Did any of you see Oprah the other day, if not you need to see it. It was titled The Secret Lives of Moms, I did get to see a glimpse of it while chasing Holley Ann around. Let me just get to the point, to me any mother is considered a supermom, meaning it is one of the hardest things in life but one of the greatest things in life.I Have many people tell me that since I stay home with Holley Ann all I do is lay around all day, I wish that this was the case but no. We found that it works best for our family right now for me to stay home instead of working and paying for child care, it came out cheaper to stay home, note this is what works for us and it may be different for another family. One of the topics that came up on the show was how we judge each other, it is so true. Let me put it to you this way, people think just because I try to make my own baby food and I try to sew Holley Ann some clothes that I just have all of this free time in my life that I have it all put together, but in real life no. I make Holley Ann's food because I have found it to be cheaper, and I could not nurse when Holley Ann was born, not by choice, so I wanted to try to give her the best nutrition there was, also my house is not always clean, the beds are not made, dirty clothes in the hamper, dishes in the sink ... the point being is that we are so hard on ourselves to portray this perfect image in life, no matter if you stay home with your child or you have a job outside of the home, by the end of the day, you are still a mom, you might not get to eat dinner until 8 or 9 you probably do not get in bed until after midnight and wake by 6 because as moms we put ourselves last and our family first. So in closing and I hope that this all makes sense, is that we have to stop being so hard on ourselves, and stop trying to do it all. Sometimes I think ,am I a good mom, because I let Holley Ann watch TV or because I say no to her multiple times, there is no right or wrong way in being a mom there are no rules of motherhood, it is live and learn. So all moms out there pat yourself on the back because you deserve it, and you have accomplished one of the toughest rewarding jobs out there, and that is being a mom.