Once Upon a Time

So a long time ago it was really cool to be a mom.  I mean that used to be the purpose of being a woman, right?  It seemed that the success of being a woman hinged on that very purpose.  Now I almost feel like I should be embarrassed when I say I am JUST a mom.  No I'm not working, I'm not an executive, and please stop looking at me like I'm not doing anything productive with my life!  Just because I have no salary to claim on a W2 and no check coming back to me from the government, doesn't mean I have wasted the years of my life!  I often wonder if the many people who look down on the role of a mother even had one.  Do they feel like her sacrifices on their behalf were in vain?  So I have been thinking about this a lot lately (probably because I am the mother of a 1 yr 3 month old boy and have twin girls due in about a month!) and I decided I wanted to start a blog about being a mom.  I want it to be real. Painful, happy, sad, dull, and never-ending- just like life really is!  I don't want to put a bunch of cute pictures showing the few awesome moments that I shine in my role- where both my children and I look picture perfect and everything has gone as planned!  I may post a few of those moments, but they really don't happen that often...  what I really want this blog to consist of is the failures, the lessons, the learning, and the memories we make every day together.  Because I know that some day my kids will be grown, and they'll come back for occasional Sunday dinners and holidays, and I want to be able to come back and read how I felt along the way.  Being a mom isn't glamorous, and it's not always amazing, but I can tell you that it is the most amazing thing I have been apart of.  Being a wife and a mother is by far the BEST thing I can think of that a woman can do.  I know this life isn't an option for everyone, and I applaud the women that take what life has given them and run with it, they MAKE their life their own. But if this life is an option for you, maybe a little real life peek into motherhood will help you see that society has it all wrong.  Being a mom is Super cool! Thanks for reading!