But sometimes, I wish she had.

There's a fine line between offering someone assvice and then offering them a truthful discussion of how things are. I'm not sure I would have necessarily been scared had she told me about hemmarhoids or the real truth about how much sleep you get. And I think we all know that motherhood can be hard. But when you end up with a difficult baby, hard is an understatement.

And then there's the havoc it wreaks on your marriage. Oh right, that's always a good thing to mention.

When my friends come to me now, I don't tell them anything they don't ask for. I'm not going to sit and lecture them about my own experiences unless they want to hear them. Plus, they can always go and read my blog to hear all about it.

But if someone asks me "how it was" or "how it's going," I tell them the truth. And I don't just do it for them. I do it for myself as well. I feel like perhaps admitting it is hard is the first step in making it easier.

We hope you'll share your story today with us. What do you wish your girlfriends had told you about motherhood? Or maybe they did, and you were one of the lucky ones.