You've read the how-to parenting books, heard Hollywood moms' visions of familial bliss, and endured kitschy mothering books' advice to "just be happy," yet real moms want more depth than L.A. entertainment and recycled five-step-plans to parenting perfection. Let's face it - motherhood is hard, and it's okay to admit that you crave quiet sometimes. You love your kids but parenting can be a struggle.

Officially incorporated into Oregon in 1913, West Linn, known for its hills, trees, rivers, and famous meteorite, is a sought-after community in which to raise families and made the 2005 top-100 list of best places to live.