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WATCH: Mom quits corporate job, finds real work-family balance

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">There is no singular definition of the ideal mother, especially in today’s world. Outdated notions, like the belief that there should be a tradeoff between family and career, have been thrown out the window, and in its place is a more inclusive understanding of what it takes to be a great mom. Now, we see a more empowered woman, with a plethora of parenting choices in front of her -- able to choose what is right for her own situation.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAxMbS9i67Cn7NLc_G1oyTrwBBykTysbd1ah-S0gqAGmeO-7YrXCUDvc4kMG427b0a_ruA_E82l-GY9K62O7rocBZbR4D6Cib8pAv4sco5lQPtyetKgtbha3q7E58Y29l87Ql7v3CjUBG/s1600/uber-mom1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Genny Ibarra, a modern mom shares her story of balancing work and family with Uber." border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAxMbS9i67Cn7NLc_G1oyTrwBBykTysbd1ah-S0gqAGmeO-7YrXCUDvc4kMG427b0a_ruA_E82l-GY9K62O7rocBZbR4D6Cib8pAv4sco5lQPtyetKgtbha3q7E58Y29l87Ql7v3CjUBG/s1600/uber-mom1.jpg" title="Genny Ibarra, a modern mom shares her story of balancing work and family with Uber." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Genny Ibarra, a modern mom shares her story of balancing work and family with Uber.</td></tr></tbody></table>With the introduction of more flexible work options, moms are presented with a unique option -- to be able to spend time with their family while pursuing their passions and earning money as well.<br /><br />Genny Ibarra had a high-flying career in human resources, but she felt that she needed to make a choice between having a career or starting a family. To make way for focusing on conceiving a child, she quit her nine-to-five job. Not long after doing so, she gave birth to her daughter Mikkai, and soon realized that raising her daughter would take precedence over anything else. <br /><br />But after a few years, Genny yearned for something more, she felt she could do more but she was not ready to give up the active role she plays in rearing Mikkai. That’s when Genny decided to be an Uber Partner. <br /><br />Watch Genny's inspiring story here:<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe height="350" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Th3YQACoPwZ1dsaTBUNV9weVU/preview" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br />“With Uber, I don’t need to choose between working and caring for my family,” Genny said. “I have the freedom to work and be there with my family as soon as they need me.”<br /><br />According to Genny, she enjoys the fact that she can work at her own pace. Doing what she can to help with the family finances, while still being part of the most significant milestones in her daughter’s life.<br /><br />“What’s important to me is that my family has a solid relationship, because at the end of the day my family is more valuable to me than anything. With Uber, it gives me the capability to balance the things most important to me,” Genny concludes.</div>

WATCH: Mom quits corporate job, finds real work-family balance

There is no singular definition of the ideal mother, especially in today’s world. Outdated notions, like the belief that there should be a t...

