Times Online's List Of Ten Great Parenting Blogs

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nkygal — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:25:40 GMT

I read Working Moms Against Guilt (www.wmag.blogspot.com) It is a great blog that is written by four working moms from Cincinnati, OH.

If you care to know, here is my definition of “work” » Self-Made Mom

If you care to know, here is my definition of “work” » Self-Made Mom — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:03:11 GMT

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selfmademom — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:45:21 GMT

Ok, upon further thinking of my definition of "work," I feel I may have been too glib in my response. I don't feel that I'm a huge authority on this topic. However, since you asked, here is a better explanation of MY definition of work. I think "work" is when you have to leave your house in the morning to go to an office because people count on you for some sort of face time and interaction. It doesn't mean that being a parent isn't "work," (I've said it before, I think being an SAHM or SAHD is harder than working) but I think it's a whole different dynamic when you have to hurry up and get ready in the morning and go away on trips and rely on someone else to care for your child when you're out of the house. If I didnt work where I do now and was an SAHM, I wouldn't say I "worked."

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selfmademom — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:23:47 GMT

Thanks for the clarification, Jason. I guess it is just not that clear sometimes from reading the bios of bloggers just exactly what defines their "jobs." And I definitely didn't mean to offend... I just want to talk to others online going through the same thing as me - the pain of leaving your kid in the morning, the exhaustion after going on a business trip... firing nannies... I'm having a tough time connecting on those issues. But, anyway, I digress... We all are in the same boat in so many ways!

How do I define work? Well, it's just the curse of the middle class, I guess :)

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JasonAvant — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:37:19 GMT

Selfmademom - Babble has several "working parent bloggers"; I have a "real job" (by day I'm an HR specialist for a company in San Diego). Curious, though - how do you define "work"?

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selfmademom — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:49:05 GMT

This list really annoyed me. I know all moms "work" and trust me, I think staying home with my son is harder than going into the office. But this list is NOT a working mom blog list- let's be clear. It's a list of good mommy blog sites. In fact, why doesn't Babble have a working parent blogger!?

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cmoewes — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:42:58 GMT

We are out here (all the daddyBloggers that is). http://father.moewes.com

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Latia — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:05:27 GMT

I read a sweet little daddy blog-Daddyforever.com. It's a fella and his three kids and his wife and his little adventures with them day to day. It's really sweet.

I am apart of the Noodad.com community (and I'm a mom). It's two guys who were about to have kids but had no clue about any of it so they got together and developed a little community that is very user driven. They write and article and everyone comments on it-everyone talks to one another and gives each other advice and reassures their motto: "Noodad.com: We're here for ya, man."

My favorite articles? Life Lessons from Luke Skywalker and the Ten Hottest Babes in Kid's TV...I posted my rebuttal of the Ten hottest fellas in Kids TV.

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Papaganoose — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:00:35 GMT

way to go babble !