What does it mean when we say, “You Can’t Have It All?” How many times have we said, “If only I had this or if only, I had done this or, too often, If only I had another $100,000 in income”.
A smiling mother with red hair plays with her baby on a couch amid piles of messy laundry at night in a home.
Imagine what your life would have been had you chosen a different path at a critical juncture? I often wonder what life would be like if I had taken the role in a soap opera, moved to New York City, and left behind my young sons. I chose to be a mom instead of pursuing a career as an actress. In those days, we did not believe it possible to have a career and a family.
Along comes the next generation of women who could have it all with an education, a career and a family. And yet, for many of them, there is still that feeling on not being able to “Have It All”. Until I read about the impending divorce of Angelina and Brad, I thought they really did Have It All.
Lucy suggested this story as she contemplates what it means for us at this age. Did we try to have it all? She is convinced that there is more compassion today among women and even some men regarding the choices we make and the sacrifices that go along with those choices. The article from Vogue is “The Life-Changing Magic of Admitting I Can’t Have It All”. Interestingly, it tells us that even this generation of women can appreciate that not having it all is still okay:
http://www.vogue.com/13475940/the-new-better-off-how-i-let-go-of-the-americandream/?mbid=nl_091216_Daily&CNDID=29126239&spMailingID=13427265&spUserID=MTQxMjY1MTc5Nzg4S0&spJobID=823409225&spReportId=ODIzNDA5MjI1S0