working mothers

A youngster relates the terrible problems that occurred after her mother went to work and how the family solved them.

Pictures and simple text describe how mothers care for their children.

High-profile TED-talking, power-posing Silicon Valley CEO and mother of two, Shelley Stone, has it all under control, until a woman claiming to be a younger version of herself appears, causing a major glitch in her over-scheduled, over-staffed, over-worked life.

The author shares moments from her life as she found herself unexpectedly pregnant and struggling to make ends meet while still holding onto her hopes of attaining a college degree and becoming a writer. Sharing insight into life below the poverty line through her own struggles as a low-income single mother, the author offers an eye-opening glimpse into the meager hope offered to those who must rely on government assistance to survive even as they work themselves to a state of exhaustion with little respect, inadequate compensation, and only their hope and determination to keep them putting one foot in front of the other.

"Surprised to discover that her recuperation [from a heart attack] seems to be an imposition on those who rely on her, [harried working mother] Maribeth does the unthinkable: she packs a bag and leaves. But, as is so often the case, once she gets to where she's going, she sees her life from a different perspective. Far from the demands of family and career and with the help of liberating new friendships, Maribeth is finally able to own up to secrets she has been keeping from those she loves, and from herself"--Provided by publisher.

"Surprised to discover that her recuperation [from a heart attack] seems to be an imposition on those who rely on her, [harried working mother] Maribeth does the unthinkable: she packs a bag and leaves. But, as is so often the case, once she gets to where she's going, she sees her life from a different perspective. Far from the demands of family and career and with the help of liberating new friendships, Maribeth is finally able to own up to secrets she has been keeping from those she loves, and from herself"--Provided by publisher.

Presents the argument that being busy and overwhelmed in modern life is physically affecting our human bodies, even brain sizes. Offers advice on how to slow down and make time for leisure activities in order to rest and recharge.

Presents a collection of verse stories narrated by the character Ella as she contemplates life as marginalized brown person negliected by society's norms and explores her sexual identity.

"This book asks whether working mothers in America -- or anywhere -- can ever find true leisure time. Or are our brains, our partners, our culture, our bosses, making it impossible for us to experience anything but "contained time," in which we are in frantic life management mode until we are sound asleep?"--.

While their parents are working full time, Aurora and her little brother Socrates cope with their babysitters.