This is a good and interesting article, with which I largely agree (I impose more extreme limitations on princess products than this author is calling for, in f

This is a good and interesting article, with which I largely agree (I impose more extreme limitations on princess products than this author is calling for, in fact). But this statement, which the author implies is problematic: "A successful public life interferes in a woman’s private life." Just seems true, regardless of whether you replace woman with person. Pretending all adults have limitless capacity to be SuperFamily while simultaneously being SuperWorkerBee just seems silly. As it happens, I tend to think The Kids Are Alright is a pretty good way of thinking about family/work compromises; it's mostly about adult's preference to be all things to all people, not about kids' needs. In a way, I think this idea we're super accessible to kids even when working hard actually can lead to worse parent child engagement. Really high quality interactions often take planning, and if you're too busy beating yourself up over missing bedtime, you don't take the time to plan that special activity.