I feel so fortunate by all the support I have in my life. I truly believe that I would not be the mother I am today if it weren’t for all the other moms and dads who have shared their experiences with me and supported me through all my trials and tribulations in parenthood. This fellowship reminds me of the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. A part of the AA Preamble states that it is a “fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others...” All parents struggle. But when parents are helping parents we can support each other through those common struggles. There are far too many lessons to learn in a lifetime to do it on our own. It's important to learn from others' mistakes, troubles, solutions, and experiences. That’s kind of what I’m trying to do here with this blog. All my sharing here, on Facebook, in person and so on is therapeutic for me and I hope in some way helps other parents or one-day-to-be parents in knowing that they are not alone. I’m trying to be as honest with my experiences even if that leaves me vulnerable and up for judgement. However, I have not yet felt judged at all. Your feedback and comments have all been so compassionate and supportive. The personal conversations that have spawned from this blog have been stimulating and inspire me to write more, talk more and open up more. Thank you. I am so grateful.
