The Exhausting Career of American Motherhood

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A mother’s life is one of sacrifice, even if she does get a dinner and flowers once a year on Mother’s Day. A Family Circle survey (published under the headline, “Moms Don’t Get No Respect!”) compiled a list of “the top sacrifices moms have made.” The one cited by the most respondents (57 percent) was “privacy, quiet.” Sleep (53 percent), “carefree lifestyle” (52 percent), self-indulgences (46 percent) and travel (36 percent) filled out the top five.

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