Standing up to your parents isn't easy. I know that most of us have been taught to be respectful towards our parents and obey them but sometimes you have to stand your ground. Just because they are your parents does not mean they are perfect. And while it is necessary to forgive some mistakes your

Karla Tenório, an actress, writer, and mother to her 13-year-old daughter, Flor, eagerly dreamed of embracing motherhood. Yet, upon stepping into this role, she found herself dealing with a decision that turned out to be one of her greatest regrets.

Daughters' working decisions are influenced by their own mothers and the mothers of their friends. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Fabio Trifoni. When Anne-Marie Slaughter first broached writing an op-ed about how women "still can't have it all,", a senior female White House staffer with whom she was mingling told her, "You can't write that." Slaughter was a role model -- the first female director of policy planning at the State Department and a mom.