“I’m on maternity leave, should I quit my job?”
Motherhood and work is what we’re talking about today. Topics that nobody has any feelings about! Definitely not contentious at all! There is probably not a worse set of topics on earth to try and tackle, which is why we’re doing it. This show is about what matters to you. And this mattered to a listener.
I’m sure many more of you are wrestling with similar questions in silence, painting on smiles when you walk back into the office, as so many women have before you.
No two person’s experiences with motherhood and work are the same. I’ve experienced the feeling of somebody saying something about motherhood that does not reflect my experience at all and feeling as if I’m being targeted for choices I made. On the flip side, I’ve also shared parts of my experience and been met with someone else saying, ABSOLUTELY NOT WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!
That’s why I immediately decided to phone a friend —
. We’re both moms, but we have had very different exp…
