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Christine Michel Carter Quotes

born 1986 United States

United States
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That's why I created Mompreneur and Me events, which are inclusive parent and child friendly networking events.

I also understand that family comes first and motherhood is a huge part of my identity.

We are mothers first and we must bring our authentic selves to the workplace.

I understand women driven by their careers, as I am one of them.

I dumped a ton of milk not even realizing I could keep it.

My secret is bringing my authentic self into all spaces.

We do it to ourselves and our employees will do it.

I look back at old posts and cringe.

I was one of the only women at the company who was married and had a child.

That’s easier said than done and even I struggle with that, but to balance your worlds, you’ve got to ask for and accept help.

When it came to feeding Maya, I truly felt embarrassed and stupid.

I was once told independence is a spectrum, and the only way a mother can achieve true work life balance is by relying on the help of others.

I’ve been fortunate to work on the maternal initiatives of Vice President Kamala Harris.

I’ve realized that’s not my lane.

I was producing so much milk, I read up on how to store breastmilk and misunderstood what I read.

I got frustrated and didn’t want to read anything, then felt anxious because I wasn’t reading.

I remember having to pump in the bathroom stall because there was no other place for me to go.

I thought even frozen breast milk had to be thrown out after a month

I was never talked to about feeding.

I find the moms who are having challenges balancing work and life, are the ones who just can’t bring themselves to say anything to their circle other than “I’m fine.”

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Christine Michel Carter (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.