There are thousands of blogs out there for moms by moms,
probably hundreds of thousands. So why add to it? Do I have some perspective on
life and motherhood that is completely unique and helpful? Maybe… No, probably
not. I don’t really believe that what I have to say will be life altering or
particularly beneficial to any other mothers.
No, no. My reasons for starting a blog are probably less philanthropic
than that. What I really want from this blog is to get the thoughts out of my
head. The entire experience of being a mom, a wife, a woman can be lonely. It
can be impossible to really put into words without preparation. This experience
is not something that can be fully shared over a cup of coffee with a friend.
Not for me, anyway.
“Alright,” you may think, “So why not just keep a journal?”
The simple answer to that is you. The
way that I want to write, the material I want to write about requires a
response. I think most women know what it’s like to completely lay an
experience or an emotion out on the table and not get a response. I want so
badly just to crack my brain open to other women, let the crazy out! But what I
need is for those women to tell me I’m not crazy. I know you've been there, I
know you've had the same fears.
What about you? Who are you, the reader? Motherhood is where
I am, so mothers are who I expect for an audience. But I’m also just a woman,
like all mothers. Not every post is going to be about raising children because
that’s not the only thing I think about. So my invitation is for all women.
So, let’s relate. Let’s be honest. Let’s relive sweet
newborn smiles and share the heartache of those seemingly judgmental looks from
other moms in the grocery store.
Now, I've got a less rhetorical question for you, the avid blog reader, to
help out a total newbie: When you find a blog that you want to continue to
read, what is it that keeps you coming back? What are your favorite features of
a blog?
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