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…Or is it?
This morning, there was a whole segment on the Today Show about mommy blogs, which cover all sorts of things, but primarily the personal experiences of being a spouse and parent. Some mommy blogs are so successful that they have become mini-publishing empires unto themselves. Hmmm, blogging, mommy, income…. Both Sara and I are two out of three; we’re not seeing the big bucks yet from Down to Earth, haha. But then, most women don’t start to blog out of a desire to make money. It’s usually about having a space to express oneself and maybe create a discussion about topics important to you. Here, the topic is good healthy food, which does stem from my desire to make sure my kids eat healthy and well. But, I probably will share some stories about my little boys and kvetch about my husband at some point. So I will be a “mommy blogger.” Does this make Down to Earth a Mommy blog, though?
May 7th, 2008 at 6:07pm
Ya know, I don’t find anything wrong with Mommy blogs, unless of course I don’t agree with their parenting in general - but that’s a whole ‘nother blog post. I actually enjoy it when bloggers with a purpose share a little bit about themselves, their family and how their day was. It seems to make a blog more real.
Besides how else are some of us moms supposed to network with the above 5 year old world?
May 7th, 2008 at 8:03pm
Food quality, nutrition, environment, ethical eating, food safety are all very much “Mommy” topics. Face it, we are usually the primary decision makers for the food our families eat. By our decisions, we also estabish eating patterns for life for our kids.
I think our sound reviews of the issues at hand make us a serious Mommy blog, an I’m proud of it!