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This note reads as a reflection on parenting through example. The speaker is saying that care can look like ordinary competence and steadiness, and that showing a child how work and family can coexist is itself a form of support. It lands for someone trying to balance a job and home life, especially when they wonder if simply getting it done counts for enough.
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About Valerie Jarrett
American businesswoman, attorney and former government official
Valerie Jarrett is an American businesswoman, attorney, and former government official. She has led the Obama Foundation as chief executive officer since 2021, and was the longest-serving senior adviser to President Barack Obama. In the White House, she headed the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs and chaired the Council on Women and Girls. Before that, she served as chief executive officer of The Habitat Company and was a co-chair of the Obama-Biden Transition Project.
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Books by Valerie Jarrett
Finding My Voice
2019