It’s mother’s day and I find myself thinking about my girls, who are not mothers at this time in their lives. And yet they both have been working on projects involving motherhood this spring.
Emily wrote her bachelors thesis on the challenges of balancing motherhood and careers. She called it “Life Sequencing: A Viable Solution To Work-Life Conflict For High-Achieving Women” and it was a thorough investigation of the challenges of balancing work life issues and some possible answers.
Jessica has been making an Oculus Rift based immersive experience for an art show called Dear Mama where young artists are showing work “in honor of Mother/s, mothering, motherhood: incl. all the shapes that role may take.”
Each, in their own way, are honoring their mother with their work and it is very satisfying for me to see that. Joanne is many things, but first and foremost she is a wonderful wife and mother, and it pleases me to no end to see her fine work reflected in our girls.
I’m also fortunate to have a loving mother of my own. I plan to call her this morning, then head to brunch with Joanne and Jessica, then to Jessica’s show to bask in art about motherhood.
Happy mother’s day everyone.
