My Disheveled Life

I remember when I first joined Facebook.  It was fascinating to me.  I could reconnect with old friends, find long lost family, check in and see how everyone is enjoying their lives.  I loved it.  For a really long time.  It felt nice to be able to share everything with everyone.  In fact, there was a time when I couldn't understand why some people still didn't have Facebook.  Then overnight everyone had a Facebook.  Literally, everyone.  Your mom, your aunt, your neighbor, your daycare provider,  your doctor, your coworker.  Everyone could see your shit.  And worse, you saw theirs.  Which like I said, was cute, at first.  Then, over time, I started to notice how unhappy social media was making me. But, I couldn't stay away.  It's like high school all over again.  I didn't want to be the one left out. So for your pleasure, here is a list of 10 reasons why social sites are ruining your life: 1.  You thought you looked good.  You liked your hair.  Then you logged

There are moms that work.  There are moms that stay home.  There are single moms.  Rich moms.  Poor moms.  But there's one thing they all have in common:  Unbelievably Shitty Days.  That's right.  I feel like moms today are afraid to say that mommyhood isn't always fun.  That sometimes you want to run screaming to the nearest rock and hide under it and pray that those little feet don't follow you. Look, I love my kids.  More than anything in this world.  But I simply cannot lie and say it's all rainbows and butterflies all the damn time.  Let's talk about a recent event, shall we?  And by event, I mean day, like hours of back to back shit. Tuesday morning.  It started out normal.  You know, wake up late and make the whole family suffer thru my yelling and rushing because I couldn't wake up on time.  The threats.  'If you don't get out of bed by the time I count to three, no tablet for you tonight' or 'I swear to God I will leave you home an

Don’t be mean. The world is a scary place that is made up of millions of different personalities and beliefs.   Being a mom, I now realize just how difficult it is to grow up in this demented world.   I know I cannot fix the deficit, world hunger or global warming.   I can however take every fiber of my being to teach my kid not to be mean.   Will it work?   Hell if I know.   But it’s worth a try.   Take a look around, turn on the news, listen to the radio.   Every other headline is about a bullied kid.   A hate crime.   A mindless shooting.   This is the world our kids are growing up in.   We cannot deny this.    Kids are making You Tube videos crying about how much they are bullied and hated.   How they don’t fit in.   How no one loves them.   This is unacceptable and has to stop.   As a society, we have to change this.   Things will only get worse.   Kids are innocent.   They aren’t born with hate in their bodies and minds.   They don’t understand race, sexual preferenc