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going public.
Friends, we are in the process of moving away from South Asia for good, and with that the need to keep our blog password-protected is no more. Frankly, I’m a little torn about this decision. There are many things I appreciate about having a private blog; namely, I more-or-less know who’s looking at it, and can be a little less guarded with personal information. But I now want to make our blog public again for two reasons: 1. A few of my favorite blogs are those I’ve stumbled upon through a trail of links or through a friend. They are written by people I will never meet and on whose…
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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…