Deborah Cruz

I'm Deborah, most people know me online as @TruthfulMommy. I'm the creator of the brutally honest parenting site The TRUTH about Motherhood. I am a writer, a wife, and a work-at-home Ninja Mommy who's trying to do it all well; sometimes falling short. I live in the Midwest with my 2 little girls and my husband. I have a lot of degrees from a bunch of schools but mostly spend my days shuttling people under the age of 7 while trying to maintain my sanity. I talk a lot. I may not always say what you want to hear but it will always be my honest viewpoint. I know it's not the only one.

Sipping on:

Salted Caramel Mocha Latte

also find Deborah here:

Deborah's Latest Posts

Say What!?
Your Marriage Could End if the Economy Gets Better

posted by Deborah Cruz Friday at 7:30 AM in Love & Sex

4 +SHARE

The recession is lifting, slowly but surely. Home sales are improving and unemployment rates are dropping. People are starting to feel like they can breathe again.

People are no longer sticking with jobs they hate for fear of not finding another, and surprisingly, people are feeling free to leave their spouses who they’ve also outgrown throughout the recession. That’s right, folks, as the economy turns around, people are divorcing their spouses. Free at last, free at last.
Read More
Say What!?
Popular Store Makes It Clear Fat Women Shouldn’t Wear Its Clothes

posted by Deborah Cruz May 9 at 7:56 PM in Healthy Living

57 +SHARE

If you’ve ever shopped at Abercrombie & Fitch, you know that they do not cater to the plus-sized adult. I don’t care how cool you think you are, ladies, if you wear over a size 10, Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries does not want your business or even want you in his stores. You fat girls are bad for business. Simply stated, Jeffries doesn’t want overweight women wearing his label.
Read More
We Tried It
The Key to Having Great Sex Is Right at Your Fingertips

posted by Deborah Cruz May 3 at 9:15 PM in Love & Sex

5 +SHARE

Sex is the great equalizer. It’s the one thing in this world that we all need and want and it doesn’t matter how much money you have, what you look like or what your profession is (unless of course you are a hooker in which case, yeah it matters because you are a professional while the rest of us are amateurs). It’s available to all of us and it’s free. Capability and pleasure go hand in hand. It’s the one thing in the world that you really want to practice. The better you understand what gets you going, the less inhibited you are to vocalize what it is that you want and that is the key to great sex. That, my friends, is how you have a great orgasm and if you are really lucky, a “wegasm”. What the hell is a that, you ask?

Read More
Love & Learn
Real Men Don’t ‘Wait Three Days’ to Call After a First Date

posted by Deborah Cruz April 28 at 12:30 PM in Love & Sex

10 +SHARE

Remember that “wait three days to call” rule? Well, I’ve always hated it. It’s immature and, let’s be honest, I just plain hated waiting. I don’t like games. I didn’t want to be chased and I didn’t want to chase anyone else. I always felt that it made more sense to just let someone know you were interested. I absolutely hated waiting for the phone to ring. The guys I dated all held steadfast to the dating "rules", which basically meant they'd call in three to five days. I adhered to the if you wait more than three days, I'm not answering rule. We were at an impasse, as you can clearly see.
Read More
This Just In
Daydreaming While Driving Is More Dangerous Than Texting

posted by Deborah Cruz April 16 at 4:54 PM in Healthy Living

3 +SHARE

Have you ever found yourself distracted while driving? Maybe you are thinking about that beautiful pair of shoes that you just saw at Nordstrom or maybe you are daydreaming about the day when your kids will just let you pee in peace, eat warm food, or speak uninterrupted on the phone. Either way, whether you realize it or not, you are driving on the road distracted.

A new study claims that it’s more dangerous to daydream while driving than it is to use your iPhone while driving. You can consciously choose to answer your phone or text while you are driving, but daydreaming unconsciously happens. Sometimes you don’t even know it’s happening.
Read More