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Happy Mommy Wars Day

by Linda Hirshman

Time"Just a Pile of Pay Stubs!"The Feminine MistakeSalonrecently calledbecause Mommy Wars actually turned out to be good for mothers. Why is it that the burden of child-rearing and home-making falls so hard on women that they feel they must give up promising careers, because they cannot manage it all? Why is it that the burden of child-rearing and home-making falls so hard on women that if they cannot afford to quit they are driving themselves crazy trying to manage it all? Where are the fathers in all this?womenCreating a Lifesummed up the climateThe New York Times MagazinearticleMoms RisingTimesGet to Work"Everybody Hates Linda."