MSNBC Anchor: It Took A Serious Fall With My Baby To Change My Life

What a shame, the children are hurt by the mother's blinding success. Who is encouraging this behavior, the Network who employs her who knowingly allows her to neglect her children or the buyers of her books who support the behavior commercially?

Where are the fathers? Where is the State? Who is to care for these children when the mother is not available? The children are abandoned by the career and life choices of the mother, I'm guessing the father's are not presant.

What a terrible situation for the children, the most successful women I know are disciplined about their work and make sure that a family member is with young children all the time.

There is no shame in suspending a career until the children have matured to be self sufficient. God bless the children.

I love the way everyone blames the mother. These children had a father, too. No one complains when the father doesn't t spend time with the children. My friend was a stay at home mom and had an accident with her children. It has nothing to do with working/not working. This is just an article to guilt women into thinking, "look what happened to Mika. If she'd have stayed home with her kids, nothing would have happened." It's just backlash against how successful women can be today.

I remember Mika when she was a reporter based in Hartford CT. To me it sounds like the father didn't take enough responsibilty. And it was up to her to maintain the marriage. BS!!! Parental duties should be divided equally no matter who makes what.

I remember Mika when she was a reporter based in Hartford CT. One of the nicest person's I've ever known. To me it sounds like the father didn't take enough responsibilty. And it was up to her to maintain the marriage. BS!!! Parental duties should be divided equally no matter who makes what.

I just wanna say that your comments are spot on. It's about choices. I love Mika as an anchor, but perhaps she should have taken some breaks in her career if she wanted to raise children. Because you're honest with your kids when you can't be there for them, doesn't make it any easier on them.

What a sad story. Here you have two parents( lets not forget the dad) who could care less about their children. Who instead choose to focus on their careers. And this women talks about it like she is doing something wonderful. How very sad. What is the sense in having children if you are not going to spend time with them and enjoy their childhood.

Show me a perfect mom. Give me a break. I never cared if my parents came to my games or not. I was too busy playing.

The problem with Mika's thinking is the last sentence in the article where she tells her child that she works hard to be able to 'buy her stuff''! I think that her daughter would rather have her mother be a mother than to 'buy her stuff'!

Wow.... I don't usually reply to these things, but I have tears down my face! I am a mother of three and can easily relate to this article, especially the emotions that musthave ran through your body that night. I send my best to you and your family.

Since I am a working mom who raised 3 kids I can say this. Sounds like she is making excuses for being so selfish but that is her choice.....

First of all most of us are broke at the end of each payday. Welcome to the real world. Especially if you have to pay a babysitter.

It doesn't seem like she changed much from the lesson. It was still about being driven to "nurture" her career.

Missing her kids activities ? Okay to do once in a while but that will come back to bite her in the behind.

No way would I buy her book. No way........She is way too Type A.

I wish her well.........

Now, just how do you know that? I was forced to raise 2 small kids alone during the first Reagan/Bush Regime.Childcare was a nightmare & when my firstborn got old enough, (12) I ditched Babysitters altogether. Before you crucify me for that decision, let me tell you that I cannot convey how many times I'd come to pick up the kids & they'd either be doing Pot or youcould smell it. Worse was when they'd be buzzed on nose candy. But it was the early to mid 80s & next to impossible to find people who didn't partake. I did do this, though. When it looked like the kids were getting strung out, I'd adjust my work. MBs kids haven't shown strain. If they did I 'm sure she would renegotiate contracts to adjust. In my case Professional Nursing (RN) allowed for that & only once did I have to actually quit a job which I would not've done had I a Husband. Therein lies point #2. MB does have a Husband & her kids are not in want of Parental/Familial love/ support. So lay off! It was during the first Reagan.Bush Regime when the advent of the Yuppie & the Era of Child Worship came about thus producing the advent of the "SuperMom". And despite this Mom's attempt to bring sanity to young Mothers, by the tone of alot of posts following yours, you are all still stuck in the very trap & the very mindset that caused the could've been fatal accident that was brought by a serious case of child worship/peer pressure/ & (worse) severe sleep deprivation. Don't believe me? Read up on sleep deprivation. Then come back. You won't be pointing fingers.

I have to say I find this mother's comments honest and poignant.
She is telling the truth and she is not pretending to her kids that life is always great and easy. When you have a career there are many days your children have to wait. That isn't such a bad thing. The bad thing is when the parent tries to pretend or give the kids so many material things to make up for it. when you have a career ...not just a job...you are making a choice to make you and your children's lives better. This is America and that is how it works. This mother isn't ignoring her children or neglecting them. She is teaching them to be independent and strong and she is teaching them that everything has a price.

I know women who never want to leave their kids..taking in boyfriends and giving in to boredom and independence...all of our choices..all of them..come with consequences.

I agree with this, believe it or not deep down inside when parents are not around for something great in a childs eyes it really lets them down..... I hope she stops and thinks about what she is doing her girls are about to be teenagers the years that little girls need there mothers the most..... to me the most important thing in life is my child not everything else.... Yes as a parent we need to be happy but you cant put your kid on the (back burner)......

Kudos to Mika!
I have raised 3 children who are now 20,21 and 24. I missed many dance recitals, sporting events and school field trips when I had to travel or when a show I was involved in was in production. My kids learned to be self-motivated and self reliant and that has served them quite well as young adults.
They know that love means taking care of YOURSELF and taking care of OTHERS. Parents should not be martyrs. As I told my daughter when she complained about my inability to be the room parent for her second grade class; "I want you to have happy mommy and I am doing the best I can."

Why even have kids if you're not going to raise them? Just don't have them. It's very simple and I highly recommend it.

I hope Mika you have learned your lesson. I am a mother similar like you were.. I have a son whom I have loved and nuture as a single mom, and I was always trying to be there , as well as have two girsl who I have at home still now , although they are grown all my children. I remember walking into my supervisor office one evening working as a surgery tech and letting her know I had to quit. I knew something had been going wrong with them, later found out they finally told me that they had been being abused at their sitters home. Although, I later told the agency I fail short or wanting them to know their names for some reason. Later seen them at the shopping mall and still could not come to confront them both. Anyway my son dispies me becasue he felt that he was abused by a family member which I found out 50 years after and we have had a stormy relationship since he brought me to work for him 3 years ago where I now live. So, although I had to do some collateral damage cleanup with him while he stayed with me-like putting him out.. we are not speaking because of his manners, which my daguhters told me I should not tolerate he showed me disrepect. I have gotten over some what what he did, although he has moved away I have tried to talk to him via internet..he has never responded. I have a broken heart as a Mom, but like you I stood up and tolerated no more malice in my life with my job and trying to be the supermom, that is me! My mom left me when I was 13yrs old and it hurt me rather bad, but I had vow to myself I would never be unfriendly , not caring to my children , but I know now that nice girls do not change the world.. This is acutally a title of a book and it is written by Lynne Hybels -you should get it! God's Blessing for you and your family for the New Year! SapphireRED

All I can say is that this was a good and timely article.

Who would want to read a book about a woman that is selfish and self centered? Why did she have children? I wish I would have never seen this article it is sick!

I am sure this was a very painful and difficult place to be with your family. I must say that on a daily basis I work with families who make some very difficult choices for the survival of their families. These families don't have nannies or childcare. However, The Child Welfare System is not so kind to these families. If it was a mother of the lower socioeconomic status, the accident would not have been treated as such but the mother would have been labled neglectful and irresponsible and not fit to care for her child. I am glad that your family was able to overcome, and remain strong throuhgout this process.