Ditching Your Career in Favor of Stay-at-home Mom Status and Other Nutty Acts of the Later Mom by Pamela Francis


My sisters all have kids. My sisters all have jobs. My sisters are all younger than I. None of my sisters had their children past the age of 35. I thought I was so special. So… counter-norm. So… Dr. Laura Schlessinger when I decided I would not return to work directly ...

Why I Had Kids So Late in the First Place by Pamela Francis


I became a first-time mom at the ripe old age of 35. Yes, I scoffed at the “Down’s Syndrome” and “High Risk Pregnancy” admonitions -- twice -- to become a mom at age 35 and again seven years later at 42. Admittedly I was downright defiant about my ability to ...