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Rules For How We Roll At Momz Share

At twelve I wore braces, weighted about 70 pounds soaking wet*, had more freckles than Pippy Longstocking and was built like a two-by-four save for my budding B cups. My parents went and added insult to injury by moving us from our small town to what I considered “The Big City”, after all they had a movie theater and a drive-in. Sweaty palms, dry mouth and more self doubt than a sober Lindsay Lohan, I started my first day of school. It took a few months of eavesdropping behind the gossip squad on the bus and facing the real life “mean girls” but I made it through.

Those early days in Junior High have reemerged in scenario after scenario stretching all the way to the cusp of my forties. When Jennifer and I met and began to talk about starting Momz Share the very first thing we agreed upon was that we wanted NOTHING to do with ever making anyone feel excluded, pressured or judged** at our events. So when I hear someone say they’re nervous about coming to a Momz Share event I just want to holler at Scottie to beam my butt right into their boudoir*** so I can shake them to their senses!
 

To that effect here are the “Rules For How We Roll” at Momz Share events

• Dress in YOU chic {whatever makes you feel good, flaunt it sister!}
• Mingle... make new friends and keep the old, you know how it goes right?
• If you’re camera shy, let us know. We understand that for some this is both a personal and professional issue.
• Leave the drama with Yo Mama cuz it ain’t welcome here *two snaps up in a circle*
• All forms of gadgets are welcome but none are required.
• We don’t require that you tweet, blog, comment on Facebook or even rent a billboard to spread the word about the event or our sponsors.. BUT if the spirit moves ya please do! One of the reasons sponsors want to work with Momz Share and all of you is because you are leaders in social media. Whether you know it or not your voice and opinions count, maybe not at home, but to the wider world they sure do.
• If you think we’ve done a great job let us know, if we sucked toenails let us know that too. Just be prepared for neurotic emails, tears and clingy requests for a second date.

Seriously though folks, we work really hard to put these events on and we want them to be something you look forward to, a place where everyone feels welcome and that you all want to come back to again and again. The networking benefits us all, the sharing is tons of fun and let’s face it we ALL need that cocktailing.

I look forward to seeing ya!
~Lara
a.k.a DiPaola Momma and Co-Founder of Momz Share
 

P.S. No more ER visits for me after the first event so no need to bring that up again okay? (ahem, Jennifer)
 

* those were the days... sigh
** I reserve the right to judge shoes, since they are the only high fashion I can still fit into...thankyouverymuch
*** okay so I don’t really want to visit your bedrooms via molecular re-composition but “boudoir” sounds much more witty that TV room, n’est pas?