A funny thing happened when I took a career break to raise my kids: I struggled to answer that most ubiquitous question, “So, what do you do?” At first, I thought the question itself, posed by strangers at parties and school pickup lines, was challenging enough. But I soon discovered my rambling, self-conscious response was even worse.
In a culture that has conditioned us to define our worth and value by our roles outside of the home, suddenly, I found myself without a proper career title to summarize me. Instead, I was in this undefined space of focusing on raising children, while also feeling ambitious about my long-term career. So, the first time I was faced with the question, “What do you do?”, I panicked and word-vomited.
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