The Defiant Mom

You probably know it in your hearts. Let me just reminisce a bit more. You know you can’t be a CEO if you…   Took that much-needed maternity break for a year or erm…a couple of years, even more..?   Chose to put your baby before your professional growth Adjusted your life according to the needs of your child Cannot stay at work beyond 6pm Prefer not to work on weekends/holidays Are bent on maintaining a work-life balance Spend quantity and quality time with your little ‘un Believe in investing emotions and love Always take a backseat to let your better half reach higher goals for the sake of your family Are proud of the choices you make, including the aforementioned Seemingly mundane reasons whose value you understand well. Doesn’t the world seem better when you receive a warm hug when you reach home from work and when you get up in the morning? Turn on your side, cuddle your precious angel and sleep for a few more m...

You would like to be a cool mom and do everything an updated mother does. Well, you are already there but maybe, not in your mind.   1.      You are working hard, at home and at work, and see less of your precious one. You pride yourself on being able to spend ‘quality’ time with your child, whenever you can. But your child might be missing a huge part of you during his impressionable years. Can you… draw a line where you know that office work can be handled tomorrow or delegate it to your teammate? Again guilty, well, life is never easy but your child needs you now. 2.        You do not have any hobby and you are so boring, almost ‘aunty types’. You judge yourself every time another woman achieves a milestone. Have you… pampered yourself in a spa lately? You deserve it, believe me, either you are a stay-at-home-mom or a working mom, you exert yourself more than even you can imagine. 3. ...