@StaciLMorrison I grew up in SoCal but moved to the South after college. I’d been away from home 2-3 years when, during a phone conversation with my mom, I said, “So, how are y’all doin’?”
The South is the best.
@StaciLMorrison I remember reading an article about her, perhaps 20 years ago. She said after the Olympics she received some endorsement money. She wanted to buy a hot new car, but her dad made her buy a house. She said she was glad he did.
A 40-year-old working mom of two just said what a lot of women are quietly thinking after years in the corporate grind:
“I fell for it. Go to college, get the degree, you can have it all — career, kids, the whole thing.
I don’t want to do it all anymore.
I want to take my kids to school, pick them up, be there when they get home, chaperone field trips, volunteer, go to the gym, clean the house, do laundry, cook dinner… just be home.”
She’s blunt: “It’s not worth it. Don’t fall for that sh... Find a way to be with your family.”
It’s raw, honest, and hits different when you hear it from someone who’s lived both sides.
Moms (and dads) — have you ever reached that point where the “have it all” dream started feeling like a trap?
What would your ideal balance actually look like if money or societal pressure wasn’t part of the equation?
Your thoughts 👇