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New parents are a category by themselves. Treat them as such
They have more demands on their time, different housing needs. They will always fall short if a non-parent benchmark is the default.
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Young parents have a lot on their plate and should not be benchmarked against non-parents, says the writer.
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Tan Poh Lin
Even though it’s been almost 10 years now, I still remember four exact words in an e-mail sent to me on a Friday evening by a well-meaning senior colleague: “Have a productive weekend.” If I allow myself to dwell on it, I can still taste the unease and guilt I felt at that moment because my plans for that weekend did not look very productive.
The message was clear: You must always be working. That is how you get ahead.
