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/^t/Obviously there are some women who decided to 'have it all' so they try to combine their professional careers with family lives. But it is usually a tough row to hoe. A pregnant woman stands a slight chance of being employed and if she is already employed, there can be some problems with getting maternity leave. Sometimes, even after a few weeks' break returning to work proves quite a struggle. Firstly, it is very difficult to leave a little baby because the mother has to find a person she could trust to look after her child. Secondly, a young mother cannot hope for praise and support on the part of her boss and co-workers when, for example, her child is ill or has been crying all the night and the mother wants to take a few days off and has not done her work on time. When a child is older and goes to school it seems that a woman can devote herself entirely to her professional life. But it is not true. If a child has some problems in school, his or her mother is to blame for it. Mothers need to talk, to play and to take care of their children. But professionally working women have not much time to do this. A child who is neglected may acquire some bad habits such as smoking, drinking alcohol or taking drugs. Obviously none of the mothers would like to have such trouble but when mothers come back home after long hours spent in their offices and they still have some housework to do, they feel so exhausted that they are unable to notice their children' s problems.