I was once a Manager of over 30 people…most of which were women.  Obviously, a large portion of these women had a child or children.  I always got so annoyed at the constant schedule changes, sudden request for time off due to an “illness” or their need to suddenly leave early.  I mean…how hard can it be?!?!  These women were just using the fact that they had children to leave the office and go off and have fun somewhere else!

Well, suddenly I had my own child.  Fifteen months after that, I had my second child.  Wonder Woman was not just a comic strip or TV character any longer.  Every Mom is a Wonder Woman, in my opinion.  I started to gain a whole new respect for these women that once annoyed me.  It was no longer “what’s so hard about it?!”…it now became “how the heck were they able to do it?” 

It took a while, but I started to master it.  Two toddler boys…need I say more.  I always thought stories of dueling tantrums was just an urban legend.  You know…something that your Mother tells you to scare you from having children too close together.  Well, let me tell you, my boys have taken me to every limit, every edge and to the end of my rope.  With one boy jumping off the back of the couch and the other dumping his chocolate milk onto the floor…thank goodness for that one chemical in my brain that stops me from twisting them into little pretzels.

To balance work and family has got to be one of the toughest jobs that exist on this planet.  I remember days when I was getting the boys ready to be dropped off at daycare/preschool.  I would get their breakfast, change their diapers, change their clothes, brush their teeth, pack their lunches, get their blankets packed for naptime and then the extra 10 minutes was spent getting myself ready.  After I dropped them off, I would be on my way to work going through the checklist in my mind…am I wearing my bra?  How about underwear?  Did I brush my teeth?  Do my shoes match?  Did I only put makeup on half my face again today?

Whether you are a stay-at-home Mom, working part-time while a Mom or working full-time while a Mom…You are a Wonder Woman.