Kathryn Mayer • Writing Out Loud
I write stuff down. writer • humorist • activist
Did you stop working permanently immediately after you had your first child? Or second? Probably not. Most of my readers are professional, educated, smart, driven women who didn’t for the life of them picture themselves driving ridiculously pathetic minivans back and forth to playgroups where the benefits of classical music in utero, or never-ever-ever eating at McDonald’s, or the secret mission of evil Teletubbies’ quest to corrupt society, were discussed
No posts since January. Want to know why? I’ve been working!! Yabbadabbadoo! I’ve had several J-O-B-S where I get paid to work, think, contribute, and negotiate despite the fact that I have been in and out of the workforce since the days way back when, when Madonna was the reigning Lady Gaga. Good news for return-to-work moms: life did not end while we were busy nursing and driving carpool. There
Way back when, when actually thought I could get a job I applied for, I’d see a posting and think: do I really want to work there? Will I like it? Can I do it? Before even applying I honestly thought I’d be seriously considered for each and every employment opportunity. And I was as selective and scrutinizing as womanly possible: commute, pay, environment, ethics, education, skills, size, opportunity, benefits,
An irreverent storyteller with a foul mouth and big heart, Kathryn Mayer (aka Kathy and/or Kate) is a writer, humorist, and (former) activist writing out loud with humor and grace about little life moments with big ripples, including the space between parenting and aging parents, social issues, angsty reflections of midlife, and, sigh, gun humpers. Still. Sometimes a big deal, sometimes not Mayer is a national award-winning columnist, according to the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and her essays have been recognized as Voice of … Read More Here...
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xo Kate