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MOTHERHOOD

Working Moms and the Burnout Crisis

The invisible weight of balancing motherhood, work, and survival in a society that rarely makes room for both.

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Mom v. Law School
May 12, 2026
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Traci, from Mom v. Law School

I became a mom at 19 — unplanned and while I was a freshman in college. I had no idea what lay ahead, but I knew immediately it was time to grow up. While I did not work during college, I remember changing my class schedule to mirror an 8 a.m.–5 p.m. working schedule so that after graduation, both my daughter and I would alr…

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