Group: mommy bloggers
The story:
These ladies are Midwest housewives
with multiple kids. They are Christian and have at least graduated high school.
Many have graduated college, but many have also dropped out of college for the
kids. They are involved women and devoted mothers who write insightfully about
their opinions, but are judgmental of opinions and others who differ from them.
They have a basic knowledge on a wide range of topics such as parenting,
make-up, cooking, crafting etc. They are notoriously envious of other people’s
lives, and like looking better off despite "all the things" they have to do, even if they are not. They are a
powerful group of 4.4 million women, with 18.3 followers.
These messages are demonstrated by
titles of books like “the mommy mob” and in the comments of more
controversial parenting opinions. Also the fact that mommy bloggers are writing
about how judgmental other mommy bloggers are…hmm….
I also found many of the articles
that were about women fighting the single story. Some are offended that the
label “Mommy blogger” is used so widely. Women who write about politics in Washington, but might have the occasional mention of a child
will get lumped in with any legitimately bat-crazy "mommy." It's the Victorian woman novelist all
over again. Women writers get treated differently (i. e. like second class writers). But things may be changing.
One woman said, “If we as women and
mothers buy into this idea that mommy blogging is shrill and a negative label —
then how can we expect anyone else to take us seriously?” (Huffington article). The fact that so many
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