Comments on Mandy's Life After 30: No Sugar Coating, Please!

LOVE THIS - I am of the same mind, I am often self...

2009-11-04T10:41:48.611-06:00

LOVE THIS - I am of the same mind, I am often self-deprecating in the face of compliments. Part of it is how I was raised, to be modest and not braggy. But part of it is just because I insist on being real and honest. If nothing else, people can count on what I say to be true and I can back up anything I say. And if you portray yourself as anything other than what you are, you're not doing yourself any favors, you're just left feeling like no one knows the real you and wondering if people would still love you if they knew who you really were. Who wants that kind of life.
Ahem. Stepping down from the soapbox now.

Hi Mandy: Thanks for your nice comment on my blog ...

2009-11-03T13:58:52.938-06:00

Hi Mandy:
Thanks for your nice comment on my blog - and welcome to the Honest Mom's Club. So glad to meet you. If you want more, just do a search for 3-year-old or Aimee (my youngest daughter) on my blog and you'll feel SO much better about your own kids. Trust me. :)
Roxanne (aka: A Reluctant Mom)

I think it's fabulous to be honest! Good for ...

2009-11-03T08:36:45.264-06:00

I think it's fabulous to be honest! Good for you. :-)

I spent all of my twenties, and some of my thirties, pretending to be "perfect", and it's exhausting.... I'm all for honesty. :-)

Cougar Tales - YES, that is my real father who com...

2009-11-03T07:10:49.646-06:00

Cougar Tales - YES, that is my real father who comments as "Dad". Evidently he is now creating a new name for himself as "Da Dad." He also writes under "Buddy." He's quite the character!! He's going to write a guest post for me sometime in the coming weeks. So check back for more of his craziness! ;-)

Cathy - I will never run a marathon. My dad has run 3 (or 4?) of them in his lifetime. I will be happy if I can complete a 5k which I'd like to try next year. I'm not a runner. I'm more of a booty-shakin' aerobics dance kind of gal. :-)

Yea that's Da Dad alright. This is a late po...

2009-11-02T23:49:46.774-06:00

Yea that's Da Dad alright. This is a late post cause Da Dad just finish watching the World Series and
Da SAINTS beat the Falcons. 7 and 0
Baby!! Yea Da Dad can type and sometimes uses as many as 4 fingers.

You girls are great keeping my little bit busy while waiting to make that move to the new house.
She's great too cause well Da DAD made her great!!

Who's out there from Charlotte,
want a bet on next weeks game???

Da Dad

Well, it goes without saying that I love how well ...

2009-11-02T19:16:51.975-06:00

Well, it goes without saying that I love how well you share your thoughts. You bundle your feelings and emotions into a tactful post or story rather than a complaint or rant. I never get tired of your truth. But, then I am a sugar free, Splenda lovin' gal!

Is that actually your DAD commenting because that is just too adorable? My dad would never be able to find my site. And, when I IM him, he tells me that he can't type any more because his finger (no S on the end) hurts.
:-)

Testing

2009-11-02T18:35:38.353-06:00

Testing

Hey girl I remember your Dad telling you several ...

2009-11-02T18:27:58.637-06:00

Hey girl I remember your Dad telling you several times, there is no perfect job!! Remember. It's work that's why it's called Work!

And being a Mom guess what Work!! Yep Work!!

Hey tell Ms. Cathy to try that Marathon Com on girl it's FUN!!

DAD

We are trying to explain how much working sucks to...

2009-11-02T16:35:57.741-06:00

We are trying to explain how much working sucks to our daughter right now. Because she thinks school sucks! Hah! Just wait! But she's not buying it - she's not ready to hear it. I think that's true of a lot of these things. We'll think (before we experience it) "sure, YOU had a tough time, but it will be DIFFERENT for me..." Again - Hah!

You are, indeed, a breath of fresh air. Keep it up!

I love sugar: in candy and on Cheerios. I don'...

2009-11-02T14:18:45.099-06:00

I love sugar: in candy and on Cheerios.

I don't love sugar: on popcorn or in reality.

People who sugar coat things are just making it harder in the end. If someone tells me that running a marathon is easy and fun, when I actually run that marathon and figure out that it's hard and not fun I'm going to be so much more disappointed. Not only because I thought I was going to be doing something fun, but because someone wasn't honest with me.

p.s. I've never run a marathon.
p.p.s. I have an aunt and uncle who just adopted a boy. My aunt is 50 and my uncle is 40. I think they might be crazy.

Your honesty is what I like best about you. I kno...

2009-11-02T13:55:47.071-06:00

Your honesty is what I like best about you. I know too many people who say what they think they should be saying, instead of being honest. I have no patience for people who can't be honest.

You are only the second person I know who has admitted that being a parent is difficult. Most people my age (28) have been feeding me stories on how easy it is and how much they love it every single day. I don't believe them for a second!

I also think your 20's and early 30's are ...

2009-11-02T13:54:31.270-06:00

I also think your 20's and early 30's are when you have the most energy. I love my grandkids, but they are exhausting. No, I don't want to spend my retirement years baby-sitting them, thank you! I love visits, but having them every day while their mother works would not be my idea of fun!

I love that honest answer about parenthood. We hav...

2009-11-02T13:13:55.721-06:00

I love that honest answer about parenthood. We have my boyfriend's daughter every other weekend and it wears me out...and she's 9. I can't imagine what you guys go through full-time. Her mom will complain about motherhood and I'll think, "When she was wanting to have a child all those years after they got married, didn't she know it wasn't easy?" I guess not. I think we're caught up in the visions of bassinets and baby powder that we are fed by the media and we never realize the reality of it all. That's why I say if you're going to have kids, have them in your 20s or early 30s. After 35 I think you learn too much about the realities of it!

Be proud of your honesty and your "nuttiness&...

2009-11-02T11:17:41.768-06:00

Be proud of your honesty and your "nuttiness". As a fellow "nut", I get where you're coming from. Hope your writing is going well!