Just call me Elastigirl
May. 9th, 2005 03:14 pmI saw this article on the front page of the Washington Post while waiting in line at the supermarket yesterday:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/07/AR2005050700660.html
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The upshot: a survey of Washington area mothers shows that most working mothers are pretty happy with their family/career choices.
I particularly like this paragraph:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/07/AR2005050700660.html
(Requires free registration to view, and the full text is rather long to reproduce here.)
The upshot: a survey of Washington area mothers shows that most working mothers are pretty happy with their family/career choices.
I particularly like this paragraph:
Modern-day mothers have shifted from trying to be the mythical "Supermom" to a more up-to-date version of the superhero Elastigirl, aka the mom in the hit film "The Incredibles," whose superhuman talent is the ability to stretch and twist and contort herself into whatever form it takes to keep her family sheltered and safe.