{"id":197692,"date":"2018-12-12T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T17:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/?p=197692"},"modified":"2018-12-12T10:40:56","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T15:40:56","slug":"make-working-mom-life-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/make-working-mom-life-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Ways To Make A Working Mom\u2019s Life More Bearable"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_198063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198063\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198063 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/miranda.png\" alt=\"miranda hobbes\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/miranda.png 800w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/miranda-280x147.png 280w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/miranda-640x336.png 640w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/miranda-768x403.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/420;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198063\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/miranda.png\" alt=\"miranda hobbes\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/miranda.png 800w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/miranda-280x147.png 280w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/miranda-640x336.png 640w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/miranda-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>How do you make a working mom\u2019s life more bearable? Let us count the ways. The thing is, does anyone ever even ask a working mom, how can I help? Not often enough, especially not if you are a work from home mom. But there are definitely <strong>ways to make a working mom&#8217;s life more bearable.\u00a0<\/strong>Seems like if you work out of the home, people assume that you made your mom bed now lie in it.<\/p>\n<p>But if <a href=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/day-life-work-from-home-mom\/\">you work from home<\/a>, well, you don\u2019t actually work at all. At least, that\u2019s what people think. People have no consideration for your time or your work. They expect you to do all of your work, be the world\u2019s most engaged mom and wife and still run all the errands, attend all the school functions, keep the clean house, meet all of your deadlines and still answer the door when someone pops over unannounced. It\u2019s bull*hit.<\/p>\n<p>The moral of the story, all moms work 24 hours a day, and we could all use a little TLC to make our lives more bearable. It doesn\u2019t matter where you do your work at.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Make no fuss hangouts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198067\" style=\"width: 695px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-198067 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-11.gif\" alt=\"girl hang out\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 695px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 695\/391;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-198067\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-11.gif\" alt=\"girl hang out\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: E!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just because we are working doesn\u2019t mean that we don\u2019t want to have a life. We do, we really do want to have a life. But after working all day and then coming home to take care of children, we don\u2019t really want to feel like we\u2019re penciling something else in even if it is time with our besties. We\u2019re busy, and our free-time is limited, we want to see our friends, but it can it just be no fuss? How about coffee in the morning or wine in the evening over a good conversation? A brain dump with someone who gets it. Sounds like heaven to most working mother ears.<\/p>\n<h2>Don\u2019t judge us, we are already judging ourselves<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198068\" style=\"width: 626px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-198068 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-12.gif\" alt=\"pointing fingers\" width=\"626\" height=\"352\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 626px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 626\/352;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-198068\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-12.gif\" alt=\"pointing fingers\" width=\"626\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Hallmark Channel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/working-mom-are-not-real-moms-tova-leigh\/\">Working moms do not need you to judge them<\/a>. They\u2019re already doing plenty of that to themselves. Anything you can be thinking and wondering about if a working mom is going to fall short, she\u2019s already been asking herself the same questions. From the moment a working mom decides to go back to work after baby, after giving birth and meeting her baby, she is second guessing every single choice she makes. Even if she loves her career and her co-workers, a little piece of her heart was stolen by those munchkins that she grew in her body for 10 months. There\u2019s an invisible umbilical cord that is never actually cut, and moms are always tethered to their children. So don\u2019t judge them. They\u2019re doing their best.<\/p>\n<h2>Never offer to \u201dwatch the kids\u201d unless you mean it<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198069\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198069 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-13.gif\" alt=\"babysitter\" width=\"500\" height=\"413\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/413;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198069\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-13.gif\" alt=\"babysitter\" width=\"500\" height=\"413\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: SenorGIF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yes, the kids are super cute when they are in mommy\u2019s arms but Seriously, working moms will file that offer away in their brain, and the next time there is an opening in their schedule they will want to collect on that offer because they need the night off on occasion. These nights out are very important to a mom\u2019s balance and her sanity so if you don\u2019t mean it, don\u2019t say it. It\u2019s not kind if you never have the intention of actually following through. In fact, it\u2019s cruel. Don\u2019t say it if you don\u2019t mean it. Also, please mean it.<\/p>\n<h2>No last minute invitations<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198070\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198070\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198070 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-15.gif\" alt=\"time\" width=\"480\" height=\"444\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/444;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198070\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-15.gif\" alt=\"time\" width=\"480\" height=\"444\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: andregola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yes, working moms do love to have a life and be included in outings with friends but, please don\u2019t invite a working mom at the last minute to go with you to see Beyonce. While it is a phenomenally kind and generous invitation, did you even consider what heavens and earth this woman might have to do to get the time off of life to attend the concert? Working moms run tight ships; the schedule is everything. In order for everyone to be where they need to be, when they need to be, mom has to be able to balance it all, and that seldom leaves any wiggle room in her schedule for anything, not even Beyonce.<\/p>\n<h2>Point out her mom wins<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198071\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198071 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-16.gif\" alt=\"trophy\" width=\"500\" height=\"417\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/417;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198071\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-16.gif\" alt=\"trophy\" width=\"500\" height=\"417\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image:<br \/>Birthday Bot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are plenty of times working moms feel like failures. I mean mom fail even has its own hashtag, #momfail. Everyone judges moms, especially ones that dare to leave the house to earn their living. Anything problem their child has, any health issue, bad grades, or tantrum is attributed to mom and her lacking mom skills. All moms pretty much feel like they are faking it until they\u2019re making it most of their tenure as a mom. If you see their kid being awesome or think mom has done something right, say something. Words are free, and they mean so much, especially if they are said in kindness.