Thank You Jen @ PIWTPITT

I've been meaning to write an email to Jen thanking her for what she does and giving me a huge shout out but decided to post it here with the hope that it may help someone else. 

Dear Jen,

I met you when your Elf post went viral. Like most other people on the planet, I laughed and almost peed my pants while spewing coffee all over my computer screen.  Before your post, I didn't know there were other mom's out there that felt the same way I did.

As I got to know you through your writing, I too thought we were related.   We have kids almost the same age with boys as oldest, I met my husband online and I am tired of over achieving moms that are too busy planning potty parties that their  douchey dad husbands can't attend.   We even have the same first name!  My kids go to a school FULL of OAMs and I feel like a loner ALOT!  Your blog made me feel a lot more "normal".

There was another post of yours that really helped me out. Your post about starting a blog finally helped me "find my voice".   I had thought about writing before, but had a hundred excuses why I couldn't. Most of them were about how I wasn't perfect enough or funny enough or not an English major and therefore will make too many grammar mistakes.   But when you wrote that post and suggested finding my voice, a ton of stuff hit me.  I can make people laugh, I do it all the time.  If I do this , I'm doing it for me and no one else.  If nobody likes what I have to say, they don't have to read it. If a grammar freak can't stand my writing, they can move along to the next blog. I also realized this would be a good way to learn that I don't need to be perfect and that I would never get better if I never tried.

Thank you Jen!  Thank you for making me feel "normal" because I'm NOT an OAM and thank you for helping me find my voice!

Your distant cousin,

Jennifer