Where Did I Go?

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought: "Whoa! Who is that?" Happens to us all the time. Where did the sexy woman go? Where did the career-driven, focused, sharply dressed fighter go? How about that funny, quirky energetic young woman? We've all had that experience where we wake up one day and realize that we have let ourselves go.  And we're not just talking about our figures, we're talking about the woman behind the mother. The woman who loves to read sexy novels, plays in the sun and has a great haircut.

Not many people talk about this part of motherhood. We focus on the importance of parenting, the importance of the details and the importance of our day-to-day life. And rightly so! What we do is important. But as we realize that we have disappeared somewhere along the way, we can become resentful, lonely and depressed. We think it's time we start talking about that.

And we're not the only ones! Oprah had some guests on recently discussing how it's time for moms to tell the truth.  We loved it. Check it out — even if you're not an Oprah fan.

Secret Lives of Moms

Featured Articles:

A Better Way: Mother's Month & One Year Anniversary Contest Winner
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Weight Loss Journey, Week 3
I actually wore jeans that didn't have the big maternity band around them yesterday. I almost cried with joy...

Weight Loss Journey, Week 2
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My Time - Weight Loss Journey
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Playing Dress-Up
As I opened my suitcase and stared at the stylish, modern dress I had carefully packed, I suddenly found myself doubting my wardrobe decision...could I really pull this off??

Weighing In On The Weight
In high school we had the SATs, and as news moms we have pregnancy weight: how much you gain during, and how fast you lost it afterwards...

Sunday Bloody Sunday
Here come those fat little delicious feet stomping...to our bedroom. My arms are open. My heart is smiling. And yet, all I really want to do is crawl back beneath the blankets and daydream...

Top 10 Signs You Are Ready To Have A Kid
It's 1:00pm on a Saturday and you are bored out of your mind...

The Joy of Car Dancing (in Them, Not on Them)
No one to ask me for milk, or crackers, or if I've fed the dog…so for five minutes, I dance my sitting backside off...

Top 10 Things Parenting Magazines Suggest That Make No Sense To Me
"Make sure you develop interests and hobbies outside of being a parent."

The Other Side Of Stretch Marks
My lower abs finally gave into the weight I was carrying and, well, stretched me.  And humpty dumpty was never to be put back together again...

Losing Weight — Yeah Right. As If.
Oh forget this! PUH-leze...I look fine, especially when I wear this tent of a dress. My husband still loves me, I think.

I Feel Lost, Where Did I Go?
I was a healthy, well-adjusted, socially competent person, I swear! ... Now?  Um, not so much...

Back in Another Life
There I was, partying like it was 1999 because it was - well, about 1999...