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Friday, January 05, 2007 Me, Me, Me, Bad Mood Dude, News

Sorry I had to get fancy there, but honestly: turn that bloody thing off. I’m full.

I haven’t posted here lately because I have nothing and too much to say all at once. Also? I don’t have time to say nothing and everthing because I’m too busy fumbling for that stupid nozzle.

I’m not alone: we all have trouble seeing the value in ourselves with bloodshot eyes. Mary Tsao quotes Stacy Morrison, editor-in-chief of Redbook magazine today:

Many women put their career on hold when they have children. Some juggle working and parenting for financial--and other--reasons. As Stacy Morrison, editor-in-chief of Redbook magazine wrote in her January 2007 editor’s letter: “...one of the challenges of my grown-up life is to keep feeding the part of myself that thinks big thoughts, to keep feeling wonder about who I can be, beyond a diaper-changing, runny-nose-wiping love machine.”

As a working mom, would Morrison consider herself a role model? Perhaps not, according to RoleMommy.com:

“No working mother will ever say that she is a role model. How could she be?? Between the job, the kids, the house and the husband...she’s barely keeping it together, let alone helping anyone else with their problems.

But the truth is, she is. Every working mother is a role model for other working mothers. She’s an inspiration, a source of advice, a springboard for ideas, a confidante to laugh with and a reality check to remind us that we are certainly not alone.”

I’m too tired to even comment after reading that.

Anyone have a cure for firehose-induced paralysis?