by Candace Alper
We are here.
We are authentic and transparent.
We are writers, bloggers, entrepreneurs, mompreneurs and mommybloggers. We
are social media.
We are organized, we are hoarders, we are discombobulated.
We watch reality TV, we watch the news, we watch Glee, we watch the
documentaries and soap operas.
We watch too much TV. So do our kids. We don’t watch TV at all. Neither do
our kids.
We are Mac. We are PC. We have iPhones. We have Blackberries.
We wear Crocs, high heels, Uggs and Birkenstocks.
We co-sleep. We let them cry it out. We are baby-wearers.
We breastfeed. We bottlefeed. We pump. We use formula. We wanted to. We had
to.
We monetize our blogs. We get sponsored to attend conferences. We pay our
own way. We don’t go.
We love swag. We won’t accept swag. We’ll take this, not that.
We live in the city. We live in the suburbs.
We care about the environment, politics, healthcare, the clothes we wear,
music, pop culture and yoga.
We say zee or zed. We use the letter U when we spell colour.
We are happy married. We are single moms. We just got engaged.
We like classic, bluegrass, alternative, folk, jazz and pop. We’re a little
bit country.
We drink coffee and tea. Starbucks and Tim Hortons. Coke and Pepsi.
We swear online as we do when we talk to our friends. We cannot imagine
writing that word.
We have been here for a long time. We are new to this space.
We are huggers, kissers, hand-holders and handshakers. We keep our hands to
ourselves.
We conceived the first time we tried. We have not been able to conceive at
all. We had a surrogate. We adopted.
We have lost children, husbands, parents and siblings.
We had our babies at home and in hospitals. We have had c-sections. We have
used doulas, midwives and had epidurals.
We have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and six children. We have no children by choice. We
have no children because we can’t. We’re not ready to have children.
We homeschool. Our kids go to public school. Our kids go to private school.
We blog alone or as part of communities. We work alone. We have partners.
We sell products and services.
We are successful. We are where we want to be. We’re working on getting
where we want to be.
We’re moving on, up or out. We’re moving too fast. We’re not moving fast
enough.
We are outspoken. We are afraid to say what we really think.
We are energetic. We are lazy. We are bored. We are inspired. We are
engaged.
We are happy, content, ashamed, lonely, angry, fulfilled and searching.
Candace Alper is @NameYourTuneCDs
I make personalized CDs for your kids and I am now a baby name expert. Happy
Mom of 1 married to @ThatEricAlper. I love music and hate laundry.
http://www.nameyourtune.com
23 Comments
This is really great. Really really great. It is so EVERYTHING!
I love this so much, I read it a couple of times!! The corners of my mouth creeped up and I found myself smiling…for a while, it was nice!! You are awesome and in turn make all of us feel awesome and included…love you for that 🙂
This is *exactly* right! 😀
Excellent post! This needs to be published (again- often) elsewhere or made into a poster in the way “All I Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten” was.
Beautiful!
Thanks for sharing!
Love this post I think everybody can relate to this.
I love this – a lot. We are who we are. Beautifully put.
Love it. 🙂
Oh, how I love!
Love this post.
Love this.
Candace, I couldn’t love this any more, I couldn’t feel this any more.
Thank you.
Thank you for this. Beautifully written and thoughtfully expressed. Bravo!
I love this Candace! You’re amazing! 🙂
Yes. Perfection.
Yes we are!
lovely 🙂
Hells yeah! Sing it, sister!
We are beautiful…and you are amazing.
You captured exactly what made this past weekend so special. It was a gathering of a group of women who are diverse, exciting and engaged.
Brilliant and very inclusive – Love it!! 🙂
Tis true 🙂
This is such a thoughtful post Candace. Thank you so much for sharing it. 🙂
Thank you so much for Tweeting this out, Candace! One of the truest and most beautiful Bliss posts I’ve ever read, I think! 🙂 Can’t wait to see you there!
Great repost… So well said