Like many of you, I have a self-proclaimed addiction to the internet. One of my frequent internet haunts is the Ventura County Moms Group message board where I read posts by uber-rich moms who shamelessly declare their ownership of SIX Britax carseats and more than a thousand dollars worth of designer denim. I learn how one mom restricts the amount of sugar her toddler eats–ruling out even ketchup. But really, we’re just a bunch of women–most of us first-time mothers–trying to figure out parenthood by sharing advice and our experiences.

One of the latest threads was titled “Confessions.” Here’s what I ‘fessed up to:

I let Kai mess with the price scanner and telephone in the baby section at Target while I quickly browse the nearest clearance rack.

I’m not consistent with all my disciplining. I look the other way sometimes when Kai is chasing down our cat so he can wrestle her, because it means he’s entertained and I could finish getting our meal ready.

Ryan and I are full of lies. We tell him things are “broken” or “all gone” all the time.

When I’m just too exhausted to retrieve my shoes, I ask Kai to get them for me. He thinks it’s a great game, and I milk it when I can.

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