Can We Not Judge Other Women's Choices?: Working and Family Possibilities for Women

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“Boy, I love Saturdays,” Sofia smiled to herself as she came down the stairs of the fitness center and guzzled the rest of her water. She had just spent two glorious hours on herself, sweating through a Butts-N-Guts class and then taking an hour of yoga. “No work, no commute, and a nice balance of time for me and time with the family . . . what a disruption to my usual routine. Saturdays make me wonder why I am still working . . . ” she thought as she hit the shower and then went to grab her 2-year-old twin boys, Carter and Colton, from the center’s daycare. After loading them into their car seats in her trusty minivan, she headed to KidPlace. She had scheduled a playdate with her best friends/ roommates from college, Brooke (and her daughter Carly) and Annabeth (and her kids Jonathan, Jacob, and Joslyn). They turned the kids loose in the ball pits and padded play structure and took a few minutes to chat.