LOOK: Pinay working mom allegedly shames stay-at-home moms

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- A series of Facebook posts allegedly made by a working mom has earned the flak of netizens particularly stay-at-home moms. The netizen identified as <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mymy.mariano" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mymy M.</a> apparently shamed mothers who chose to stay home to take care of their family rather than prioritize their careers.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENIJPiC6B8XGrmerGJj_Gury32qMG1AJKDrgeRv23jgQ7Us8NMMstl1RyZH1vmiIdEZ1k6lXlvLtjD2RDj8aVd9iz0k-O0lFym5yzcDzG_AtwKCZqebsbWmtunYHYIUSyv50gdJ1asrJF/s1600/working-mom-viral-mymy.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=" Pinay working mom allegedly shames stay-at-home moms" border="0" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENIJPiC6B8XGrmerGJj_Gury32qMG1AJKDrgeRv23jgQ7Us8NMMstl1RyZH1vmiIdEZ1k6lXlvLtjD2RDj8aVd9iz0k-O0lFym5yzcDzG_AtwKCZqebsbWmtunYHYIUSyv50gdJ1asrJF/s640/working-mom-viral-mymy.jpg" title=" Pinay working mom allegedly shames stay-at-home moms" width="560" /></a></div><br />In a series of Facebook posts, Mymy said working moms are better than stay-at-home moms or plain housewives, whom she accused of not having dignity and purpose. The working mom insisted that having a livelihood is the most crucial role of mothers in the family, particularly single moms. She also labeled stay-at-home moms as freeloaders.<br /><br /><i>“Ang pagiging non-working mom ay choice ng mga babaeng walang kwenta at gusto lang makalibre ng board and lodging,”</i> she wrote.<br /><br />(Being a non-working mom is a choice of women who don’t have a purpose and are freeloaders.)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHM8014saF111X8G1_LoLiIJPKOgzUCLuEEHOoQQA-azqfJuhWHADru5Qt4T2PMaGKPAFYOeFXbm11ZNAkXT7XTuEh7eAjFzJ4B7fK78qk-MCXy_4apiAB6lFsNte8dCXxbeqPa_QHWb6w/s1600/working-moms-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Working mom post 1" border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHM8014saF111X8G1_LoLiIJPKOgzUCLuEEHOoQQA-azqfJuhWHADru5Qt4T2PMaGKPAFYOeFXbm11ZNAkXT7XTuEh7eAjFzJ4B7fK78qk-MCXy_4apiAB6lFsNte8dCXxbeqPa_QHWb6w/s400/working-moms-1.jpg" title="Working mom post 1" width="400" /></a></div><br />In another post, Mymy insisted that stay-at-home parents can be easily replaced by maids and babysitters and are not a loss to the family if they die early unlike breadwinners. She even likened caring for the family to cooking. According to her, even if you have the cooking skills but don’t have the money to buy ingredients, you can’t come up with a good meal.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wsTYnRW3XJOsHjqnc3Q5Cv89IR0OpjXqCfq7PmPTEds7VFqpyemFSBedm0tEwUYO5E2nMfctq2I1B2ipcnj-jbi2zIIaKvkUTBAigcqDcSJRE64u3bo1B7BPbOzELCsHFuR5SF7x-sD1/s1600/working-mom-shames-stay-at-home-mom2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="working mom Facebook post" border="0" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wsTYnRW3XJOsHjqnc3Q5Cv89IR0OpjXqCfq7PmPTEds7VFqpyemFSBedm0tEwUYO5E2nMfctq2I1B2ipcnj-jbi2zIIaKvkUTBAigcqDcSJRE64u3bo1B7BPbOzELCsHFuR5SF7x-sD1/s400/working-mom-shames-stay-at-home-mom2.jpg" title="working mom Facebook post" width="400" /></a></div><br />Through another post, Mymy also revealed that although she lacked the time to help her kids in their homework because she needed to work, all of her children were honor students including a valedictorian and a cum laude.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LCfHPRDJ67Ki_3ktJYN0S_gAjGPYgR_DR54bIThRpCQt6jvkWWLAU1TYDLN3XdT7vEZVa6QNIB-XUjltIDUcEdu2ucsIGivWAZGf9Yk2_gNVXdggF75wZ5Pdc5T0gV8ykJ-_2QJuCrmO/s1600/working-mom-shames-stay-at-home-mom3.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="working mom post 3" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LCfHPRDJ67Ki_3ktJYN0S_gAjGPYgR_DR54bIThRpCQt6jvkWWLAU1TYDLN3XdT7vEZVa6QNIB-XUjltIDUcEdu2ucsIGivWAZGf9Yk2_gNVXdggF75wZ5Pdc5T0gV8ykJ-_2QJuCrmO/s400/working-mom-shames-stay-at-home-mom3.jpg" title="working mom post 3" width="375" /></a></div><br />Mymy wrote: <i>“Kahit p*ta o kriminal mas may dangal kesa sa plain housewife o house husband. Kasi di madaling sayo nakasalalay sikmura at kinabukasan ng mga anak.”</i><br /><br />(Even prostitutes or criminals have more dignity than a plain housewife or house husband. Because it’s not easy if your kid’s future relies on you.)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVe1T0B-6Y4tiWgrsKdqbU76laZbbTzNDYMLm06mDSrmDSIooAmA9-UhYl6gOgTxEE2AHKYTvQhf5y15iXy932hxLryHU4qqyJiM3-SkASfV8AYGi5FeMSnRMxiBULK_WvlPp1e9aHz6B/s1600/working-mom-shames-stay-at-home-mom4-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="working mom Facebook post" border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVe1T0B-6Y4tiWgrsKdqbU76laZbbTzNDYMLm06mDSrmDSIooAmA9-UhYl6gOgTxEE2AHKYTvQhf5y15iXy932hxLryHU4qqyJiM3-SkASfV8AYGi5FeMSnRMxiBULK_WvlPp1e9aHz6B/s400/working-mom-shames-stay-at-home-mom4-2.jpg" title="working mom Facebook post" width="400" /></a></div>More shockingly, Mymy revealed that she can just throw away her husband since she was able to bring more money to their marriage compared to him.<br /><br />After screenshots of Mymy’s alleged posts made rounds on social media, numerous stay-at-home moms defended themselves and even shared the difficulties stay-at-home moms face everyday. Several working moms also came to defense of stay-at-home moms, saying that the latter’s job is more challenging than theirs. <br /><br />Through one of the comments, a netizen revealed that Mymy is also running for a certain political seat this coming May elections. <b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

LOOK: Pinay working mom allegedly shames stay-at-home moms

MANILA, Philippines- A series of Facebook posts allegedly made by a working mom has earned the flak of netizens particularly stay-at-home mo...