Word: motherhood
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Necessity may be the mother of invention. But now more than ever, it seems that motherhood is a springboard. In fact, so many mothers are taking the entrepreneurial plunge that they have earned their own label: mompreneurs. "Moms are noticing needs in the marketplace that their parenthood gives them the vision to see," says Ellen Parlapiano, co-author of Mompreneurs: A Mother's Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Work-at-Home Success. "They're filling those niches instead of waiting for someone else...
...month features a demurely posed MADONNA on its cover and an interview with the star to coincide with the release of her new film, The Next Best Thing. In the article, the woman who only eight years ago published the pseudo-scandalous book Sex discusses the mellowing effects of motherhood: "I've been naked in every state and country... I've dated the NBA...I dealt with my sexual rebellion. I worked it out of my system." Which no doubt makes her a more appreciative audience for the magazine's Buyer's Guide to state-of-the-art electric ranges...
...Motherhood doesn't justify Jane Swift's abuse of government office