READING YOUR ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT ME!

I remember feeling very alone and sad after having my son. I didn't have like a ton of friends coming by to visit me, and I had a lot of family members coming over, but it was still really overwhelming for me. It was like I just got so depressed that I wouldn't eat anything at all. I lost a lot of weight because of it, and I didn't look healthy. I also lost my desire to read, which is something I normally love doing.

I felt like a failure as a mother, like I wasn't doing everything right. There was no guide for me, no one to tell me what to do. It was scary for me, honestly. I think my husband can attest that it was a very dark period in my life. He's an amazing father and still is, but he didn't know how to help me as much as he could have. I don't know what made me have such bad postpartum depression, but it was really scary for me.

I suffered through that still honestly, if I love my son to pieces, but there are some weeks where he's very hard to handle, and I just find myself slipping back into that depression. That's just how it is sometimes. Postpartum depression is a very real and valid thing. If you ever have it or think you have it, don't hesitate to tell other people. I wish I did, I wish I reached out for more help, I think I could have gotten out of it a lot faster if I did.

I know that having postpartum depression is okay, it's okay to feel that way. It's not something to be ashamed of. There's nothing wrong with feeling sad and overwhelmed after having a baby. In fact, it's more common than you think. I think women need to talk about this more, so they can get the help they need.

I was talking to my friend Trina about how I'm a good cook, especially when it comes to tuna. She thought that about me too! I'm actually a pretty good cook, and I love cooking for my son and my husband. My ideal vacation is to go to the beach, and I've never broken a bone before... except for one time when I was in seventh grade playing softball, and I had to have surgery on my nose because it was shaped funny.

I also told Trina that I don't like pineapple on pizza or in general. She got all of those things right! She's very perceptive. And she said that I never lose my cool or level-headed when I'm angry. That's actually not true, though. When I get angry, it's because I get so fired up and emotional. But Trina was still accurate about other things.

One thing she got right is that I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer and go to Buffy nights with our girls. She also knows that I'm a total cat lady, which is true! And... well, let's just say that having snacks handy while reading books isn't really my thing anymore. Mostly because if I start snacking, my son will take my snack away from me. He doesn't like to share, and neither do I. So now I have to hide in the corner and hope he doesn't find me eating something.

I guess that's what it's like when you're a mom of a picky eater who hates sharing snacks. But overall, I was impressed by how accurately Trina got to know me, even though she didn't get everything right. Maybe this game is more about getting insight into our really boring lives than we think!