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She made sure they did wholesome, fulfilling family activities during their quality time at home. She didn’t let her kids watch TV or laundry pile up in the basement. She made healthy meals for herself and her family, kept the house immaculate and running smoothly, got regular promotions at work, and looked stellar no matter what. I used to think a Supermom did everything perfectly, from her hair to her job to her parenting.
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(My overall take on which can be summed up by the quote I gave the authors for promoting the book: “Finally, a how-to manual for working moms that’s actually fun to read! Lose the Cape is equal parts informative, inspiring and a huge sigh of relief that this supermom thing ain’t happening. And that’s perfectly OK.”) So what does my Supermom look like?, I wondered as I read Lose the Cape: Realities from Busy Modern Moms and Strategies to Survive, a new ebook by Alexa Bigwarfe and Kerry Rivera. I think we’ve all cumulatively piled a whole heap of expectations into the shape of a mythical Supermom, and she looms large for each woman as she begins her own motherhood journey.
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Your supermom could be Betty Crocker, Betty Friedan, Betty Shabazz, or hell, even Betty Draper. Maybe she looks a lot like your own mom-or the complete opposite. Somewhere floating around each person’s mind lurks their own personal ideal of what a mother should be.