OPINION: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was not a perfect mom (and that's okay)
Photo by Sarabeth Maney The culture of over achievement and impersonation produces the stress to be perfect parents. In reality, no parent gets it right all of the time. The latest Supreme Court justice of the United States, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson includes herself in that number and so do I. By Mona Austin During the Senate confirmation hearing for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson admitted to her daughters, Talia (21) and Leila (17), and the world that she has not always "gotten it right" when it comes to motherhood, garnering widespread "amens" from working moms across the Web. In her opening statement she told them: “Girls, I know it has not been easy as I have tried to navigate the challenges of juggling my career and motherhood. And I fully admit that I did not always get the balance right. "But I hope that you have seen that with hard work, determination, and love, it can be done … I love you so much.” From th...