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But maybe I should think of it as Blog of Dreams... if I write it, they will come and read it?
08/14/09
Obviously the ones listed such as PunditMom and MomsRising self-identify as "mommy bloggers", but unless they are posting a majority of their time on mom-related issues, even that bothers me a bit. Like their mommy-hood is the only way they perceive themselves (versus as a feminist, or liberal, or environmentalist as it applies).
I look forward to having children, so I want to clarify that I'm not coming from a child-free perspective or anything, but it bothers me a bit when the fact that someone is a mother subsumes all other parts of their identity (whether by themselves or society).
08/15/09
The blog is a "mommy blog" when its primary focus is "mommy issues". It can be many things at once. Not every mother who blogs chooses to do so about her children. While there definitely might be some relation to her motherhood, it's not the end-all, be-all of her existence.
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Because I can only imagine the amount of neon unicorns, tigers, puppies and stars that would be employed in that campaign.
07/16/09
It only makes sense that this attitude would leak into whatever blogs these moms are writing. Of course moms label themselves and their kids. But that's all it is . . . a label to draw attention. I've seen a bunch of "alternative" or hipster parenting groups. And let me tell you, they are just as cliquish, competitive, and judgmental as the suburban set.
A mommy blog has nothing really to do with being a mom, it has to do with making money. So, it's really not so surprising that just like most everything else on the internet it has become a "commercial act."
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You don't have the best stroller? Failure.
Don't breastfeed your kid until age 3? Failure
Allow your kids to have sugar? Failure
And so. It's insane.
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Thank you so much. I was beginning to think I was the only one that didn't get my kids potty trained until they were almost four. The only thing that worked was to tell them they couldn't use the computer until they were potty trained, because only big boys were allowed to use the computer.
07/16/09
B) I think the word "blog" has gotten too big for the conversations we have about "blogging." Some women are recording the daily exploits of their children, others are trying to be service-y, others are examining social issues through the lens of parenting. These are all very, very different things. I think that as consumers and as readers, we're at a stage in the development of this form that we would be wise to start considering different blogs in differing lights -- otherwise, it's a bit like using the word "book" to mean a magazine full of advertising, someone's personal diary, and a collection of essays. They are so different. We need to learn to approach them differently.
I have already begun to harp on to my kids about how to read the internet, and this is why, when I, a mommy, do my blogging, I source things as best as I can. (But then, I'm not getting paid anything by anyone, so maybe I'm not the best example...!)
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That said, I frequently turn to blogs because I feel like the voice is more personal and authentic than a highly-edited and designed magazine. Perhaps this will not continue to be the case.
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THIS is my beef with the "bad mommy" trope. It's self-applied for the most benign reasons. It's attention-whoring.
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