does my blog respresent the real me?
My husband commented the other day that I'm not nearly the emotional roller coaster my blog might suggest. One day I'm writing about loving my kids, the next I'm writing about bursting into tears, then how I love being a mom, then I lost it again, etc. It seems only the best and worst parts of my life end up on the blog, my highs and lows of parenting three small kids.
It got me thinking... how does this blog represent me? If someone found my blog who knew me in real life, would they make the connection? How is my blog different from my real life?
My blog shows the lows of parenting more than the highs. I post on the lows because I tend to blog more when I'm struggling, finding it therapeutic. And I like to keep it real: my life is not perfect, my kids are not perfect and I'm certainly not perfect. As embarrassing as the lows sometimes are, I think they're worth sharing. One of the most amazing things about the mom-blogger community is how transparent it has made the journey of motherhood. Its not all tea parties, soccer practice and cuddles. The blogging forum has made moms more brave about sharing their struggles.
My blog is where the perfectionist tendency I've always struggled with doesn't exist. I strive to look put together in real life. If I host a playdate, my house is spotless, there's a craft ready for the kids and muffins and hot coffee waiting on the counter. I'm at Bible Study every week with my homework done, kids looking adorable, and I'm dressed in a cute outfit with a freshly baked treat under my arm. But my blog readers know that I often don't get to shower in the mornings, that my son threw a 20-minute fit about wearing clothes that made me cry and I was in my pajamas up until 5 minutes before I left the house, running 5 minutes late as usual. And that the huge pile of unfolded laundry is hiding in my walk-in closet.
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