上班族妈咪致格温妮丝的公开信
<p><span word="Dear">Dear</span> <span word="Gwyneth">Gwyneth</span>,</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="E">E</span>! <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grueling">grueling</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="set">set</span>. “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>,” <span word="you">you</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="like">like</span>, ‘<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>,’ <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="work">work</span> 14 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="set">set</span>.”</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toddler">toddler</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="more">more</span>!</p><p>“<span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="filming">filming</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="windy">windy</span> <span word="Metro">Metro</span>-<span word="North">North</span> <span word="platform">platform</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="my">my</span> 45-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="commute">commute</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="rough">rough</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="reminding">reminding</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mantra">mantra</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="working">working</span>-<span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>. <span word="Am">Am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="ladies">ladies</span>?</p><p><span word="We">We</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="gabbing">gabbing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="get">get</span>-<span word="togethers">togethers</span> — <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breeze">breeze</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="sitters">sitters</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="roam">roam</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="packs">packs</span>, <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="peddling">peddling</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="services">services</span> — <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easier">easier</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="breadwinners">breadwinners</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mortgages">mortgages</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="paid">paid</span>, <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="awake">awake</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="wracked">wracked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="mommy">mommy</span>-<span word="tracked">tracked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="promotions">promotions</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moms">moms</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="regular">regular</span>” 9-<span word="to">to</span>-5 <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="penalized">penalized</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="backup">backup</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="care">care</span>?</p>
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