For women juggling between work and family, the majority of the society sets up extremely hard expectations – because these women are expected to not just excel at what they do but exceed expectations. Something which is humanly just not possible.
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Sarah Buckley Friedberg, who is a working mother herself, lays out some of the unreasonable expectations that society has of working mothers, in a Facebook post.
Her post talks about how even with all the changes in our society, working moms are still expected to manage both, household and work commitments perfectly and share a big part of the daily load.
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They are also expected to manage every need that a child may have, be it with school work, medical attention, birthday parties, or even daily ‘fun’ time.
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Of course, a working mother has to ensure every member of the family feels cared for while looking her best!
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And at the end of it all, the ‘modern society’ still feels mothers can take out ‘me time’ for themselves. Because there are that many hours in a day!
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You can read the complete post here:
These expectations are not just unreasonable but also add extra pressure on women. Which is why, no matter how hard they work, they always feel they’re letting down someone – either their friends, or family, or worse yet, their child.
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