What's in a name???

First- let me say that I truly believe there are those who will read my blog and be offended. And I'm OK with that.

Now- why call it the "Bad Mom Club"? Because there are more than enough blogs about good moms. Good, very good, the BEST moms who do things like homeschool their little blessings and breast feed till the kids are 6 and stay at home with the kids because it's "the right thing to do". I am not a "good" mom, if this is what constitutes a good mom. Therefore, I can only be one thing: A Bad Mom.

Let me be clear: There are truly bad people in this world who do truly bad things, and I do not make light of that. There are moms who kill, torture, hurt, and starve their children, whether of food or affection. I am not one of those moms either. In fact, those kinds of moms (and people) make me question everything I hold dear and center me squarely in God's lap asking the question, "Why, God?" Why???? So I am not condoning behavior of that sort. I am here to say that maybe some of us moms aren't perfect. Maybe we don't homeschool, maybe we don't stay home every waking minute with our children. Maybe we go out with girlfriends and leave the kids at home with their very capable and loving daddy. Maybe we go shopping for shoes on the way home from work- and yes, maybe we even, god forbid, WORK outside the home. And (SHOCKING) some of us do it.... when we don't have to!!! (I do have to, but that is a blog for another day...)

So we're bad moms. And I'm pretty proud to be one to THREE wonderful, beautiful, and generous children, despite me being their momma. And yes, I will say it....they are my blessings.