Minor Issues: Why going back to full-time work might make me a better mum

Circumstances are different for every family, so it boils down to making decisions that are right for each season of motherhood. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE – “I hope you don’t get the job,” said my youngest child worriedly, when she found out I was thinking of returning to full-time work in 2022.

I understood my then six-year-old’s reluctance to be away from me for extended periods of time, because I have been her main caregiver since she was born.

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