<\/p>\n<h2>Take your backhanded compliment and shove it<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198072\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-198072 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-17.gif\" alt=\"no\" width=\"415\" height=\"415\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 415px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 415\/415;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-198072\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-17.gif\" alt=\"no\" width=\"415\" height=\"415\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Cheezburger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to tell us how \u201dspirited\u201d our child is. No need to say that our kid is, \u201dso well-behaved for a latchkey kid.\u201d Definitely, don\u2019t need you to tell me what a great job I\u2019m doing for \u201dsomeone who only sees their kids for 4hours a day.\u201d We know our kid might be acting out. We get it; you think that a good mom should be home to greet her children with warm homemade cookies when they get off the bus. We even got the memo that working moms should spend more time with their children. But maybe you missed the memo about the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/working-mom-signs\/\">working moms work to make money to help feed, clothe and house their babies<\/a>. Ever think working moms work because they have to?<\/p>\n<h2>Never tell her to stay calm and carry on<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198079\" style=\"width: 681px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-198079 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-7.gif\" alt=\"deep breath be calm\" width=\"681\" height=\"383\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 681px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 681\/383;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-198079\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-7.gif\" alt=\"deep breath be calm\" width=\"681\" height=\"383\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: True and the Rainbow Kingdom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No thanks. Working moms don\u2019t have the luxury of calming down and enjoying every single moment because we have deadlines, places to be and people to see. We are fully aware that time is flying and childhood is fleeting. We know \u201dthey grow up in the blink of an eye.\u201d But we\u2019ve got bills to pay. As much as we\u2019d love to be picnicking in the park with our kids, laying in the grass, looking up at the sky and finding shapes in the clouds with our kids as they giggle with delight, it\u2019s just not feasible not even for moms who don\u2019t work at a job because there are always errands to run, dinners to cook and houses to clean. It\u2019s a beautiful idea in theory, but it doesn\u2019t translate into reality for most of us.<\/p>\n<h2>Do the little things<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198080\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-198080 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-177729846-640x471.jpg\" alt=\"woman eating lunch at desk\" width=\"620\" height=\"456\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 620px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 620\/456;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-198080\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-177729846-640x471.jpg\" alt=\"woman eating lunch at desk\" width=\"620\" height=\"456\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: iStock \/ tab1962<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Making a working moms life a little more bearable doesn\u2019t necessarily need to be a big act. For example, pack her a lunch, let her get her shower first or just set the timer on the coffee maker so that she has fresh coffee in the morning. It sounds so simple, but it really is thoughtful gesture and takes one more thing off of her plate, which makes her life less complicated and busy. Being overtired and overextended feels like you can never catch up and you feel perpetually tired. By handling these little things, you give that working mom back a few precious minutes a day and shows her that you care and appreciate all that she does.<\/p>\n<h2>Give her some alone time<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198081\" style=\"width: 648px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-198081 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-1-1.gif\" alt=\"woman relax bed\" width=\"648\" height=\"424\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 648px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 648\/424;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-198081\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-1-1.gif\" alt=\"woman relax bed\" width=\"648\" height=\"424\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Tumblr \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/whatgiftoday.tumblr.com\/post\/12838380460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHAT GIF TODAY<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Partners of working moms, the kindest thing you can do for everyone, yourself included, is to volunteer to pick up the slack on occasion and give us some uninterrupted time to ourselves. Not saying working moms need a week away, though a weekend might not be such a bad idea, even a few hours of alone time can make the world of difference. It could be an hour alone to sit in silence, pee alone and have a glass of wine or maybe it\u2019s a night at a hotel to take a long quiet bubble bath, room service, and a super comfy bed with no one to worry about but themselves. Whatever it is, give your partner some alone time to take a few deep breaths and recharge, and it will mean the difference between working together and complete mom burnout. Not saying we\u2019ve thought about this or anything.<\/p>\n<h2>Ask your partner how her day went<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198082\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-198082 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-515593802-640x437.jpg\" alt=\"partners talking\" width=\"620\" height=\"423\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-515593802-640x437.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-515593802-280x191.jpg 280w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-515593802-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-515593802.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 620px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 620\/423;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-198082\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-515593802-640x437.jpg\" alt=\"partners talking\" width=\"620\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-515593802-640x437.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-515593802-280x191.jpg 280w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-515593802-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-515593802.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: iStock \/ airspa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OK, partners, this goes for work-at-home moms and stay-at-home moms and all moms and dads everywhere. Ask these moms (and dads) how their day went because it reminds them that you see them as not just the parent of your child but as a man\/woman; a human being. When you are working so hard to build a career and raise good tiny human beings, it\u2019s easy to lose sight of your autonomy and begin to feel like nothing more than the keeper of little people. Taking that moment every day to see the individual, the person you fell in love with, as more than just your child\u2019s parent, goes a long way in maintaining intimacy and the relationship. Remember, this kids won\u2019t be living at home forever, and in the end, it will just be the two of you so take care of your partner. Take care of each other.