Welcome

I'm a 30-something mom of a beautiful girl and wife to a wonderful husband. Both my husband and myself are university educated, have full time jobs, own our own home, own a car...you know, everything you are "supposed" to have by the time you are in your thirties. At least that's what North American society has shown us we should expect and strive for all of our lives. And while there is nothing wrong with the way we live or how we came to this situation, I see every day how the cultural norms of my mother's generation just don't apply any longer to people my age and younger. The Internet has made our world very small and the social issues we face can change by the hour thanks to this marvel of technology. Even the jobs my husband and I have wouldn't have existed when my parents were, well, young parents.

I've created this blog for a couple of purposes. First, I seriously need a place to vent. There are very few people in my life that have a life similar to mine. I actually know of 2 other women I can relate with. Yup, only 2 other women who are well educated, independent of their parents (financially), have their own place, hold a full time job and struggle to be super-mom when they walk through the door every night. Second, I realize I am living through a time of social upheaval and change thanks to innovations in technology, health care, education and human rights. I feel I might be letting my daughter down if I don't write some of my experiences down for her so when she's my age she can look back and see into this part of my life and maybe how it affected her and the woman she will one day become.

So...welcome. If you happen across this blog and it speaks to you, awesome I'd be thrilled to hear from other moms who also struggle with merging the 70's family stereotype with the social norms of this new century.