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After 17 years as a working mom, I see my biggest job as bringing up my two sons and making them responsible, ethical adults who contribute to the future of the world.

On a day-to-day basis, though, this mostly involves cooking for them, driving them around, cleaning up after them and always remembering how much I love them. I’m fortunate to have a great partner in crime in my husband, and he helps create an environment of gender neutrality at home; daddy cooking doesn’t signify a “special occasion,” for instance. Add to this an employer that empowers you, as well as management that values your contributions, and what you have is a team of indispensable allies for working moms like me who want to keep their sanity.

How do you survive a cliquey workplace without having to pretend to be someone your not?

Small talk is about as dreary as the murky skies and as painfully vexing as the overcrowded parkway.

This article by AnnaMarie Houlis first appeared on Fairygodboss and has been republished with permission.

More than 90 percent of the population marries by age 50, according to the American Psychological Association. But just because people get married, doesn't mean they really understand marriage.

We asked women who've been married for at least a decade to share what they've learned about marriage. According to them, you don't truly get marriage until you've been married this long. Here's what there is to grasp...

Pinterest makes doing every aspect of life perfectly look easy.

Our parenting standards are high. As our children and families grow, we may struggle to stay on that perfect course.

Your Monday blues are likely worse if you are going through something you can’t control, like fertility treatment, a parent’s illness, or project deadlines.

This article by Una Dabiero first appeared on Fairygodboss and has been republished with permission. 

You spend hours with your colleagues at work — usually more time than you spend at home. And when you’re in such close quarters with people, you’re just bound to find a few of them annoying sooner or later. But when someone’s behavior is really bothering you (or even the people around you), is it really worth it to bring it up?

Obsessing about work mistakes? These six strategies can help you put these situations in perspective and find a productive way to move forward.