Need to flesh out this idea, but seems to me that just as a good leader would delegate much of the heavy lifting work while coaching a strong team to success of her vision / goals, mothers would benefit from delegating much of the "grunt work" with respect to raising children while still maintaining a strong family (team) unit.
I have an au pair who just sent me 4 pictures of my 5 year old son on his last day of preschool sitting with two teachers that he has had for 4 years. He looks happy, they look happy, and I am so pleased that he has these three women (au pair, two great teachers) whom he has learned to trust, count on, learn from, and respect. He still trusts, counts on, learns from, and respects me! But I don't have to be the one doing every little thing. There are things I'm willing to outsource, and things that I am not; it's not about being the one to do everything, it's about being there for a good portion of the time and doing the most important things. If someone else helps get the clothes on and breakfast on the table, but I'm there for a long hug and kiss and some fun conversation in the morning, everyone is happier and things seem to run more smoothly.
Really need to flesh this one out, but wanted to get it out there before I lost it. :-)
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