Motherhood is truly a sisterhood. I certainly have my trusted and wonderful circle of sister moms who I rely on for advice, support, encouragement, ideas and sometimes my sanity! I've learned a lot from other moms and will continue to do so. I'm sure we all feel the same. But for as much as we all share in common being moms, we are equally each unique as moms.

Recently there’s been a buzz in the media about a Chinese mother who claims superiority at parenting for her no-holds barred approach with her kids. It's sparked a lot of discussion, debate and even some doubts in moms about whether they should adopt some of her tough ways with their own kids. I think it's always good to be open-minded as a mom but at the same time, we should embrace our individuality as moms. Being a mom is based largely on our individual value system, core set of beliefs and likely how our own parents were or were not with us. That's the most authentic part of being a mom - the reflection of who we really are coming out in the best possible way for our kids every day in every way.

As President Mommies, and like any president, we should have a "platform" - what we stand for and what our vision is for our kids. Presidents run on a platform and moms raise kids from theirs. And like any successful president, a mom has got to stick to her platform and spend her time trying to fulfill it as she parents. We empower ourselves by determining, clarifying and solidifying our platform and then sticking to it even when it seems tempting to veer off when another mom seems to have a platform that’s working better. We’re never perfect as moms and we’ll make plenty of errors and have lots of doubts along the way. But what we are doing is working and we should feel good about it. So here's to us President Mommies, sticking to our platforms and voting confidently in ourselves!