We are reading and discussing now in my American Motherhood class about the whole notion and reason for the "Mommy Blogger." For sure we have seen that there is now a great deal of advertising that can be attached to the web page (and the content) of a popular blog. It begs the question of why people choose to blog? Is it just a need to have a voice and be heard? Is it to make money and score free swag for talking up a particular product on your blog? Or is it something more? Is the content of a Mommy blog----literature?
In some ways-writing this blog makes me feel a tiny fraction of what I feel every day before I send my kids off into this world. It makes no difference if they are headed to school, to a friends house, or a sporting event. I feel that they are something that I have created. Some days I spend a great deal of time nurturing, making sure their grooming is top notch, and making sure they have every last thing they will need during the time they are out of the house. Other days I am lucky just to get them to the bus on time. Every time I am nervous. They are a part of me, a creation of mine, a little piece of my heart. Will they be judged kindly? Will others see in them all of the positive attributes that I see? Will they project the image of well cared for, smart, attractive children that I want the world to see them as?
It is the same with writing. We know we will be judged by it. It is crafted not only with our hands, but with our minds and hearts as well. The first time I posted my blog link on a public sphere, I started to sweat. I thought I was going to vomit. It is one thing to post in cyberspace for people you don't know, it is another to open yourself up to criticism from those you know well and care about the most.
The Mommy blog is going to be what the writer decides to make of it. It can easily descend into a Capitalist pursuit, or it can be melodic and lyrically written. Whatever the writer chooses to make of it, you can bet she puts just a little bit of herself into every sentence.
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