Ladies, isn't it wonderful we have this issue to struggle with? Back in the days before the bra was burnt (or unburnt as the case may be), women with children could not get hired. There was no Family Medical Leave Act to protect us if we or our children needed care, and a woman who became pregnant either didn't get hired and/or could be let go. I once was denied an earned promotion because my son was a baby, in the hospital with pneumonia, and I took off 2 hours a day for a week to be with him at the hospital. We've come a long way, Baby! Life is about choices as has been said. To do more, to delegate more, to do less, to have or not have kids, to take or not take a job that has more demands then you can do justice by. Revisit the job description, the boss (whomever that is and everyone has one) and determine if the job that's required (or not) is the one you were hired to do, or if has become a behemoth since you accepted it. Determine if the stressors you are feeling are those of self-determined obligation. They can be because you don't want to make yourself look bad, look less than Wonder Woman, or you're so driven to promote/get a raise that you want to be seen as capable of doing anything and everything and now realize you can't. You haven't said what's driving you. Is it the work place making these demands, or are you making them upon yourself? If it's the former, negotiate with your management (and delegate as has been suggested). If it's the latter, knock it off and be good to yourself! Here's the lecture I've given countless times to all levels of management when it came to work-life balance: Each of us has our own level of "what's right" in the work place (usually as it relates to overtime). Only you can decide what is right for you. Know your level, and then treat it like you would a governor on your car (think cruise control). There's a range that is reasonable for you. Set those limits, and hold to them. If you find you're being pushed beyond that limit on a repeated basis, it's probably best to look for a different job. You MAY have to look for "less job satisfaction" at this phase of life and forgo some things in order to balance the other demands and desires in your life. You may not be the world's best ED or be paid to your maximum potential during this period of your life. Look at it like house cleaning. Your kids are only young for a little while. Blink your eyes, and they're not going to need you as much. You'll have more time in a later phase of your life to be Wonder Woman. For now, you're fulfilling the obligations that you chose. Lord knows it's not easy making these decisions and having to be assertive and set limits, but it does get easier with practice. Good luck, and God bless. Indigo Nights [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).