I was reading a blog this morning, about this woman who
suddenly felt so inadequate after spending time surfing the world wide web. She
had pointed the finger at two commonly known websites: Facebook and Pinterest. This
lady had such a great point. She said that ladies on these websites really seem
to have it all together, which in turn makes us seem to have it all well – all over
the place.
I do honestly believe that there is a new Tidal Wave hitting
women these days. This wave crashes into you very quickly, usually after you
have pinned 1700 different projects and read about how all the suzy homemakers
are having great days with their kiddos. It’s becoming more of a trend. We pin
all of these projects, read all of these perfect life status updates, and then
evaluate ourselves and in my case think “I’m a horrible mother, who has nothing
together, who doesn’t decorate with the right color palates, who walks into
hobby lobby and needs a Xanax because pairing the perfect décor together is
worse than my ACT test.”
I have a friend, who I am actually friends with, who is
facebook’s most realistic mother. She loves her children unconditionally. She
is one of the best mothers I know. She doesn’t sugar coat a single status
update. In fact, I am so impressed with her status’ I want to share one of my
faves:
Easter
Confession: I have never dyed eggs with my kids. It seems like it would be an
exercise in disaster with John, and Jane would rather eat Robin Eggs. Yep, Mom
of the Year over this way.
(I
changed names for their protection J)
This Self-proclaimed Pinterest addict has surely seen
millions of “how-to dye the world’s most incredibly perfect, super crafty, call
me Martha” Easter egg tutorials. But she doesn’t lose sight of the fact that a
plastic Easter egg, perfectly decorated with stickers is just as good as any
other Easter egg tradition out there.
I truly admire this friend of mine. She is a very dedicated
stay at home mother. She is an active and hands on mother, who has raised two
beautiful children. She works extremely hard, around the clock, right now
single handly and she makes things work. Best of all - she’s not pretending on Facebook that her
life is all macramé and cupcakes.
To all the ladies out there who have a stock pile of throw
pillows, who have plenty of time for house keeping, crafting, cooking,
exercising, gardening and blogging – PLEASE SHARE YOUR SECRETS!
To all of the ladies who can’t even use the potty without
one of your children beating down the bathroom door – if you can keep them
locked out long enough to finish your business – PLEASE SHARE YOUR SECRETS!
