And what about those female bloggers who write beyond day-to-day mom-centric postings and focus on describing a human experience?
Until I can answer these questions comfortably, I will always see "mommy blogger" as an inaccurate description for my lifetime career.
But perhaps the ultimate argument is more personal. "Mommy" is a term of endearment our children use in our evolving relationships with them. It's a phrase that should transcend marketing ploys and target audiences. In a sense, it's a sacred term that comes with it a very personal responsibility. To see it flung about to describe anything from websites without substance to million-dollar businesses is a bit heartbreaking.
As one fellow blogger said to me: "Mommy. Only my children are allowed to call me that."
C. Jane Kendrick writes for blog.cjanerun.com, is on Facebook as C. Jane Kendrick and tweets as CJaneKendrick. She lives in Provo with her husband and two children.
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One would think that becoming a "professional blogger", or even a "mommy blogger" would have as a pre-requisite that you have something meaningful and of interest to blog about.
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the blogs are fine but they've been given the name "mommy bloggers" partially because it's pathetic how they paint their life and the cheesy, almost too good to be true stuff they blog about. it's ironic how disingenuious some of them More..
I agree that there has to be some positives in a blog, if someone only spent time talking about how horrible their family is then no one would want to read it. It's only when the image of perfect takes over and becomes the main purpose behind a blog More..