You are not alone.

This is dedicated to a couple of people in particular (and you know who you are), but I think it will ring true for many more.

You are not alone in this wild ride of motherhood.

Many a mother past, present and future has been through exactly what you're going through.


We have all checked our newborns (and toddlers!) at night to make sure they're still breathing.

We have all yelled too much, and slept (and showered) too little.

We have been hit, kicked, and scratched by our children more times than we care to admit.

We have doubted our abilities to parent these strange creatures called children, and often wondered if someone else might do a better job.

We have all felt mommy guilt over everything from nutrition (nuggets and mac 'n cheese anyone?) to movie watching (is 3 movies a day excessive?).

(Don't even get me started on that mommy guilt, that's a whole other blog for another time.)

We have all worried, worried, WORRIED over everything else!

But we have ALL been there in one capacity or another. We understand when you are too tired to function, your house is a mess, and you just want to crawl into a hole and sleep (or read, or anything, so long as it's quiet).

When we offer to help, please take us up on it because we have been there. We wouldn't have made it through if people didn't offer to help us. If we offer, we really truly want to help you out, it is not an imposition. So please, help us help you. Let us come over and do your laundry and take your kids for the day so you can relax. Call us when you're stressed and vent your little heart out. And for goodness sakes, do not get dressed all pretty when you come to our house (unless you want to), since sweatpants and a sweatshirt are perfectly acceptable playdate/coffee chatting attire.

But most of all, ask for help! We are happy to give it, and love doing it.

You are not alone, we are all in this together.

It takes a village to raise a child, right?