I was reading this post about ethics in blogging and the evolution of ‘mommy blogging’. But what really caught my eye was the comments – a lot less about ethics and much more about blogging mothers in general. I’d like to go with the high road and not dignify any of it but somehow a rant seems more fun . . .
The first and quite possibly the most insulting comment:
“how about women get real jobs . . . How about teaching them that mommy is just as smart as daddy and that you have to take responsibility for your actions and contributing monetarily to the household is important.”
I can’t believe that people still argue this. Staying at home to care for children is hardly a soft option. Not to mention, what is the point of going to work full-time to see all of your income spent on somebody else caring for your children? I think that the writer of this comment may also be confusing intelligence with income . . .
These just seemed a little silly:
“pay attention to your kids rather than blogging about it”
“wow now you can add blogging as another way mothers ignore there kids”
If you haven’t noticed, most people blog when their children are asleep. And you’ll notice that it is only mother’s who are accused of ignoring their children.
General character attacks:
“I think it is the epitome of hypocrisy for some of these so-called “Stay at home moms” to blog from their ivory towers about the “sacrifices” they are making to stay home, when all along they are receiving kickbacks – thus supplementing their family’s income”
“women who are in an incredibly lucky position that millions of women would love to be in but still find a way to complain”
“nothing more than women who feel they must tell everyone what good mothers they are”
“it shows that even vapid, talentless women can still make money by writing about their kids’ bowel movements”
Firstly, I think the definition of a ‘stay-at-home mother’ is not whether or not they make any money but whether they are actually, um, at home. And surely people who are creative enough to make money and stay at home should be applauded?
Secondly it seems, women are either accused of boasting about their perfect life/perfect children or for having the audacity to complain about said perfect life/perfect children. Newsflash people: No-one is perfect, everyone has challenges and needs to celebrate their successes.
And finally, you never know how important bowel movements are and how much you’ll talk about them until you become a parent.
This may be my favourite:
“I don’t need to consult a website to know how to raise a kid. I can change diapers, burp a baby, fix a decent school lunch and wash clothes alongside the best of them”
I’m not sure that washing clothes, fixing a lunch and changing a diaper/nappy is the kind of thing that determines whether you know how to raise a child.
Oh and of course this final throw back to yesteryear:
“Why not shut up and take care of their households properly”
It’s no longer sufficient that women stay in the home, they must not vocalise anything – even in cyberspace!
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