to secretly love this vomit-inducing, my-life-is-so-awesome 'mommy' blog...

[moraletotallydestroyedbypoopoo]

taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/

feel a bit queasy reading that...

Those kind of blogs are the worst part of the internet, american wholesome smugetty mcsmugs with their soft focus camera shots of PFB and smug selves in cute/geek outfits god it's too much it makes me want to gouge my eyes out.

It does read like a commercial or catalogue... But she doesn't make any secret of the fact that she has sponsors and makes money from advertising.

Not a bad way to make a living IMO, and her sponsors do all seem to be pretty harmless vintagey-type shops in line with her own taste.

It's a bit boring though.

Wildstrawberry I really really have to disagree with you about these blogs being the WORST part of the internet! I can think of way worse parts

Well OK, of the nonexplicit/nonviolent bits. Those perfect charmed life US artsy craftsy blogs are guaranteed to make me feel shit about myself within seconds.

They have a Bulldog, I love them, I forgive them their perfect existence and I now follow them.

they aren't for real are they?! Wait till baby is on the move - won't be quite so easy then!

We said that about sewliberated and nope theyre still ickily perfect

Yeah but morallydestroyed, my problem with it (like MmeLindor's, I think) is that it's essentially living your life as if you are an advert, complete with the too-good-to-be-true gloss and the whitewashing of any unsavoury or unsightly bits. It's pimping your family intimacy out for £££. Life isn't like the adverts, let's not go along with that nonsense.

Sorry I didn't mean to call you morally destroyed!

Bahahaha quodlibet! Maybe I am morally destroyed. If they want to pimp out their family intimacy, let them. In a way, though, I find what she blogs about - days out, clothes, parties etc - less intimate than the confess all, life-is-so-tough blogs.

I was a bit shocked by how soon after the birth she was blogging and tweeting about it (next day I think). It was kind of like she knew everyone would be curious and felt she had to keep up the blogging so as not to lose readers.

For mathanxiety Sew Liberated

Thank you much, Saffron.

Wow those people take beautiful photos.

I wish I had nice photos like that

The blog does make them look lovely and idyllic. My love for our child is idyllic too but I'm not as pretty and I don't have such great fashion sense.

I sometimes think I might like to write a blog, and then I see things like this, and I think: 'No. Don't be a wanker. No-one cares.'

Sorry if this is a double post, my phone is playing up.

I wonder how many blogs are meant for genuine public consumption or for friends, however some grow to be bigger than was originally planned.

My daughter and I kept a blog, we shared special things we did together and photos from walks and holidays. It was meant for friends and family as well as being something lovely for us to do together. I will admit that we mostly put in the positive things but there was no dishonesty. If someone asks how you are doing you tend to sum up the positives, you wouldn't say "well my bog needs cleaning and my husband can't maintain an erection "

I have friends who have blogs mainly about photography, parenting or crafts. Again there is nothing smug, just people discussing what we enjoy.

I don't understand why irbid seen as a bad thing to enjoy and share your happiness. By posting on a blog it is not being tamed down your throat, you choose to read.

I am sure some people to blog about positive things because their life is actually a bit crap . I would rather support than mock someone like that .

Fellatio
I was just thinking that you should write a blog about your move. It would be really interesting. I follow a couple of expat blogs, and they are amongst my favourites as they are blogging about a completely different culture.

Yes, I do think that it is selling out the family intimacy. It also made me think when I saw that she posted something about not managing to blog for a day or two and she hoped her readers were not worrying.

That is a bit unhealthy, imo.

Cor, I wish I looked like that on the beach with my kids.

That's a good point, twinkly :(

why do they all call themselves Mama and why are they all so DARN HAPPY. FFS

I love these american mommy blogs but my favourite is Sew Liberated as mentioned by a few others.

they are the coolest looking mormons I have ever seen.
I guess that is what you can look like post baby when you have trained as a dancer- she looks fabulous and I guess she is the right side of 30.
Good for them to have such a peaches n cream life and for making an income out of it too- very savvy.

MmeLindor I did set up a blog through MN with the intention of doing just that, and the idea was that I would write about the run-up to moving abroad as well (exciting stuff, huh? ) but I only managed one entry and I got so busy and stressed that I never added to it, so I went back and deleted the first one. I might start again soon though. I'll try to keep it informative and entertaining, but not sappy or smug, like so many I see.

I would love to read your blog, FN.

Do it on blogger or wordpress, and come over to the Bloggers Network and join us.