Mythbusting for Mom Entrepreneurs

Our guest blogger, Julie Cole, is a force! She runs Mabel’s Labels,has six kids and, somewhat remarkably, appeared sane and balanced in my short meeting with her at BlogHer2010.  We convinced her to debunk four common myths facing female entrepreneurs …

Maternity leave gives women the opportunity to step away — if only temporarily — from [...]

Nursing: Through rain, spiders and toilets

Where’s the weirdest place you’ve pumped? Some new moms resort to pumping in the toilet, the car, the boss’ office, the changing rooms at the Gap when they return to work after maternity leave or FMLA.
In the third and last post of this series on  preparing for maternity leave, guest blogger Liz O’Donnell talks about [...]

Bizarre ad targeted at moms

Do advertisers think moms are worth so little that they don’t bother? Or is this just the worst case of sloppy advertising? Or is there method in this madness?
I have been amused, bewildered and offended by the bizarre photos (like the one below) that illustrate this ad targeting working moms, “Obama Asks Moms to Return [...]

Win a phone/get a job

We’re giving away a kajeet Samsung M300, the cell phone for kids which moms and dads love, for the best summer family vacation tip. See entry details below or in the post on how to survive the family vacation with the family intact at:  22 ideas for a great family vacation.

Kajeet’s also looking for [...]