: About Me

I am 21, married, and the mother of the most beautiful 10 month old in the world. I love to write, and have relied on writing to help me though so many things in my life. Life has not been horribly nice to me, but I also know that many people have had it worse than I have. So I try to take things in perspective.

I love to act, dance, sing, and write, all of which have taken a back burner to my son, Dalan. :-)

My passion is ...

my son.

I know too much about ...

too much. lol.

My parents always told me ...

to follow my dreams.

My childhood ambition ...

was to act and write.

My favorite memory ...

christmas time with my family.

Why I write ...

would take up too much space! :-D

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I'm reading a few books (To Serve and Submit, Son of a Witch, and Jingo)/Dirt/nothing really

My first job ...

sucked. It was at Talbots. I hated it.

My best moment ...

was looking at my son for the first time.

My inspiration ...

comes from everything around me.

Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting (Other) Judging your own parents differently after you become a parent

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Growing up is never easy. All the rules, the white lies, the lack of personal space and privacy. Sure at times I hated my mom. More, I guess, I hated the rules and the constriction. Now that I'm a mom, I understand a little better. Even some of the simple things like bedtimes and curfew. My husband and I were talking about that the other day. When I was younger, I had an early bedtime. It was usually somewhere between 8-9, depending on how old I was. I still think that's a little early once my son is in middle school and high school, but currently his bedtime is 8. It gives me a little bit...

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