Being a mom blogger is frightening. First, there is the question of whether one should even admit to being a "mommy blogger" or if that is simply trampling on one's own writing credentials and throwing all the gains of feminism onto the trash heap. I, for one, think it is something to be very proud of and that the best parent blogging reminds us of why we created life and touches on the very core of our existence.
I think thousands and thousands of amazing women (and men) have shared their common experience as parents and thus the rest of us have become slightly more reflective, thoughtful and better parents. Blogging is writing, what else could it be? And the very best of this writing will tell the story of how we raised the next generation at the dawn of the 21st century.
Those issues aside, putting your parenting out in the public domain is no simple matter. It involves speaking about that which is closest to our hearts to a sometimes embracing, sometimes heartless, and sometimes even hostile public. Is it any wonder that writing about being a parent can breed insecurities where none existed before?
Writers who share their experiences of parenthood are a brave bunch but it is hard not to worry that...
- Our kids will grow up and there will be nothing to write about. Not one single thing.
Just one mom's opinion? Parenting is a multi-faceted experience and, while we each undergo it so differently, there will always be room for bloggers who write their truth. For in that truth are the words that reach out across any divide and touch the heart of another parent. Never do we feel less alone, less uncertain, and less plagued with the doubts that visited us the day our first child was born, then when someone writes their story and it is also ours.
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