i don't really need to be yet...i feel like you have to have a family and a house to take care of to really take this title

i have a good job and keep my life together and keep busy but i don't have major responsibilities and could lounge around watching tv all night if i wanted to, so i can't say that i'm superwoman yet

one day!

This came at such a key time for me...

Between my friends, family and work...I feel like I'm putting what everyone else, wants and needs before myself and I've finally hit a wall. I'm kind of at the point where I'm just sick of people and feeling frustrated that I always "do do do" for others and put myself and my free time on the back burner to always help others.

No, and I don't strive to be.

No.... I have to put aside time to take care of me first before I can even begin to be useful to anyone else.

Very much so. I've always felt like I have had to take care of my family and friends before myself. It's why I moved home after college to take care of my sick grandfather than accept THE job. I got more time with my grandfather, so I don't regret it. But after that, I had to start teaching myself that sometimes I need to come first. I haven't gotten there yet, but I'm trying.

No, but I've increasingly had that pressure to be a "superwoman" put on me [oh, the Alicia Keys song!], especially after I moved back home to save for grad school. I think for me, culturally, it's kind of expected - to be anything else [at least within my family], even if you don't have a family of your own, might be considered "lazy" or "unproductive". I'm having trouble reconciling that with how I've learned to live as an independent person during college. eh.

No, and I don't want to have to be. I believe society and the workplace should be more open to working families, but I also believe in raising my own children -which means I'll devote myself fully to it as a job should I have children (and should my partner and I agree that it makes sense). The whole superwoman ideal doesn't work.

Frankly yes, I feel like superwoman right now. I feel gifted; I think I have everything a 23-year old woman could wish for. I'm young, ambitious, hard-working and happy. I've set my sights high and I believe I will get there.

But that doesn't mean I'm really all that; I consider those who are balancing family, a relationship and a career the real superwomen. I'm not balancing many things; just my career and friendships. I feel lucky for now and hope to evolve into a capable woman even in the future.

I completely agree with Austerity.

I feel that all the choices I have made in my life, have been for ME.

I wouldnt let anything else ruin my dreams or my goals as a person.

Friend, boyfriend or whatever.
You live for YOU...
cuz youre the only one you can depend on.

I think I do a pretty good job of balancing my own needs with the needs of my husband, family, and friends. It's tough sometimes, but the older I get, the better I've gotten at it.

I'm sure that will change once I have kids though!

Yes, I do but I've always been pretty good at juggling several things at once. I am a career girl, so obviously my job is a huge focus. I also am maintaining a household (just me and my fiance), prepping for my GMAT, and planning our wedding. Maybe I'll have it easier because I do not plan on having kids, but nevertheless, balancing work and home is always a challenge.

I am juggling training for a career with ensuring we have enough money to live on with running the household pretty much singlehandedly.

I break down though from the stress, I am no superwoman.

Factoring in kids? I don't know how I'll manage. I'll need a nanny and a maid and I am not ashamed of this if it means my kids are better cared for.