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...Lisa Belkin, who has collected her New York Times columns on balancing work and family into Life's Work: Confessions of an Unbalanced Mom (Simon & Schuster), says "the emotional and economic tug-of-war" that modern mothers endure "is the central story of our generation." And the women who are enduring it seem compelled to tell their stories without leaving out the gory bits. In The Bitch in the House (Morrow), a forthcoming collection of women's tales of love, work and other burdens edited by Cathi Hanauer, the seven essays devoted to motherhood are assembled under the subtitle "Mommy...
...spate of warts-and-all mommy memoirs? And why do the authors all seem so shocked by their condition? "The drudgery of looking after young children hasn't changed," says Belkin. "Our expectations have. We were the generation who were told we could have everything." When women who were raised to believe they could rule the world suddenly find they no longer can--and sometimes no longer even want to--they're taken aback. Especially since all the training and education they have undertaken have left them ill prepared for mothering. As a result, they feel as if they...
...Elizabeth Belkin, Bachrach's presssecretary, said the candidate has low fundraisingtotals because his campaign did not concentrate onraising money last month...
...This campaign is never going to be abouttouting big numbers," Belkin said. "[Bachrach] isnever going to bring in old boys' money...
...This guy doesn't miss a freebie, does he?" the spokesperson, Elizabeth Belkin told the Associated Press...