Candance Gordon is the juice box mom she is called this name since she is always the one who signs up for carrying or sending juice to any of her children's special occasions. Gordon says," I don't want to compete with the Alpha Moms who seemingly accomplish every parenting obligation to perfection." She added, "I
believes I can contribute to my children’s lives in ways that are not as glamorous but just as important."
In her radio essay she said that she has tried many times to be like an Alpha Mom, meaning while she'd be cooking she would be doing other things at the same time like for instants, wash the dishes clean the bathroom little things like that.
She feels as though she is letting her children down dew to the fact that she does not spend as much time with her kids like other moms around her are doing. After many years of trying to be like an Alpha Mom and noticing that this is not working for her she decide's to be the Juice Box Mom. This allows her to not feel as bad as she did at first still allow her to spend time with her children.
It actually payed off, after one of her kids class parties the teacher went up to Candance and thanked her for bringing enough juice and more for the children in the class to drink. Walking out happily Candance realize's that she is a very good parent after all, for her kids and other kids around her.
I like the idea that she has to be juice box mom it sounds pretty nice to me. It's not all the time you find a mom committed to bringing a lot of juice for class parties, and other class occasions.
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