I had the privilege of being in the 2014 Chicago cast of Listen to Your Mother. It was an incredible one performance only show, but those of you who weren't there can now have the second best thing. Videos from this year's LTYM shows are now available on the Listen to Your Mother YouTube channel. … Continue reading Video: “A Working Mom’s Confession” from Listen to Your Mother
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When people talk about work-life balance they are usually talking about how much time a woman spends working on her career versus spending time with her family. One imagines a two-sided scale with family on one side and job on the other. If you don't have enough time for one side you move it from … Continue reading Work-life balance is an over-simplification
Some parents actively post pictures of their children online on blogs, social media, and other websites. Other parents limit online sharing of their children's photos to limited groups and only post pictures publicly if you can't see the child's face. There are even some parents who never post their children's pictures online even to share them … Continue reading Do you post pictures of your children online?
When my son started asking me to make up bedtime stories I was thrilled. I'm a creative person. This would be fun. I told him bedtime stories with original characters, complete plots, and practical morals. Then my son started asking for five or more bedtime stories each night. That was a little more improvisational storytelling … Continue reading 20 incredibly short bedtime stories for kids
Listen to Your Mother is an annual event that in 2014 extended to 32 cities. The Listen to Your Mother shows have the same common goal: "giving motherhood a microphone" by giving a chance for anyone who is a mother, has a mother, or knows a mother to read an essay about motherhood in front … Continue reading Listen to Your Mother: The beauty of backstage
Kim Z. Dale 