One side effect of the Chicago Teacher's Union strike has been an upsurge in suburban smugness. "This is why I live in the suburbs." "I guess it's time for you to move to the suburbs, huh?" Similar sentiment often arises in reference to the city's homicide rate, which is definitely something of which I'm aware. … Continue reading List 10: CPS Strike, Homicides and Why I Still Love Chicago
Tag: Parenting
Three years ago I longed for more time with my son, so I started working part time as I described here. Three years later I have two kids in daycare for the same 50 hours a week that made me so depressed back then, and it mostly doesn't bother me. And that bothers me. When … Continue reading Mommy’s Day of Selfishness
In a week focused on my evolving career goals I can't ignore how having children has changed my professional life. Below is something I wrote 3 years ago on a long since neglected and no longer public personal blog. At the time I only had one child. When I wrote this he was 5 months … Continue reading Mommy Track Flashback
Kim Z. Dale 