Carrie Underwood: Music and Mom Guilt

AS THE COUNTRY SUPERSTAR HEADS BACK ON TOUR, SHE STRUGGLES TO BALANCE MOTHERHOOD AND SUCCESS.

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WHEN Carrie Underwood headed out on her Denim & Rhinestones Tour in late October, she left two of her littlest fans at home — Isaiah, 7, and 3-year-old Jacob, her sons with husband Mike Fisher. “For the first time since my last two tours they won’t be with me,” the country star lamented to USA Today. “The oldest is in school and we didn’t want to disrupt his schedule too much.”

It’s just one compromise the 39-year-old has had to make balancing motherhood and being one of the most awarded country artists of all time. And like most working mothers, the