#2 Dumb Mom on What Not to Wear

Hey everyone!
I was watching TV yesterday when lo and behold, TLC's What Not to Wear came on and the person getting a fashion intervention was a popular mommy blogger Amanda, otherwise known as "Dumb Mom."

During the show's transformation process Amanda shared her insecurities; body image issues after having children, only thinking about herself in a critical/manner, etc. The sort of thing that I don't really see much of on any of the mommy blogs I have visited. Even Amanda admits that her online persona is more confident and outgoing that she actually is. I'll admit, it greatly suprised me when I read through a sizeable amount of mommy blogs and found that most of them offered giveaways, craft/recipe tips, product reviews, and that sort of thing... I'm sure it's out there, I just didn't run in to any posts talking about being covered with spitup, not having the energy to wear anything except sweatpants -- you know, the unglamorous parts of motherhood. Maybe those sorts of blogs don't make it to the top 100 mommy blog lists, not enough giveaways! Ha ha.

If I ever write a mommy blog, I'll try to make it as accurate to myself as possible. None of this supermom junk. If you read the comments on Amanda's entry about the show, lots of the women commenting say that they feel exactly like Amanda does. They think negatively about their body images, think of themselves as ugly now that they have post-pregnancy bodies, etc. Discussion and support related to these sorts of subjects are the sort of things that I would want from a mommy blog I followed. Sure, giveaways are nice and all, but my favorite part of blogging is the ability to post your thoughts and feelings out there for the world to see and the random friendships that are from from it. I doubt becoming a mother would change that for me.

Maybe I've just been peeking at the wrong blogs? Anyone have any good links to mommy blogs that "tell it like it is?"