It's NOT A Perfect Life

Lately I'm seeing some serious backlash against the mommy blogs.  Ripping on them for portraying too perfect a life. Kids too well dressed, houses too clean, bodies too fit.  I call bullshit.  We all know that being a mom is a hair pulling, heart breaking job. It gives you headaches, hemorrhoids & chronic heartburn. It also makes you want to be better. To learn & grow yourself, so you can teach these sweet babies to be the best that they can be.  SO WHAT! if the mommy bloggers take pictures of the quinoa they made on Sunday not the hot dog they served on Monday. We all still know  the hot dog happens eventually. If all anyone ever posted was how shitty their day was no one would want to read. I blog because I love taking pictures of my family. In 30 years I want to remember the everyday moments that get lost in the monotony of raising 2 little kids while trying to work full time & love on my husband.  I read blogs for inspiration and come away realizing we're all carrying the same burdens.  

When I had a miscarriage in 2010 the very 1st place I went was the internet. It might sound weird. I was devastated & felt like my body had betrayed me. None of my close friends had experienced this type of loss. I craved hearing other people's stories. I found those stories on the mommy blogs. I realized I wasn't a freak or a failure. I realized it was common. It didn't mean I was never going to be a mom or that I had a serious medical issue. These other woman who so bravely shared their own losses for all the world to read helped soothe my soul during one of the hardest times of my life.  Instead of judging them for being too perfect I applaud them for sharing & striving to be better moms, wives,  friends, cooks, decorators, dressers....Whatever  Let's hold ourselves accountable for our own insecurities & come together  through social media (if that's your thing) to overcome. YOU CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY.  

I CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY. PINTEREST FOREVER!!!