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Omaha Steve

(99,686 posts)
Fri Apr 11, 2014, 11:08 PM Apr 2014

Anna Backhaus: This mom is a breadwinner, accepting it wasn’t always easy


http://blogs.momaha.com/2014/04/this-mom-is-a-breadwinner-accepting-it-wasnt-always-easy/#this-mom-is-a-breadwinner-accepting-it-wasn-t-always-easy

When I hear, “You’re a single mom…that must be hard.” I cringe.

Not that being a single mom is the world’s easiest job, but boy, oh, boy. It’s been my inspiration to go beyond what I imagined possible.

Did you know that single or married moms in 40 percent of households provide the primary income?

Thanks to a recent Pew Research study I now know I’m not the only mother reaching her full potential.

FULL story at link.
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