mom blogs.
The world of mom bloggers. Or is it a blackhole? I catch glimpses of this exclusive underworld over the shoulder of my wife who easily drops an evening surfing pastel-bordered, theme-music blogospheres. Moms who talk about real life. Online. To a virtual audience they’ve never met.
What’s with putting things in bold? Or. Sentence fragments? And interspersing random kid pics?
The format is identical – catchy title, sassy bio: “Mom x3. Blue collar wife. Sweat tea addict. A little unstable.” A host of social networking links and “you might also like” tags to maintain centripetal, virtual orbit. And copyright pictures. You’ve got to be kidding. Like I’m going to swipe that shot of you homeschooling in your frumpy sweatpants.
What an endless ocean of blogo-dribble lacks in originality, it makes up in variety. There’s a little something for everyone: My Twintastic Life, The Gluten-Free Goddess, Whiskey in My Sippy Cup, or Redneck Mom, “where dirt meets the skirt.”
For the religious, Momastary or Dalaimama. Or not, Atheist Mom.
For the self-indulgent, All Things Jennifer, or deferential, Just Another Mommy Blog.
Even some ethnic flair in Kim Chi Mamas.
And above all, the sassy mom: Fussypants, Undomestic Diva, Girls Gone Child, and Motherhood Uncensored (“because if she don’t tell her story, no one else will”). The post “Post Partum Panty Syndrome” is a must-tweet.
Mom blogs can turn college high-life Thirsty Thursdays into domesticated, “Whatcha Making Wednesdays.” They can transform empty milk cartons into Thanksgiving centerpieces or forge Chan Luu wrap bracelets out of, well, pretty much the same junk Chan Luu uses. They make MOMolutions for 2012.
So for all you SAHM’s out there, pour yourself a cup of organic chai, upload your birth story, and browse 48 frugal DIY glutton-free gifts in a jar to your heart’s content. And keep the Momversation alive.
12 Comments
mama g
Feel better now, D?
julie gentino
I know right Mom??? Okay, maybe we’re ridiculous. But it’s FUN!
brantley
Thanks for the laugh, David!!! And now I have to immediately go check out all the links…haha!
julie gentino
Ha ha Brantley … I did the EXACT same thing. And David was like “Stop!!! Just stop!!!!” 🙂
joshua
Sarah here. Just wondering if you went through the appropriate channels to acquire legal permission for re-posting that stunning pic of the kid swamped by pigeons? Or perhaps you should at least attribute credit where credit is due?
Ha! Very funny post. Peace to you all–S.
david gentino
Sarah, I found some mom blog who forgot to copyright all her pics. You snooze, you lose.
Shari
David, I find your “frumpy sweatpants” phrase very offensive.
julie gentino
It’s okay sis. I did too. I mean come on, don’t they know we’re saving them money by wearing our sweatpants as much as possible??
Lauren
Awesome! If I could link this to fb I would in a second! What a masterpiece!
julie gentino
Yeah and have lots of offended women! 😉
Kaitlin
guilty surfer of those blogs and i’m not even a mom yet!! i’m doomed…
loved this post!
melody
hahahaha!!!! i am guilty of many of the above things: putting things in bold, sentence fragments, AND interspersing random kid pics. also, frumpy sweatpants. i love this though! 🙂