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Parenting Propaganda and Mommy Porn

Adrienne Martini — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:00:00 GMT

Just when I thought I'd found a sister-in-spirit, a mom who understands how hard it is to juggle kids, jobs and life, she had to break my heart with some wonky interpretations of the data and a general inability to write a coherent sentence. I hate it when columnists let me down -- which means I'm in a perpetual snit.

Witness Penelope Trunk's latest Brazen Careerist column about parenting propaganda. Trunk starts strongly, with nods to celebs who make the whole working mom thing look like a piece of delightful cake. And I'm sure it is when you have a staff of 20.

But then Trunk starts to wander off into wackyland, weakening her own argument by citing data (the bit about childless women earning more than childless men) that doesn't mean what she thinks it means. Read the story for yourself right here.

Frankly, Trunk's column wouldn't phase me in the least -- lots of bloggers wander off into the logical underbrush every now and again -- but for one thing: this is a topic that hits my house in a big, fat way. And I'd imagine it hits your homes, too. It's too important to let get muddied by well-intentioned but imprecise and crappily written screeds.

Is it just me? Or does Trunk rub you in a weird way, too?

J Lo is Celeb Mom of the Year, Dina Lohan an also-ran

Brett Singer — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:40:00 GMT

Remember when I said Dina Lohan isn’t winning Mom of the Year? Turns out I was right. That honor went to Jennifer Lopez, who has been a mother for about 3 months. The award was given by Mingling Moms of Long Island.

Dina was the runner-up, and she showed up to accept her award, unlike J. Lo, who perhaps recognized the "honor" for what it was – a blatant attempt to have a celebrity show up at your party for free. The ever-loquacious Lohan advised today's youth to, "Just to be honest and to stay morally correct. And listen to your mother." Now that, my friends, is good parenting.

If you're going to give an award, you should at least make a vague effort to pick someone who seems worthy. I have nothing against J. Lo, but other than losing her baby weight really, really quickly, she hasn't really shown much evidence of parenting skills, good or bad. Here are a few "celebrity moms" that I would have put ahead of La Lopez:

Rosie and Kelli O'Donnell: it's two moms, so let them share the award. They also live in New York, and aren't terribly busy, so they might even show up.
Angelina Jolie: certainly not going to show, but it's hard to argue that she's a bad mom. A little odd at times, but she does seem to be an involved mother, which she certainly doesn't have to be.
Britney Spears: this would be good only because it would get headlines, which is probably what Mingling Moms really wants. Maybe they could name her "Worst Celebrity Mom"? Britney, sadly, seems so out of it that she might show up to collect her statue (which I think should be a diaper pail filled with stinkies.)

Which celebrity mom do you like, or dislike? Or do you think the focus on famous mommies has gotten to be too much?

The Best of FameCrawler: Week of Feb. 22

Whit Honea — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:20:00 GMT

Strollerderby : j. lo

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J Lo is Celeb Mom of the Year, Dina Lohan an also-ran

The Best of FameCrawler: Week of Feb. 22

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