Wednesday, June 8, 2011
When Khloe Kardashian brought her fertility concerns into her reality show, I found myself interested in keeping up.
While I’m not one to keep up with the crazy debacles of the Kardashians, the recent revelations about Khloe Kardashian’s struggles with starting a family bumped the reality TV star up a few notches on my respectability radar. Khloe, who is only 27, has focused recent episodes of her reality show about her life and marriage, Khloe and Lamar, on her fertility testing. While reality stars like Giuliana Rancic have also delved into the issue of fertility, what’s refreshing about Khloe is that she represents a woman in peak childbearing years. And, unfortunately, many women naively assume that fertility problems are something only to be faced in the late 30s or early 40s. According to WebMD, “the chances of having a baby decrease by 3% to 5% …
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The societal cat fight between stay-at-home moms and career moms has fueled many fiery debates. So what choice is the right one?
For the last month and a half, my husband and I have been vying for who will play the role of family breadwinner. On Friday, I officially lost. I was happy to admit defeat. I've been planning to write a column about the stay-at-home mom vs. the working mom societal cat fight. Now, I find myself comfortably in the middle as a working-from-home part-time writer mom. Despite my current middle ground, I have stood on both sides of the mama drama. When my husband accepted a sales job a few years ago that required him to travel four days each week, we made the decision that I would not pursue a full-time career. At that time, I was working as a freelance public relations professional/writer. My workload was light, but still existent. While a …
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
A glimpse into how a self-professed Supermom learned to be happy with just being Mom.
Supermom became my alter ego the day I became a mother. Conceived after six months of fertility treatments—and a year of negative pregnancy tests—my oldest son was the pinnacle of my existence. His every move was watched with careful eyes. Outside of me and my husband, very few individuals were trusted with his care. I was determined to meet his every need myself. While I worked from home, my husband, then in real estate, was the day care provider. But I was always a breath away. Despite sleep deprivation, I always found enough time to do the rest—cooking and cleaning. Mine was a utopian maternal existence, and I was Supermom. Two years later, everything changed. The real estate market crashed. To support our family, my husband took a …
Julie Kuenneke
8:21 pm on Sunday, July 10, 2011
Amanda, You definitely have a point about the definition of family. I think it would be a more accurate statement to say "add to our family." While I do agree that there still exists a strong societal pressure for women to become mothers, I also feel that many women are openly pushing against that pressure by making the decision to stay childless by choice. Check out the Childless by Choice … more ›