From carpools to city hall: Moms are the backbone of change in our communities

From carpools to city hall: Moms are the backbone of change in our communities

My friend Tasha can peel a banana with one hand. I watched her do it once, toddler on her hip and phone balanced between her ear and shoulder, her thumb snapping back the stem to get it started. She was answering the 24-hour emergency line at the veterinary office she had worked in for the better part of a decade, assuring the man on the other end that his dog would be just fine.  I’m sure Tasha has many other talents, but it’s this scene that I…