Maybe it's because I am a woman who works (and who recently
returned from a second maternity leave), but I read a lot about
women working and how they try to balance it all (working, being a
spouse, and rearing good kids) and articles asking if it is
possible for women to "have it all." However, it
wasn't until I came across this article about Phil Mickelson
that I realized we don't talk much about the struggle that men
have trying to balance it all as well.
Admittedly, I am not a golf fan, but I do know that Phil
Mickelson ended up coming in 2nd after missing a series
of putts he probably should have made. But that is not what
I'll remember from this U.S. Open. In this article, I was impressed that when faced with
two important events that Phil Mickelson chose fatherhood first. He
recognized the value of family, and he recognized that his daughter
would remember that he was at her graduation and not at the U.S.
Open. I think for the rest of us, it is a good example
