Do you remember being a young child in preschool sitting in a circle on the rug "criss cross applesauce" style for Show and Tell? You brought something that meant the world to you to show your classmates. They would ooh and ahh over your item and some would ask you questions. In that moment you were so proud. Social media is very much like the grown up version of Show and Tell. We post pictures or status updates of our accomplishments, vacations, new homes, or things we find humorous. We are proud of our families and all that we have worked for but something happened this weekend that led a few of my friends and family to have a long conversation about the pros and cons of social media. I wo
So many moms I know are regular readers of the popular Scary Mommy blog. The blog itself is a mix of perspectives from moms across the spectrum of motherhood. Today the title of one post, "I'm Sorry My Child is Hard to Like," caused me to read the entire piece including reading the comments, which is a section you should probably avoid because it may cause frequent sighs and eye-rolling http://www.scarymommy.com/difficult-child-hard-to-like/?utm_source=FB . The author describes her relationship with her strong-willed 5 year old. We can gather that from the author's words, her child's difficult behavior happens fairly regularly. None of the situations described in the post surprised me becau