Famed MommyBloggers Teaming Up for New Book!

Alisyn — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:31:00 GMT

Rita, the talented writer and mom behind Surrender, Dorothy just found a publisher for the book she's been working on for the last two years - an anthology of mommyblogging (look for a Fall 2008 release). Rita describes the fruit of her labors as "an anthology of great mommyblogging, grouped by subject and perfect for anyone who does not have time to sort through the archives of the women (and one man) below to find the absolute gems of each." Contributors include Amalah, Birdie Jaworski, CityMama, Finslippy, Laid Off Dad, Mom-101, Mommytrack'd, Motherhood Uncensored, Sweetney, Woulda Coulda Shoulda, and many, many more!

I don't know about you, but I still prefer to do the vast majority of my reading the ol' fashioned way - by book. I love me some blogs, but I'd take a book over my laptop any day. A blogger anthology is the best of both worlds! Thanks, Rita - and congratulations!

Tips For Successful Parentblogging

Karen Murphy — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:01:00 GMT

In my ~~time wasting~~ serious Internet research of blogs, parent-blogs specifically, I've noticed that the best of them seem to have some things in common:

1. Long posts, with dialog.

2. Use of caps.

3. Use of that word that rhymes with "duck".

4. Poop.

Case in point: This post of Mr. Nice Guy's (can you go wrong with a title like "daddypoopy"? Instantly, you know where you are with this one). Here's a small snack from the post: mr and mrs nice guy are asleep, dead to the world in their connubial chamber. it is, unfailingly, somewhere between 6 and 6:30. out of nowhere a child starts yelling. "MOMMY? moooooooooooommy! poopy! DADDY POOPY mommypoopymommypoopy! poopydaddy!" then whoever's turn it is to take the morning shift drags his/her sorry ass out of bed and goes into the baby's room. let's say it's me. i walk into her room and the child lights up with glee: "DADDY! IT'S A POOPY!"

Daddybloggers, take note! We mommybloggers have it somewhat easier, as all we have to do is talk about how big our asses are getting, what footwear our spouses have on, the new eyerolling capabilities of our tweens, or what we drank at playgroup yesterday, and we have a post! Daddybloggers, on the other hand, seem to need to balance humor with sensitivity without actually being Sensitive.

A much harder job, if you ask me.

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Famed MommyBloggers Teaming Up for New Book!

Tips For Successful Parentblogging