When a Type-A Becomes a Mother
Posted by Laurie
A big welcome to my friend and former law school comrade, Julie Buxbaum. After conquering law and becoming a full-time writer (have you heard of the best-selling books The Opposite of Love and After You?) she decided to take on the biggest challenge yet – becoming a mother. We’re thrilled to share her guest post with you on the day of the paperback publication of After You, a terrific book about the loss of a friend and how the love for a child reawakens her soul. Here’s Julie’s take on what happens when a Type-A becomes a mom.
The hardest thing about being a new mother for me?: I keep waiting for a report card that will never come. As a self-admitted Type-A perfectionist, I have to confess, I like to be told whether I’m doing a good job. Perhaps, even need it. When I was a student, this meant shooting for the A+, when I was a lawyer, I had the billable hour or my bonus at the end of the year as a benchmark. Now as a writer, I’m used to constant feedback about my work—on the Internet, in the newspaper, from reader emails. Of course, it’s not always good, but at least I always know where I stand. As a newly minted mom, however, I find that there is suddenly no yardstick, no way of measuring whether my hard work each day has added up to anything, and whether, as silly as it sounds, I’m mastering this whole motherhood thing. (more…)


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