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Let's see if you want to risk spending time reading this. So recently my fourth base friend, (see this http://www.unexpected.org/2013/04/dating-for-moms/ if you want an explanation for that one. It's worth the 5 minutes) sent me an article from a mom who apparently decided to write down the first thoughts in her head as she woke up for just 5 minutes. I laughed, a lot, but it stuck with me for a few reasons. First, it was just way honest. Second, it was nice to hear I am 100% normal average. They have removed it from the website, I have no idea why, probably an angry La Leche group that doesn't want anyone to know how exhausting parenting can be sometimes revolted but the bottom line is this, I could relate. I realized that is the way my brain works...ALL...DAY...LONG. I am constantly thinking of things that I feel like I should just write down. I don't know why. Maybe it will be therapeutic for me, maybe someone else will find it useful, maybe someone just needs to laugh. I don't know, but I figure, why not? Let me tell you what this IS NOT:

1. An advice column. I know full well I am not an expert on anything, except maybe drinking too much Dr Pepper, that I rock at. 
2. A "mommy blog". I shudder at the thought. There are far too many of them and they all tend to make me feel like they are just a #1. I always feel either guilty after reading one or terribly pessimistic about being a mom. I want neither. I am however the mother to 4 little kiddos so a LOT of my posts will probably include my experiences with them. If you don't like that don't read.
3. A literary masterpiece. I make no apologies for my grammatical errors, I never really did that great in English and I don't pay an editor so this is just me, don't comment mean things, this isn't about you or my education.                                                                                    

I can also tell you that I make no apologies for being honest. I feel the best about people who are real, people who say what is in their heart. Please do not mistake that for me saying I appreciate a person who is rude. I do not. I think you can be genuine without being mean. It isn't lying, it's being a grown up. I think when we all start being really honest is when we all start feeling better about ourselves. "OH! You do that too?" "Oh! You feel like that just like I do!" "I never knew that bothered you!" all those types of things can start happening when we are real. Don't you think? If so, good...read on.