Can We Have It All? Yes, we can!

I may not be super succesful, but I think I have a decent CV for my age. I also have three wonderful kids. And a super husband. I have great friends, and can spend some portion of my time doing things that I want to do. I was watching a short 1-minute clip from Oprah Winfrie with Sheryl Sandberg (I had never watched even a second of Oprah before). The clip was about "obviously we can't have it all" (confirming Annemarie Slaughter's point), and I sat there, thinking: come on ("guys"), look at you. And even look at me. We SO DO have it all! We are proof that it is possible to have an interesting career, time to have and spend time with kids, and still have our own lives. Can we have it all on our own? Obviously not, but thanks to daycare, schools, great babysitters and a network of good friends - and ideally a wonderful partner - it's all possible. Fear not to try is our biggest obstacle.  We can't succeed if we don't try. And so far, my own experience is: it works, for everyone involved.