6 Workingmother.com| AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019
“Balance
is a four-
letter word.”
—Kristen Bell,
actress and mom
of twoThat
unrivaled
joy I feel
when I leave
the house?
I wish I could
bottle it. You
know who
would buy it
by the case?
Stay-at-home
moms.
—Liz Astrof, TV writer,
producer, and author
of Don’t Wait Up:
Confessions of a
Stay-at-Work Mom and
mother of twoFAIL!
Katie Malfer
Houston, TX,
business
owner,
director of business
development and
realtor
Y’all, I fi nish my
hair in the bathroom,
and walk back out to my
child casually eating
dog food like it’s just a
normal morning snack...
like it’s a bowl of Cocoa
Puff s!! But WHY?!?“I am
the most
powerful
role
model
ever.”
—Rainbow Johnson
(Tracee Ellis Ross) in
black-ish, anesthesiologist
and mother of five—Joi Gordon, CEO, Dress for Success
and mom of two, in the
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