Penelope Trunk writes:
Dave and Sheryl are the most vocal couple on the planet about how to have a dual-career marriage, and one half of that marriage is gone. Of course people will ask questions. The best way to stop the questions is to give a vague, boring cause of death.
Cheryl Sandberg, who was married to him, is not only Facebook’s COO, but she is also the author of the book Lean In.
That book tells women that they should have a career like Sheryl’s. And, most significantly for this post, that women should pick a spouse like Dave. Sheryl has said over and over again that it is because of her spouse that she is able to Lean In (which, loosely translated, means work insanely long hours and have kids and have a great marriage).
I want to know, how can someone Lean In as a single parent? I wonder how someone will Lean In when there is no other parent to comfort a sad child.
If this sounds spiteful and ugly it is. But I think it is also appropriate, and who else would say it besides me?
