'How Can I Justify Working Part-Time to My Daughter?'

Nothing makes you a better feminist than showing her how to pursue joy.

Flowers (1901), Pablo Picasso

Dear Polly,

Here’s the deal: We have a three-year-old. I don’t need to work full-time — or at all. I would prefer to not work full-time. It took several years of therapy to get me off the hamster wheel of a traditional career track. I currently work part-time, but stress levels for me and our family feel unnecessarily high.

I …