By: Michele

Michele — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 23:55:40 +0000

I would be curious to see what your results are if you are watching multiple children under the age of 5. While it is entirely possible (and does exist) to work from home and have your children at home I still strongly believe that you are not 100 percent succcesful in either realm when trying to combine them. If you believe your are successful at it, then good! But from my perspective I cannot entertain and engage a child while also trying to produce work-related results.

By: Brandi

Brandi — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:42:15 +0000

Well I would argue that since I currently do what you claim in your post does not exist. I work for a university while taking care of my child. It’s not perfect but have been able to be an attentive mom and still a great employee. I telecommute since I am a server admin and watch my son. Yes sometimes you have to press mute while on conference calls or take a little longer to respond to emails but you make it work. I understand letting people know it’s not easy but acting like it does not exist or you aren’t the best parent is wrong for the moms that do it successfully.

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