To work or not to work? That is the question.
When you’re pregnant, it seems like your biggest decision is whether you should get an epidural. But once you have the baby, the decisions are endless. Breast or bottle, disposables vs. cloth, cry it out or 
cuddle? It seems like every choice is fraught with life-altering consequences, and if you make the wrong one you’ve doomed yourself and your child forever.
Still, few decisions induce more angst than whether or not a mom should work.
Perhaps you’re the rare breed who has been waiting her whole life to play June Cleaver and now that you and your babe are snuggled into your three-bedroom ranch home with wall-to-wall carpet and a formal dining room, you’re happily creating domestic bliss every day, secure in the knowledge that Ward will never leave and that cooking, cleaning and taking care of your loved ones are all the most emotionally and intellectually validating experiences a woman could ever desire.
Or maybe you popped the baby out, hired a sitter and continued your climb up the corporate food chain without a shred of guilt because the quality time you spend with your child every night and weekend is turning him or her into a fine human being who knows the value of work and understands that mothers have ambition too.
But if you’re like most of us, you were probably caught off guard by your conflicting emotions surrounding the issue of work.
I’ve known many a woman who had every intention of staying home only to...
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