Author Maisey Jefferson profileLast week, The New York Times published in its opinion section a video by “filmmaker” Shaina Feinberg posing the question: “Is it possible to be a great mom and have a great career?” This question has purportedly “plagued” Feinberg.

According to a short synopsis alongside the video, Feinberg’s mother “dreamed of a successful career as a performer,” but “then gave up those dreams to raise her daughters.” The Times describes this decision as a “loss” that “still haunts” Feinberg’s mother.

The video opens with Feinberg introducing herself as a “filmmaker” and “also a mom.” She presents herself holding a microphone in one hand and a baby in the other — although the child is held at such an awkward, chaotic angle, he looks like he is about to fall out of his mother’s arm….

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