can women have it all?

Do you guys ever wonder, how do working moms do it all? My mom stopped working when she had my brother and I - we were only 1 year apart so you know ... it was napkin-flying-around-party and who-cries-louder-contest everyday!

I remember me juggling my time between study and working part time at a PizzaHut and that was already hard enough. The part time job lasted for only 1 month. Bahahaha! Not good enough Azrah. So it makes me wonder, how do working moms balance their time between work, kids, husband, and themselves - and wanting to look good!

As a working women myself, I know that we women, want everything - a fulfilling home life, a rewarding professional career and the energy to keep up with the demands of both while still finding time for ourselves.

But is this really an attainable goal? We may say we can juggle both; career and family but then later at 7pm reality hits when your husband calls to ask whats for dinner.

Fair or unfair, feminist or not, the truth is .... we have uterus okayy, men don't. If I was told to travel tomorrow I can just pick up my bag and go. But married women, they may have the most understanding husbands in the world but I bet the wife will always feel guilty knowing the husband is at home eating Instant Mee. Now try to add kids into the equation, well you know ... the breast milk goes travelling with the mother too.

It scares me a lil bit when I think about what happens after marriage. I'm not getting married, dont get ideas! It just makes me think, how women are undeniably expected to take on many responsibilities.

Husbands, do you think it's fair that the wives aren't home because they have to attend to business meetings? Working ladies, do you think it's fair for you to be denied something you really love?

I know there are some ladies out there struggling with this issue. They don't want to quit their jobs, but at the same time family needs them home all the time. There are also some who put off marriage because they just couldn't see themselves sacrificing their job. What choice do we have? From Islamic point of view, husband is your highest priority ... higher than your job, your boss, even your parents. When husband says he wants you at home, off you go joyfully laying on the couch watching Ms. Universe on TV (hmm ... doesn't sound so bad actually ... hehe )

I love being a working women and I would hate if that gets taken away from  me. At the same time, I want to have a happy family. Is it possible for us ladies to be greedy? What do you think? Can women have it all? And hey, why doesn't anyone EVER ask if men can have it all?