Hi...

Hi there.  This isn't my first blog.  I was in love with my first one... until some random strangers got under my skin and made me question/doubt everything I had ever posted.  They questioned my decisions as a mother (regarding privacy), which was so heartbreaking to me.  I protect my fellas with all of my might.  I trust my judgement.  I value myself.  I respect my decisions.  With those knowings, I also know that I am sensitive.  

Here was my response to the haters... 

For those of you who know me personally, you know that I protect my children with all of my might.... maybe to a fault.  So, when random, faceless strangers attacked me via comments on a popular website, it was beyond hurtful.  I SO wanted to rise above it and dismiss their opinions as just opinions, but I could not.  Their words were vicious and left me questioning my decisions as a mother and as a person.  I have spent this past week with a heavy heart and my mind is swarming with uncertainty.  I hate it.  I am a confident, self-assured woman.  I realize judgement surrounds me every. single. day... but to see it in writing... it is hard to digest.  I am wavering.  I feel sad.  I feel protective.  I feel unsure.  I feel exposed.
You see... I really love my blog.  I don't expect everyone to love it as it is such a personal journey...
But I have questions for myself...
I understand fully that life is so much larger than the world wide web.  However, at this moment I just want to retreat... I want to step back to find my happy, whole self... My confident self.
Also, to all of you haters out there... the next time you want to quickly type brutal words to a complete stranger... remember, that person could be your mother, sister, brother, friend, or it may be a stranger, like myself, but it all sucks.  Be kind.  Stop hating.

With that being reflected upon, I must say...  I am back.  
This is our life of sleeping in the trees...