I used to keep a blog for mommying called “MotherMirth.” I refuse to call myself a mommyblogger, though, because I was clinically inconsistent. I’ve retired the site because the porn spammers were prolific, and site management got too involved, and also I am just plain lazy.
I started it in 2002, at the birth of my first human. That human is now old enough to vote. Most of what I wrote was in response to the myriad of parenting articles I read, in books and in forums. I found myself debating the opposite point a lot, like that “Mom Enough” trash that tried to shame the measurement of my parenting. Or responding to Tiger Mom or was it French Mom — I forget. But I remember it was like screaming into my own toilet. It was WORK to get my perspective out into the world, and I got a lot of shit for it.
I have much less investment here, on my new site — WTF. I don’t have to measure up anymore. I’ve got 3 kids, and I do still have a lot to share. But I’ve wanted to widen my scope, and MotherMirth felt very stifling. Parenting informs my world view, and the minutiae of parenting teens, ADD kids, LGBTQIA kids — it’s part and parcel of everything I write.
But sometimes I write with a FOCUS on parenting. And I miss having that space dedicated to this crazy undertaking of parenting humans in this age. Thus, I’ll be adding my parenting two-cents from time to time. Just letting you know, so our relationship as writer/reader is one of trust. Reading about parenting stuff should be consensual, so that you are fully prepared and equipped before diving into my living room. This is your warning.