• A Mother's Work is Never Done

  Posted Wednesday, May 27, 2009 3:53 PM | By Bonnie Goldstein
  
  
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  I agree with Dahlia that humility is rare in Sonia Sotomayor's professional circle, but I do hope this self-effacing quality helps her in the very humbling confirmation hearings coming up. In the context of introducing herself to the American public, however, I doubt, as Samantha wonders, that the judge was downplaying her achievements to counter critics who consider powerful women "bitchy." (But as an aside, I'd add a little self-deprecation in the face of such dazzling glory is certainly not "harmful to the rest.") Although modesty is encouraged in immigrant families, in fact, in the nominee's biographical statement, "ordinary" was an apt comparison to the odds-overcoming determination of her extraordinary mother... (To read the rest of this post, visit our new website DoubleX.com!)
  Filed under: motherhood, sonia sotomayor, Sotomayor's nomination to SCOTUS, thank you, immigrant experience

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