to want to read a parent blog that is JUST NORMAL?

[jamtomorrow1]

I really can't be doing with either:

1. "My littlies are so woundrous #blessed #mummytime #lovinglife"

or

1. "My life is so hellish, I drink gin at 10am, my children are demonic, but I am weirdly and aggressively smug about this"

I would quite like to read a blog featuring people who are pleased about having children, but not in a sick-making way. Is that a thing? Have been struggling for years to get pregnant and the more stuff in category 2 (above) I read the more I start to question whether we are better off without children! Need inspiration!

that should have read "wondrous", obviously

I think the problem is that people who fit into that 'normal' category don't feel the urge to blog about it. I do know what you mean though - the one I can't stand is fucking Peter and Jane. I know it's meant to be tounge in cheek but she seems oddly proud of the fact that 'Daddy' is a useless twat who can't look after his own children and does no housework. Why would you write a blog about how shit your husband is?

I think blogs need to be at either end of the extreme. Not many people want to read about normal, every day life.

My day so far - got up at 4 to calm 6 year old who had a dream about pie face, went back to bed, got up with the 2 year old at 6, made breakfast, put on Peppa pig, had a cuddle, other kids got up, made breakfast for them, spoke about how horses know where to go if nobody is riding them, put on washing, folded all yesterday's washing, put on the wiggles, forced the kids to dance to the wiggles songs for my entertainment, 2 year old took nappy off, I cleaned poo off the floor, now getting ready for work.

Not blog worthy at all.

Lol, I take it you've been perusing "hurrah for gin"?

As the poster above says - it's hard to capture "normal". What are you meant to say, "today was okay-ish"?

A lot of these blogs just play for laughs. I think the women who write them actually get on just fine with their kids & have good relationships with their husbands.

That would be boring! As a LGBT parent I read those ones but I guess those wouldn't be 'normal' either as they approach the stuff that We have to deal with versus 'straight' parenting.
Who wants to read a blog where someone just lists what they do in there day ...

The problem is 'normal' is boring! And the ones on either end of the spectrum are greatly exaggerated for comic effect.

But category two makes me laugh because I can relate to it. The extremes are what stick in your head. I adore my DD more than anything but sometimes I want to pull my hair out because she is so frustrating. It lets parents know that they are not alone in finding it hard.

OP, children bring immense frustration to your life but they also bring immense joy. Don't let the blogs put you off.

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" - such makes the best reading. Everything in between is not so worth writing about.

I think that the unmumsy mum is pretty 'normal' she loves her kids and appreciates them but also normal a lot of the time with children that age is things going slightly wrong. Its not a bad thing and I think it is very relatable. Also she does write about the good stuff as well but people don't always pick up on that when they fancy a moan. I think it can really help when your having a bad day to know its not just you. I love my dd and am so grateful for her but sometimes when she's throwing a tantrum after being up all night and pooed on the floor its not all sunshine, and that just life with young kids..

Brummy Mummy of 2 is quite normal, she often puts pictures on Facebook of her at 5am watching reruns of Peppa Pig. I quite like Peter & Jane but I think it's the sarcastic humour I can relate to.

Mother pukka is funny and doesn't seem to swing too wildly between 'this is amazing' or 'this is shit'. I also like the unmumsy mum. I agree that others can be a bit too much on one extreme or the other. Plus I just like people who make me laugh mostly.

Brummy Mummy seems like a really nice person but she could do with a proofreader as her use of punctuation is all over the shop to the point where her writing comes across as pretty bizarre. I'm not trying to be horrible - she does reviews for which she's obviously paid and I think if there's money changing hands you should produce good copy. Hurrah for gin is prone to the odd grammatical slip-up. I think the unmumsy mum is perhaps the most technically competent writer but she needs better content (her diary book was utterly pointless but loads of people seem to love it).

Mother pukka on Instagram Stories is hilarious. She has a newborn and yesterday her great triumph was washing the floor. And having a shower at about 5pm. But she's had 5 miscarriages and is so grateful for the baby. So it's a nice balance of the reality of babies and just enjoying having a family.

I like Brummy Mummy of Two. Her sort of in-between blogging style is what I tried to emulate with mine, not going for either extreme (although mine focused on young/student motherhood so in between blogs don't need to just be "this is a list of what I did today") :)

I like Little Pickle's Mom. Funny and honest without being exaggerated, and lovely without being smug or airbrushed.

There are loads and loads of normal ones too. If you look at tots100 you'll find a list of 100 and most of them are very normal!

Not a parent but I like Brummy Mummy of 2, MummyPiggles (I think she's just on Instagram) and Part-time Working Mummy (Facebook and instagram).

spoke about how horses know where to go if nobody is riding them

wham I quite liked reading about your morning actually!
What is pie face?!
How do horses know where to go ( do you mean in racing)?
Which Wiggles song?

I am on holiday so my blog in the middle of bumfuck nowhere would start:
Where is the wasps' nest? we appear to have (triple figure deaths now as I am allergic).
DD announced to DH she could see honey on the wall.
Other DD said there's better be honey and to stop attention seeking.
DP said he hoped she hadn't smeared anything on the wall.
I shouted out to DP: SHOW ME THE HONEY!! (I amuse myself)
Eldest was and I ended up having to retell the plot of Jerry Maguire.

I could do you a blog lol but as others said it would probably be boring.
I love my kids, they're hilarious. But they also sometimes make me want to scream into a pillow or binge eat Chinese food.
Your best bet is to find mums/women with similar interests and just whatsapp each other the highlights of your day.
I'm never on top of the housework, I bake a lot, the kids do a lot of arts and crafts and generally a lot of weird/funny things that are good for sharing but probably not blogging.
Over past few days there's been things like DH leaving me the car keys so I could get the car seats out but basically parking the car into the hedge and I have a huge baby bump so had the "how am I supposed to get this (bump pic) in here (photo of car parked against hedge)."
1 year old dd laid over my back with her face on my mattress and one leg in the air to go to sleep.
And Ds2 making himself a terrifying
"cute" puppy mask by cutting the eyes out of a close up photo of a puppy dog and sellotaping it to his face.
I wish you luck in your search and starting a family :) x