The Clinton-Lewinsky Generation

My generation is defined as being pushed into adulthood earlier, emerged into a technological culture, witnessed the Iran hostage crisis and the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. Being raised in a home where my parents were divorced and had a working mother, I was obliged to take care of my two younger brothers. Lets just say that I developed a strict hand and zero tolerance. 

The evolution in the music world and the creation of the first, house sized computer, opened me to a new world of multiple cultures. I guess I could say I earned my independence at an early age. I began working at the age of sixteen and worked my way into college. I entered the workforce in my early twenties and still remain to this day. I am a single mother of two, in the process of finalizing my divorce... great. I have learned how to manage my time between work and my children. I divide my day into PTC meetings at school and long work hours filled with business meetings. I am exhausted and have no time what for ME. I can say that I enjoy working. 

I began to work at a very young age and I never had anything handed to me for free. I know the value of hard work and dedication, and lets just say I am great at multi-tasking. I read this great article on Parents called, "10 Ways to Reduce Single-Parents Stress". The article gives 10 easy steps that I have learned to follow: It goes as follows:

1. Get a handle on finances                                                          

2. Set up a support system
3. Maintain a daily routine
4. Be consistent with discipline 
    (especially with my kids)
5. Answer questions honestly 
6. Treat kids like kids
7. Abolish "guilt" from your vocabulary
8. Take time for your children
9. Take time for yourself
10. Stay positive

The Working Mother has a great article by Lori Gottlieb that helps give a perspective of what it is like to be a single mother in the workforce.

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