Since my first pregnancy I have turned to online communities for support and friendship. Through the years I’ve found myself the odd woman out. The one who has been willing to say “Sometimes this motherhood gig sucks.” The one who admits glee in teaching her kids to sing “Ring of Fire “, ” Jesse’s Girl”, or “Blister In The Sun.” I admit to letting my toddlers watch The Simpsons. Sometimes my kids have donuts for breakfast (hell sometimes for dinner too!). My children are not always perfectly preened, sometimes they don’t brush their teeth and often I don’t fold the laundry.

Speaking of these things sees to make you some sort of leper on parenting boards. If they aren’t dog piling you with “tisk, tisks” they are completely ignoring you in an effort, I suppose, not to be corrupted by you. It is a large part of what drove me to start blogging- the ability to say what I felt with an equal opportunity to be heard. I KNEW there had to be other people out there who handle things like I do. Similar minded people who won’t faint if I declare “Screw vegetables, my kid is at least eating!” Moms who kids aren’t always at the pinnacle of decorum, sometimes they are two knuckles deep in a booger sandwich. People who when met with such a sight wouldn’t shield their eyes, but get a good giggle.

I’ve been blessed or lucky or touched (no wait that’s in my head, let’s stick with blessed or lucky) to connect with so many women through my blog. I find the comments section to be a bit lacking, not in comments, but flexibility. Often discussions I would love to jump into aren’t kept up because it’s in the comments. Without others opinions I don’t have to cobble together a coherent post and so I let the opportunity slide by. In an effort to make a space for us to all gather- to share, to laugh, to rant, to rave, to help, to support, to be ourselves - I created a board. By registering a name and clicking on a link in your email, you’ve given yourself a golden ticket to what I hope grows into a vibrant community of non robotic mothers. Step out of Stepford and into The Finding Yourself Forums by CLICKING HERE