Olsen “longed for an impossible life, one in which she could devote adequate time” to both her work and her children, Doherty writes. They’ll often see hurdles as personal failures and feel guilty about whatever they think they are giving short shrift. I don’t think this feeling is exclusive to mothers or to mothers who work for pay. When her daughter Julie was in high school, Olsen took in “a young man from a troubled family” for several months. “They were talking, laughing, joking, teasing, telling their stories of the day, being listened to with respect, being responded to with love.

Source: New York Times May 01, 2024 20:37 UTC