What's Your Mommy Confession?

I have a confession to make. Despite the horrible reviews, last week my friend and I went to see Sex and the City 2, and I didn't hate it. Yes there were many things I found ridiculous about this movie. Like the fact that Carrie wore a crinoline dress to a spice market in Abu Dhabi and the outrageous situations the women got themselves into. But I expected to see a movie full of crazy costumes and racy behaviour. Isn't that why we became fans in the first place? What I didn't expect, was to watch a very real moment between Charlotte and Miranda, the two moms of this fab four. 

For those who haven't seen the movie or don't plan on it, allow me to set the scene. Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristen Davis), are sitting at a bar with their favourite drinks in hand commiserating over their experiences with motherhood. At first, like many moms, Charlotte is apprehensive to open up and speak honestly about her true feelings. After all, she's always been the one who has fantasized about true love and being a mother.  But after Miranda encourages Charlotte take a few sips of her drink to loosen her up, Charlotte's real feelings come pouring out like double D's in a low cut top.

Charlotte confesses that her daughter's incessant crying drives her crazy, that's she's always tired and often feels like she wants to escape. In one scene, we see a completely stressed out and overwhelmed Charlotte lock herself in her pantry so she can break down in private. If you can get past the fact that she was decorating her homemade cupcakes in a vintage white outfit, you may be able to find it in your heart to empathize with her. And empathize I did.

My Mommy Confession #1-  I remember those long, lonely days when my son was only a few months old. I had to go to the dentist for a check up and my mother agreed to watch Jack. I was so excited to have some alone time that it didn't matter where I was going. So when my dentist told me I had a cavity and needed to come back for another appointment, I was ecstatic! The idea of having another few hours to myself and nitrous oxide... I felt like I struck gold.

But back to the movie. It was now Miranda's turn to confess her true feelings. Being a full time Attorney, Miranda admitted that even though she loves her son, she couldn't imagine giving up her career to stay at home with him all day. When I heard her say that, I wanted to yell, "You're preaching to the choir, Sista!"

My Mommy Confession #2- Before I became a mom, I hated my job and used to get the Sunday night blues because I would dread going to work on Monday. Now that I've found work that inspires and fulfills me, even though I adore my son, I look forward to Mondays. It means he goes back to school and I get time just for me to focus on things that feed my soul.

It seems like it's so easy for us to talk freely about all the wonderful parts of motherhood. But when it comes to opening up and being honest about how hard, scary and isolating it can be, we tend to clam up, slap a smile on our face and pretend that everything in our world is peachy keen.

I became a Life Coach for Moms because I wanted to give a supportive, safe and non-alcoholic way for mothers to confess their true feelings about their challenges with motherhood. It's okay to dislike parts of motherhood. We all do. But we're still great moms, doing the best we can at the hardest job in the world. Now I'll drink to that.

Do you have any mommy confessions you want to get off your chest? Post your comments below.