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L. Lowell

Laura Lowell is the executive editor and author of "42 Rules for Working Moms." She has gathered practical advice and information from working moms all over the world to share with others. She lives and works in Silicon Valley with her husband and two girls. http://www.42rules.com/working_moms/index

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Rule 37: Children Should Be Loved, Not Managed

Kyra Posma is a 37-year-old wife and mother, married 10 years She and her husband have two sons ages four and six

Rule 38: Play the Question Game

Nancy Erba is a single working mother with two beautiful smart children and an extremely supportive family She is a vice president at a major storage company in Silicon Valley

Rule 39: It’s OK to Lie (Sometimes)

Michelle Lamar is a mother, wife, marketing geek and author Michelle writes a parenting blog called “White Trash Mom” and wrote the book “White Trash Mom Handbook” (August 2008)

Rule 41: Stay at Home Dads

Jamie Hayden is a professional copywriter and the working wife of a stay-at-home dad (SAHD) She's currently working on a book about the rewards of this unique lifestyle

Rule 34: Observe the Peace

Melanie Bertrand is a single mom working full time as a research assistant in a molecular genetics/microbial evolution lab Her two-year-old son spends week days in daycare and plays all weekend with Mommy

Rule 35: Don’t Buy the Wipe Warmer

Liz Gumbinner is the co-founder and editor of CoolMomPickscom, the popular shopping and review website for parents of young children

Rule 36: Be Flexible

Tenny Frost is Executive Director of Alumni Relations at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley Tenny lives in Albany, California, and is married with two children

Rule 32: Live One Life

Christine Kittinger loves boys Will and Joey, and husband Steve - a fantastic dad who can fix anything She is Vice President of a human resources consulting firm, Assets Unlimited

Rule 33: Education is a Life-Long Journey

Katherine Watt is VP of Human Resources for a global hi-tech company in Silicon Valley and the proud mother of two beautiful and smart young women At 18, I was off to college; choosing San Diego State because it was the farthest I could get from home and still be in California (and it had a beach)

Rule 27: Cut Out the Curfew

Shawna Todd is the happily married mother of two children who has learned to fill her plate daily and eat through it by 11 pm

Rule 28: Dare to Compare

Tia Yates is a Legal Assistant in house for Washington Mutual Bank, the loving wife to William and a grateful Mom to four active boys ages 2-14 Comparison is comfortable

Rule 29: Don’t Let Yourself Go

Tina DeMattia, is 36 years old and has one child She just earned her Marriage and Family Therapy license after completing 3000 hours of internship and two written licensing exams

Rule 30: Put on Your Oxygen Mask First

Victoria Ryan knows that the most valuable contribution she has made to the US

Rule 31: Volunteer Your Way

Jan McDaniel has spent the last 25 years working in various senior management positions at some of the world’s largest High Technology companies She did this while raising two daughters

Rule 24: Plan a Power Lunch

Christina Johnson Polk is mom to Max, two, and wife to Kevin She lives in Lafayette, CA, and works full time as a Construction Manager

Rule 25: B Sur Ur Kds No U Hav a Lif

(Translation: Be Sure Your Kids Know You Have a Life) Molly Wendland juggles work and family in Kansas City with her two teenage daughters and her Big Strong Man (a

Rule 26: Focus

Shea Fialdini lives in Seattle with her husband and three children She works as the Grants Manager for the Global Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Jennifer Blaney is the General Manager for ITEX Corporation, based in Bellevue, Washington She has a B

Rule 23: Have Sex

Holly Garcia, mother of four, has been happily married for 22 years to her high school sweetheart She works full time in high-tech

Rule 21: Mind Their Manners

Hollee J Chadwick, a former newspaper editor, works from home as a journalist, humor columnist, and book editor

Rule 19: Do Fun Stuff

Lisa Plummer is a single mother of four children and one grandchild She has degrees in Theology and Christina Leadership and is working on a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy

Rule 18: Read and Be Read To

Laura Hidalgo is a working mother and wife living in Northern California She loves to dance and never finishes her daily “to-do” list

Rule 17: Make it Good Enough

Joan Bounacos has been married to George for over fifteen years Together they are raising three sons and so far have lived to tell the tale

Rule 20: Take Time For Now

Carolyn Pleasance is a 38-year-old first-time mom with a two year old, two part time jobs and the best husband she could ever ask for They have two cars, one cat, and a house that looks like the Little Tykes factory

Rule 14: Lose the Guilt

Pamela Jimenez Castellanos lives in San Jose, California, with her husband, David and sons Benjamin, 2 ½ and Tayln, 1 Since 1995, she has worked in Human Resources at High Tech companies

Rule 15: Love Your Appliances

Sandrine Chaumette is married and the mother of four boys She has spent most of her career in hi-tech and has degrees from the University of California, and Cornell

Rule 16: Not Everyone Can Work From Home

Jen Dahlen, a wife and mom of twin boys, is a Denver-based designer/entrepreneur She helps visually communicate brands among various industries and keeps her clients on their competitive edge

Rule 13: Be Present

Cara France is the President of Sage Consulting Associates She holds her MBA from Stanford, is an abstract painter and world traveler, and is the mom of twin two-year-olds

Rule 12: Stay Ahead of Your Schedule

Alice de Sturler is a Dutch lawyer who teaches human rights at Virginia Tech She lives in Blacksburg, Virginia with her husband and daughter

Rule 11: Succeed at Staying Fit

Krista Leopold has over 20 years dance and fitness experience She helps others succeed in achieving their wellness goals, and works full-time in web development while teaching fitness classes in Charleston, SC

Rule 10: Eat Meals Together

Jen Berkley is the proud mother of her terrific son, Matt, who is proud of keeping his Mom on her toes 24/7 As my son enters his teen years, I hear warnings from well-meaning friends about how he’ll be “checking out” and ceasing to communicate very soon

Rule 9: Find Great Partners

Sally Thornton is president & co-founder of Flexperience, a boutique Bay-Area firm that connects experienced professionals with part-time, flex-time, or project-based work For those working moms considering the entrepreneurial path (the word “momtrepreneur” is still a little odd to me), I suggest you find great partners

Rule 8: Never Give Up

Susan Guerrero, is a parent and educator and has written several plays concerning women’s issues and been a contributor and editor for Poets for Peace and Words of Women As a single working mother, I am responsible for 501 children

Rule 7: Outsource Everything You Can

Hilary Glann is married with two sons and four pets A former executive with HP, Hilary now runs a marketing consulting firm that helps technology companies achieve their business objectives by using marketing as a competitive advantage

Rule 6: Daycare is Not a Sin

Candice Blackmore has 14 years of marketing experience and is currently the Director of Marketing for a fresh vegetable processor in central California She is mom to a two-year-old daughter

Rule 5: Take a Time Out

Andrea Vos (37) lives in Amsterdam with husband Jan Willem, son King (3) and daughter Lux (1) She is an independent interaction designer and works for several renowned agencies and clients

Rule 4: Organize the Everyday Stuff

Suma Ramachandran is a 34-year-old writer, editor, and trainer living and working in India She returned to full-time work two years ago after working from home for three years

Rule 3: Stand Up Straight

Regan MacPherson is a single mom of a wonderful daughter, a pug and a cat, and is a full-time corporate attorney for a storage technology company in Silicon Valley The other morning I was dressing for work, feeding the dog, doing laundry and making my daughter’s lunch

Rule 2: Your Daughter Can Brush Her Own Hair

Robin Wolaner founded Parenting magazine in 1987 and sold the property to Time Inc where she served as CEO of Sunset Publishing

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