June Cleaver Nirvana

I was born with an opinion. I am rarely without a piece of advice. I seldom have nothing to say on a subject. Imagine how annoying useful it is to have me around. A penny for my thoughts? No thanks, here are my two cents free of charge...

So imagine my delight when I accidently got signed up for Mamasource about a year ago. A friend who's business I had used several times asked me to write a review on Mamasource about my experience. Sure! Did I mention how opinions just ooze out of me? The task was soon completed. The next day, a daily digest from Mamasource appeared in my email. It contained 8 questions from moms in my area asking everything from a location of a toddler-friendly park to breast-feeding woes to how to deal with pesky in-laws. All I had to do was push one button and type away. I know a good park. Click, click, click. I survived it through breast-feeding woes. Click, click, click. I have in-laws (of the non-pesky variety). Click, click, click. What a magical experience. I had been elevated from robe-clad, messy haired mom drinking her first cup of coffee to Dear Abby in the matter of just one email. And the magical journey didn't stop there. Every morning I receive a new list of questions. Every morning I sit down like Ann Landers doling out advice. Your husband leave you 3 days after you give birth? Get a lawyer. Your son hard to potty train? I feel your pain. You want to move your 18 month old out of the crib to make room for a new baby? Now you are just being crazy...buy another crib and invest in a good crib tent. Soon I was posting questions myself. I found a good plumber, someone to do the gutters on my house and a photographer. When an area business didn't deliver on a promise, I was able to warn other Mamasource moms. And in the warning process I obtained several contacts of people who could do a better job.

It is a little like living back in the good old days of white picket fences and sprawling porches where June Cleaver-types shared community information over a glass of lemonade. It is a community and because it is local, every once in awhile you spot a friend and send a quick, "hello".

A few months ago I added this blog to my morning routine. I was having so much fun answering questions and figured a blog opened up the whole world of UNSOLICITED advice. So here I am in nirvana...opening my Mamasource email and working on my blog. Excuse me, someone is concerned about their 18 month old throwing a tantrum...