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Catch Grey’s Anatomy last week, the episode in which Dr. Miranda Bailey’s toddler got booted out of Seattle Grace’s daycare center for punching a fellow toddler in a dispute involving a graham cracker?

This episode was just one in a long line of episodes which focused on the immense difficulty the Bailey character is having balancing her desire to do some serious medical butt-kicking as Seattle Grace’s chief resident, with the desire of her estranged at-home spouse to spend some time with him and their child. The successful career professional pitted against the resentful at-home spouse who feels neglected.

I discuss this Grey’s Anatomy/working parent story line in my latest Mommy Track’d piece and ask the questions: Do you sympathize with the characters in their struggle? Do you wish there were more workplace flexibility? or is this just the way things are when your kids are little?

Image credit: ABC.