Recently a local child died in a tragic accident at his overnight camp. The first thought that came to mind was that my kids are never going to overnight camp. I must keep a close eye on my children at all times. At first, the thought of my kids being under my supervision as much of the time as possible seemed to relieve me. Then my brain started down a road, I wish it didn’t.

I quickly remembered that horrible story about Jaycee Dugard who was abducted from inside her…

As a working mom I felt the prejudice of stay at home moms that seemed to judge whether I was making the right choice for my family by working. I forgot that there would be a reverse bias when I crossed over.

I always prided myself on being a business woman with confidence and intellect. I took pride in the career I had developed. And although I have been reluctant to walk away from my job, I thought I would wear my stay at home mom career proudly in most circumstances.

Over…