Missing Moms

Mom friends on Facebook, where are you? I see picture after picture of your kids, your pets, your dinner. But rarely do I find a picture of you.

I can't even find you in your profile picture.

I get it; I'm guilty of it, too. Truth is, it's hard to be in the picture when we're the ones taking them. But how does that explain our unmarried, childless friends? They post selfies all the time. And I love it! I like seeing their beautiful, smiling faces.

Where did we go?

We got busy with kids, busy with life. Taking pictures of our kids as they changed before our eyes felt more important than taking a picture of ourselves in a great outfit. But, I ask you this- if we don't take any pictures of ourselves, what will our children have to remember us by?

I have precious few pictures of my mom and grandma. I remember them distinctly hating the camera because they didn't like the way they looked in pictures. Whenever I see a bad picture of me, I try to remember what Steve's grandmother tells me: "Don't worry. You'll like the picture 10 years from now."

Let's reverse this trend. Let's get ourselves back in the picture, moms. Let's try to take more selfies, with or without our kids, even if we wish we were 10 pounds lighter. We can't wait forever to take a "good picture". Let's really try this year.

I will if you will.