Kids, your job and your brain

Pam, at Escape from Cubicle Nation has an excellent post debunking the myths of what having children does to your brain in relation to your job:

Since I waited until the age of 38 to have kids, I had no idea what the experience would be like, or what impact it would have on my life and career. But I did hear things like:

* Your brain loses its ability to function at a high level when you have kids
* It is impossible to concentrate on anything due to sleep deprivation
* Your thoughts of work will disappear into a haze of diapers and constant loads of laundry
* Your career suffers as you turn your focus towards your family

Sure, people said there were upsides as well, but especially in the work department, the folklore was bleak.

Go read the rest.