Hey,
what's up?
I'm
Tamara, I don't
write about
myself in the
third person
or try to pass
myself off as
some celebrity
blogger/MOM/whatever.
I
am a woman
who happens
to be a MOM
who just
happened to
have had a pretty
good career
in the media
when I was fairly
young, between
the ages of
19-27 to be
exact, mostly
as a sports
writer but I
dabbled on the
back end of
the industry,
too.
Over the years
I have embraced
my authentic
personality
which means
I am OK with
who I am, faults
and all. I swear,
I drink wine
(a lot), I battle
depression
every damn day
but have found
that meditation
helps, I am
feisty,
playful, have
no patience
for stupid
and don't play
well with catty
bitches. I am
a Scorpio and
extremely true
to that nature.
There is a compassionate
side that I
rarely let people
see, although
I am getting
better with
that, and my
friends have
always meant
more to me than
anyone else
(except Ron,
Oz and Lola).
I am fairly
open about my
life, my experiences
and growing
up in the inner
city, living
with a stepdad
who was sexually
and physically
abusive,
moving out when
I was 16 and
eventually going
to college.
I don't speak
to my mother
for a thousand
reasons (although
I have since
let go of the
anger I held
towards her
for many years),
and I have four
younger brothers
who I love dearly
but rarely talk
to.
I don't believe
in the victim,
woe-is-me mentality
and often speak
to women
about the shit
I have gone
through in my
life, sending
the message
that life can
kick you down
but it's your
choice to get
back up or curl
up in the fetal
position and
quit.
MOM
has allowed
me to express
myself in ways
working for
other newspapers
or publications
has not, and
I am proud of
everything I
have accomplished
here and do
not regret the
failures.
I have learned
over the past
four years that
it's OK to be
who I am because
I am pretty
fuckin' fanastic!
Diary of a MAD
Publisher will
always give
you an insight
into my life,
good and bad,
and I am always
as honest about
my life as I
possibly can
be,
When I started
MOM, Oz
was 5 and Lola
was 19 months
old. Wow. Now...
today... July
2011... Oz is
9 and going
into Grade FOUR
(fml, where
did time go??)
and Lola is
5, heading to
Grade 1. I'm
ridiculously
proud of my
kids and love
them more than
I ever thought
was possible
(how cliche
is that?) but
I also see them
for who they
are and they
are by no means
perfect.
Ron
(aka Big
Daddy) and I
have been married
for 11 years,
together for
12 and let me
tell YOU that
hasn't been
easy, either.
We have loved
each other for
a long time
but there were
times when we
hated each other
too (even though
he denies it
and says he
just doesn't
like me sometime)
BUT we made
it through all
of the good
and bad and
he has put up
with me and
loved me during
my darkest times.
I beyond grateful
that with all
my faults he
loves me still,
and like Marilyn
Monroe says...
"If
you can't handle
me at my worse,
you sure as
HELL don't deserve
me at my best!"
And
after all the
shit I've put
him through,
he deserves
me more than
ever now that
I'm back to
my badass self!
So
that's me.
This
is MOM.
MOM
has grown over
the last four
years to include
the FIERCE
Women of the
Year
awards, MOMmagTalks,
and has recently
become an online
magazine
after three
years of print.
I have personally
expanded my
area of engagement
to include public
speaking
as well as moderate
panels and judge
events so if
you need me
for any of those
types of things
hit me up with
an email
and we can chat.
Wine
is an acceptable
form of payment
... I'm easy.
Just ask Big
Daddy
;)
Chat
soon!
