Where did my old life go?
I thought I was so clever with my inventive idea to start a step-mom blog, only to discover that an extensive “mommy blog” network already exists. Not only that, this community of matriarchal chit-chatters is beyond well established. I’m sort of late to the party pad.
I work in broadcast news. I’m a shameless slave to mass media, pop-culture and headlines. How did I so foolishly miss this exploding trend?
As a girlfriend so obviously pointed out, “Maybe because you weren’t being a Mom.”
Excellent point. And it’s my perfect alibi. Until one year ago, my most frequent Websites included The Daily Candy, TVNewsday, Open Table and The Superficial. As you will note, none of these on-line destinations include any of the following keywords: orthidontia, canned food drive, parent-teacher conference, and certainly nothing with the word step or kid.
But, now recently initiated into the S-mom club, badgered and beat up, I’m ready to lead today’s very pressing discussion titled, Where Did My Old Life Go?
Ladies, are you with me?
Tags:bay area, Becoming Stepmom, Say goodbye to single, The TV biz
I am with you! One day last week I walked into work (far from the person I was a couple years ago, when I would have walked in head held high, convinced I was the office hottie) with my hair in a rubber band, and sat down, I saw a single frosted flake pasted to my shoe. A woman in a neighboring office walked in talking about her favorite new presidential candidate, Bill Richardson, isn’t he great, she asked? I nodded, oh yes, I think he’s got potential. Luckily, she hurried off to a meeting. Who the hell is Bill RIchardson? Thank God for Google and Wikipedia. We could be at war with Australia and I might not know.
I am SOOO with you.
…slowly making my way through your archives :)