with a modicum of self-respect. Give me the Finnish family leave plan and I'll show you some balanced mamas and papas.

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andrea — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:37:11 GMT

It's a shame this article glosses over what is a very, very real problem for a lot of us, and relies instead on advising us working moms to "surrender idealized notions of work-family balance in favor of something softer and more covered in spaghetti." Wow. Uh, I'll gladly "surrender" as soon as I figure out how to pay the mortgage AND get my kids taken care of. Thanks for the tip!

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Helene — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:14:50 GMT

Work-life balance is hard enough without children...and to try and achieve it with young ones? Oh Boy! Working Dad makes a great point - I think figuring out your own realistic balancing act is best!

Helene

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