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"Mothers who work and those who stay home often end up judging one another," writes Maya Dollarhide Lucca in a CNN article about working moms. Shocker. But this issue will not go away, and the two sides are each adamant that they are right. Dr. Scott Haltzman, a clinical psychiatrist and an assistant professor at Brown says: "It's very clear to me, from what I've seen in my clients, that children who are put in day care, not raised by their mothers at home, feel a real loss. They feel the absence of those parents and it affects how they want to parent their own children." But author/psychologist Debra Condren counters: "Each time the media reports an interview with yet another professional woman who has seen the light and taken time out for motherhood, everyone breathes a collective sigh of relief. Finally, this woman has figured out what's really important. But keeping yourself from your own ambitions, dreams and career goals can be soul destroying." More »
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A reader informs us that body-shaper manufacturer Spanx has a line of figure "enhancers" for pregnant women. The Mama Full Length, the Power Mama and the Mama Footless (is Barefoot Mama next?) offer lower back support, underbelly support and "shape the rear and thighs as they expand along with your tummy." Because, you know, being pregnant is all about fooling the people around you into thinking that you're not! [Spanx] More »
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