Not long ago I was ‘lucky’ enough to be embroiled in some Mama Drama. I’m about the least dramatic, open book, comfortable with confrontation, honest kinda gal you could ever bump into. A mom stirred up some drama, I was open and honest with all parties involved and it boiled over. The timing was bad, I was quite pregnant and in no mood for the junior high school type antics that were flying. I felt hurt, sad, disappointed. I was not entirely innocent - I wrote a post, on here, that offended a mom. I take responsibility for my words, then, now, in the future.

At the time all of this was going on something occurred to me about the way (women in particular) people use gossip, secrets, etc. like a sort of social currency that they can use to higher their status with a given other friend(s).  read more »

Today while talking with some moms (while our little fairies fluttered around together like three year olds) I was pleased to discover one of those universal truths. This one wasn’t so much a positive one as it was a ‘misery loves company’ version of a truth. You can tell your husband something ten thousand times but until he ‘experiences’ it it’s just not all that significant.

It doesn’t matter if your telling Mr. Man, “We need a double stroller” or “Our laptop sucks” or “Our pantry is infested with pantry moths” until the moment he gets hit in the face with the issue it will remain on the back burner. Behind the things he deems most important. Things that are tangible and real to him because he’s dealt with them first hand.  read more »