Labour Pains

Teresa Eaton, mother of two, bravely explores just what criteria mothers use to decide what to do with their careers and families after the birth of children in Labour Pains:  Conversations about your work and stay-at-home choices.  In this work, twenty-four mothers talk candidly about their comfort level with their decisions, what they feel guilty about, and what they love about having made the choices they did.

What factors led them to their ultimate decisions while they navigate the emotional landscape of mothering?  Why do some shelve careers temporarily, stay at home with their kids, or decide to return to their full-time lucrative careers?  Why do some decide that something in the middle is their ideal?

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The author weaves her own personal story in and out of her interviews, providing that, “You are not alone” perspective.  Mothers are able to read about themselves, and see that all choices involve a little bit of guilt.  No choices are completely devoid of joy, and neither are any devoid of a bit of mother angst.  Teresa Eaton has packaged it up for you into a read that will have you staying up into the wee hours of the night...