Okay seriously I think I need more to do. I was having a break in my day of mounds of laundry several days ago and I got on the computer to see what was going to be on The Dr. Phil show that day so that I could be entertained with more mindless useless information while I folded no lie about 10 loads of clothes.
On the web page it had a comment that read something like "Are you a stay at home mom that feels that daycare is doing an injustice to kids today" or something to that affect. For some reason it just jumped out at me. And before I knew it I was writing this long and passionate essay about the benefits of being a stay at home mom. When I was writing it I was thinking to myself "do they REALLY read all of these? surely not! What could it hurt to just get some time to vent on a subject that has been near and dear to my heart for the 16 years that I have been a mother.
Well 3 or 4 days later I get a call on my cell phone from a producer from the Dr. Phil show. I was completely floored they even read my letter let alone that they found it worthy of discussing further. I was shaking from the inside out. They asked me many questions concerning my thoughts on the subject. They asked if I would appear on the show if they picked me to part of a friendly debate. I hesitated for a minute not thinking what would I say on the show etc.. I was thinking wow I better stop eating now TV puts 10 pounds on ya. I have been through several producers and lots of personal questions, like do you have any visible tattoo's or scaring or piercings etc. Have I ever been hospitalized for a mental illness, am I currently taking any medication etc...They explained to me that these questions are asked to anyone appearing on the show. Lord I hope that is true!! If not I could be in trouble.
I am not sure they will pick me but just to be called was validation enough for me. It made my day!!!! Stay tuned...........
When the show emailed me that they wanted recent family photo's. Anyone that knows me knows that I am horrible at remembering to take pictures. I went through my entire computer and found 1 picture taken in the last year that had all 4 of us in it. I had to send the pictures that day so I knew CA time is at least 2 hours behind so I asked everyone to get dressed we are taking pictures outside in 1 hour. Well the sun was going down but this is what we got.
