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She recently spoke to The Record from her home in Washington, D.C.

Q.

Why did you do the book?

Everything I read or saw on TV about working and stay-at-home moms didn't speak to me.

All the studies about going to day care making children violent, or not breastfeeding for at least a year would mean your kids would have a lower IQ, seemed designed to make stay-at-home and working moms feel terrible.

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I decided talking to actual moms made sense.

Q.

Are employers doing enough to retain mothers?

Some employers are offering more flexibility.

But mostly the workplace expects moms to be available between 8 in the morning and 6 at night, when their kids really need them.

Offering flexibility is free for employers and helps maintain a very capable workforce.

Things would also be better for companies and for women if ageism is eliminated.

Women who are 50, and done raising kids, should be welcomed back into the workforce.

Q.

Is there really a war between mothers?

It's not traditional war as men would define it.

Stay-at-home moms don't want to defeat working moms; we're all just looking to feel good about ourselves.

The next best thing to feeling good about yourself as a mom is feeling better than somebody else.

It's like a seventh-grade cliqu...

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