Monday, March 1, 2010

Unmasking Myself

For the last 2 1/2 years I have enjoyed writing this blog as "the Mom."  My anonymity has been something I have enjoyed as it has given me the freedom to say things out loud which I might otherwise keep to myself.

Now I am writing and trying to make a career of it, and my great body of work lies hidden under a pseudonym.  Today, I will change that.  Please allow me to introduce myself.

My name is Rebecca Frech.  I am the besotted wife of my sweet Computer Guy and the mother to my lively crew of 6.  I grew up in South Texas, south of Corpus Christi, then married an Okie boy and ended up in Oklahoma.  I started blogging as a way of staying sane in a household of small children, but it quickly became a part of me until I now have to write in the same way that I have to eat.  It is necessary to my being.

If you liked me as "the Mom", I hope you'll like me as my own self.  If you didn't know me before, well you've picked a good time to join us.  I'm standing at a crossroad and waiting to see where I go from here.

10 comments:

Rachel said...

WOOHOO! Now I can say 'Go read Rebecca at "Shoved to Them"!" not, "Hey, go read the Mom over at 'Shoved to Them'!"

LOL.

I like the picture, btw!!! Very true to life! :-)

LarryD said...

Pleased to meet you, Rebecca. But I'm still gonna call you "the Mom", if that's ok.

aka the Mom said...

LarryD, I love being the Mom. You may of course continue to call me by my "honorific."

Kristi said...

You are so pretty Rebecca:) Good Luck in all your writing endeavors:)

Nod said...

Wow! Hi, Rebecca, er, the Mom, ah, what Larry said.

Mighty pleased to meet you. Your Sweet Computer Guy is one lucky fellow.

You're gonna be great at this writing thing (in fact, you already are).

Sarah - Kala said...

Awesome!

Laura The Crazy Mama said...

Aw, junk. Now the mystery is dead.
SIGH

I GUESS it's okay. But I hope you don't go all Hollywood on us now and get so popular that you don't remember the little people.

;P

Packrat said...

Oh my, you are beautiful and yet you look similar to how I pictured you. (That almost never happens. lol) Good luck with your writing. And, just because you have introduced the real you, I hope your blog doesn't change. I love hearing about all the good and the "bad" and the "funny" of your life. Hugs and God Bless.
Sue

Anonymous said...

Isn't that your FB pic? You are prettier in person!

Love, Suzanne

Anonymous said...

I love you in real life...I think you are a Great Lady.

I love you as MOM...you touch, tickle and warm my heart.

Don't change...either of you!

<3
Ellen