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Mommy Gap

A life choice limerick

By Rebecca MortonPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Mommy Gap
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My resume gap is two decades.

Staying home with my kids gets no accolades.

I'd go back to teaching,

But that's overreaching.

Math has changed, and they canceled Favorite Book Parades.

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About the Creator

Rebecca Morton

My childhood was surrounded by theatre people. My adulthood has been surrounded by children! You can also find me on Medium here: https://medium.com/@becklesjm, and now I have a Substack newsletter at https://rebeccamorton.substack.com/

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  • Flamance @ lit.3 months ago

    Awesome story I like it congratulations 🎉🎉

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