<\/p>\n<h2>Give mama a little Namaste<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198083\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-198083 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-856992252-640x410.jpg\" alt=\"woman namaste\" width=\"620\" height=\"397\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-856992252-640x410.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-856992252-280x179.jpg 280w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-856992252-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-856992252.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 620px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 620\/397;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-198083\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-856992252-640x410.jpg\" alt=\"woman namaste\" width=\"620\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-856992252-640x410.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-856992252-280x179.jpg 280w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-856992252-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-856992252.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: iStock \/ jacoblund<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Working moms get so busy that it\u2019s nearly impossible to hit the gym. The truth is that moms probably need a workout more than anyone else. We need those endorphins released to give us that mental and physical boost to get through long work days so that we have the energy to come home and play with our children. Whether mama likes to run, do yoga or get her daily barre class in, help her do that. You are literally giving her the gift of a long, happy life filled with good health and peace of mind. Bonus: you are also giving her some much needed quiet and alone time.<\/p>\n<h2>Voluntarily pick up the slack at home<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198084\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198084\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-198084 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-2-1.gif\" alt=\"man doing chores\" width=\"587\" height=\"326\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 587px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 587\/326;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-198084\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-2-1.gif\" alt=\"man doing chores\" width=\"587\" height=\"326\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Partners, older children and anyone who just wants to really do something kind that will mean the world to the working mom, walk the dog. Do bedtime and bath time with the kids. Help with homework. Pick up the groceries. Do the dishes. Wash and dry the laundry, fold it and put it away. Bring over a casserole. Anything you can do to have working mom come home and have less to do is perfect. The key is volunteering to do it. Seeing that it needs to be done and doing it, without needing recognition or fanfare. The point is that the working mom has less to do and no guilt. You\u2019ve given her a gift.<\/p>\n<h2>Give her credit for the things she does well<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198085\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198085\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-198085 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-540090622-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"happy couple\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 620px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 620\/414;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-198085\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-540090622-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"happy couple\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: iStock \/ monkeybusinessimages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Appreciate her hard work but more importantly, let her know that you appreciate her hard work. She\u2019s already feeling conflicted about splitting her energy and her time between work and home. How about telling her how she is killing it at work? Maybe let your working mom know how proud you are of her working so hard to be such a good example to your children. Tell her that you see her sacrifices. A little positive reassurance that what she is doing is important and that the kids are fine. Celebrate her work wins with her. Your words hold weight in her heart.<\/p>\n<h2>Help her relax and recharge<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198088\" style=\"width: 697px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-198088 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-4-1.gif\" alt=\"woman drinking wine\" width=\"697\" height=\"392\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 697px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 697\/392;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-198088\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-4-1.gif\" alt=\"woman drinking wine\" width=\"697\" height=\"392\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: nobodies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a long day at work, there is nothing more amazing to a working mom than a hot bath, a glass of wine and a long massage from your partner that doesn\u2019t have to lead to anything other than relaxation and sleep. A full body massage is the gold star of relaxation. But most working moms are probably married to working partners so a deep back rub, a nice foot massage (especially after a long day in high heels), a hand massage or loving scalp or shoulder massage can definitely help do the trick to make a working moms life more bearable. Plus, let\u2019s be honest, a happy, relaxed mom is a happy, relaxed family.<\/p>\n<h2>Let her be the good cop and you be the bad cop<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198087\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-198087 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-588959064-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"happy couple\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 620px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 620\/414;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-198087\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/iStock-588959064-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"happy couple\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: iStock \/ Lacheev<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s really hard to go to work all day, come home and have to be the \u201dno person\u201d. Working moms spend their workday away from their family, the last thing they want to do is come home and be the bad guy. Partners, how about alternating who is the strict disciplinarian. Most moms get stuck being the bad guy most of the time because generally, we are the parent who spends the most amount of time with the children so we make most of the disciplinarian decisions just because we happen to be there. No one likes to be the one who always says no. The kids begin to expect it. It would really be nice to be able to come home from work and not have to say no to those tiny, sweet faces.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Give her some Zzzs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198086\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198086\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-198086 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-3-1.gif\" alt=\"woman sleep\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 520px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 520\/390;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-198086\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giphy-3-1.gif\" alt=\"woman sleep\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: YouTube \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JsQUNHoodtU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noxzema commercial<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sleep is something no mom gets enough of and all moms need more of. In fact, of all the things that you can give to a working mom, sleep is the most beneficial and by far the most appreciated. Sleep has so many collateral benefits. Not only will getting enough sleep make you feel well-rested, more productive and generally happier, it also gives people the patience and clarity to be the best employee, spouse, and parent they can be. Sleep also helps to reduce stress and that makes you healthier which means you\u2019ll be alive longer to spend more time with your family. 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