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Having a ball Tales of two high-powered tech careers in one household are hard to come by unless you’re Bill and @melindafrenchgates. In a nearby neck of the woods, Jenn McColly and her husband of 18 years are navigating the complexity of senior leadership roles that both require business travel, while actively parenting two boys in middle school. “Our time with them is not sacrificed,” says Jenn. “Our careers are important, but we prioritize our family.” Her story brings much-needed visibility and encouragement for those of us designing our families around the idea that dual-career parenting is not a zero sum game. “Figure out what is best for you and what is best for your family,” she says. “You don’t need to rationalize that or defend that to anybody.” Precision-like prioritization is key. When Jenn and her husband faced the prospect of overlapping business trips to Europe last month, she boiled her itinerary down to the essentials. “In an ideal world, I would have gone in on Saturday so I arrived on Sunday feeling a little fresher on Monday,” she says. Instead, Jenn took a Sunday night flight after spending Saturday at lacrosse with her boys and husband who had just arrived home the day before. “I was fully present for what I needed to be present for,” she says, about maximizing time in the office Tuesday through Thursday, before jetting back home in time for school commitments. “I was on a 6 a.m. flight outta there Friday morning because that was going to get me there the soonest.” “We can all do anything for a short amount of time,” adds Jenn, which any working parent who’s opted for the red-eye option can relate to. While it’s easy as a new parent to assume that travel will get easier as kids get older, Jenn points out that life gets complicated–in a different way–when school and activities expand outside a half-mile radius. “Your kids need you differently at different stages,” she says. “Every stage has different complexities with it.” Read Jenn’s full story at BestfortheMoment.com #linkinbio #workingmom #workingmomlife #bossmom #momboss #lacrossemom “You’re Growing” by Mr. Rogers You used to creep and crawl real well But then you learned to walk real well. There was a time you'd coo and cry But then you learned to talk and, my! You almost always try. You almost always do your best. I like the way you're growing up. It's fun, that's all. You're growing, you're growing, You're growing in and out. You're growing, you're growing, You're growing all about. Your hands are getting bigger now. Your arms and legs are longer now. You even sense your insides grow When Mom and Dad refuse you. So You're learning how to wait now. It's great to hope and wait somehow. I like the way you're growing up. It's fun, that's all. Your friends are getting better now. They're better every day somehow. You used to stay at home to play But now you even play away. You do important things now. Your friends and you do big things now. I like the way you're growing up. It's fun, that's all. Someday you'll be a grown-up, too And have some children grow up, too. Then you can love them in and out And tell them stories all about The times when you were their size, The times when you found great surprise In growing up. And they will sing It's fun, that's all. #mrrogers #mrrogersneighborhood December, let’s do this! #giftideas that you can pick up curbside @nordstrom featuring @hunterboots @marcjacobs @ugg @spanx @mizzenandmain @gottagettagund @jellycat_official @pippaandjulie #linkinbio #holidaygiftguide #cybermonday #giftsforher #giftsforhim #momgifts #workingmom #giftsforkids #affiliate This little heartthrob turns #18monthsold today. For any mamas-to-be that worry about sharing the love with your first-born’s younger sibling, I can assure you the entire family will be smitten. 🥰 So sweet to see new relationships forming among the cousins this year #second and #seventh #grandkids #8yearsapart

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