TY - BOOK AU - Armstrong,Christine TI - The Mother of All Jobs : : HOW TO HAVE CHILDREN AND A CAREER AND STAY SANE (ISH) SN - 9781472956224 U1 - 306.8743 23 PY - 2018/// CY - London PB - GREEN TREE KW - Motherhood KW - Social aspects KW - Mothers KW - Life skills guides N1 - Includes index and references pages N2 - When Christine Armstrong became a mother, it never occurred to her that she would want to stop work or even work part-time. But the truth is, combining work and small kids is hard. From the broken breast pumps on business trips, to hiding chickenpox from the nursery, to the heartbreak when you come home and realise your baby smells of the childminder. When Christine Armstrong tried it, she found herself desolate with misery. Determined to make it work, she looked for answers by interviewing other working mums and found that she wasn't alone. These are the stories of the women who shared everything (and we mean, everything) and what they want you to know ER -