Mommy Mafia!

[Writer]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/wayoflife/04/13/mommy.mafia.jen.klein/?hpt=Sbin

(CNN) -- C'mon, you've done it. You judged another mom on her choices, maybe even a close friend. You likely felt a little guilty about it -- but the judgment was still there.

The way moms -- well, women in general but especially moms -- judge one another is one of those dirty little secrets of mommy social structure, and it's not so secret.

Being a mom is incredibly hard work, and there's no way to be absolutely sure you are doing it right. Kids don't come with instruction manuals and checklists. There is no annual performance review with incentive awards for successes and improvement plans for less-than-successes.

For many of us, it will be decades before we have a real sense of how we did as a mom.

Amid that incredible level of uncertainty in this oh-so-vital job, it's no wonder we look to other moms for support, reassurance -- and maybe some smug self-satisfaction.

[Jennicut]

1. I am one of the few Moms home with my kids...they are 4 and 5.

I am going back to school to be a preschool teacher and daycare is a huge cost. My job was 45 minutes away and just not worth it in terms of travel costs and inflexible hours. I have worked some part time night jobs. But I was always home during the day. The great thing is, no one really judges each other around here. Lots of Moms work full time and have their kids in daycare. Lots of Moms have relied on me to pick up their kids from school if they were late. I have had no problem doing that. Moms have to do what is right for them. I will go back to work when my 4 year old is in school full time and I finish my student-teaching. I can't wait.

[Brickbat]

2. What an odd article. It's like 2005.

What's CNN going to discover next week? Mommy blogs?