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My name is Heather and I’ve been married for seven years. I also have two beautiful children. I was a public elementary school teacher for ten years before I made the decision to be home with my children. Since then, I have used my graduate degree from Columbia University to work from home. This has enabled me to contribute financially to the running of our family and home, but the rewards have been far greater than monetary value. Making the transition from working full-time to working-at-home has been revolutionary for me because it was the time that Theta Mom was born.

You see, I have always defined myself as an Alpha mom, the mom who always had it together, the mom who had her kids dressed perfectly while searching endlessly for the best pre-school in the neighborhood. I have been known as the Type A mom who made a checklist for the checklist and never forgot to respond to an e-mail or make cupcakes for school.

But, I soon realized I was also a Beta mom. I had those mornings when I went out with a coffee stained t-shirt and ended up late to a birthday party. I still have my moments when I don’t want to make another play date because I want my kids to just play, spontaneously, without it being planned. What ever happened to the idea of simply running outside to hop on your Big Wheel and just be a kid?

The point is, I am not alone. As moms, we are all in this together and deep down there is part Alpha and part Beta in all of us. So then, if we are part Alpha and part Beta, then what are we?

We are Theta Moms, The True, Authentic Moms. [The-T-A] We are authentic because we live authentic lives. Life isn’t perfect and neither are our kids.

I invite you to join forces with me to revolutionize the way we think about our role as mothers. We need to begin the dialogue about what it truly means to be an authentic mom. Nobody said that motherhood would be easy! Share your stories, your experiences, your life, your voice. It’s about time that we engage in this conversation.

We are redefining the role of motherhood, one mom at a time.