full disclosure

Do you ever wonder if what you're in seeing in social media is real life? Like, is her hair really that pretty all the time? Does her kid really never get dirt on his clothes? Does she really always eat so healthy? Does she actually workout that often? Are they really that happily married? It's a well known fact that comparison is a waste of time. There are hundreds of blog posts out there preaching the same thing - other mommas with the same thoughts as mine - "comparison is the thief of joy". But still, we compare. And, if you're like me, occasionally fake it because you know other moms are looking and comparing and you want to be able to stand up to the heat. I try not to, and I do it very rarely, but sometimes pretending I dress nicer than I do and pretending my house is cleaner than it really is and pretending Uriah is better behaved that he is... so and so forth, makes me feel better about myself. But you know what? That's not cool. It's not healthy. There is so much power in truth. So much beauty and so much humor. So, the truth is, there's a hole in my pants, a scuff on the toe of my shoe that I covered up with black Sharpie before walking out the door and I forgot to put on deodorant. And there you have it.