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I am huge gigantic nerd and belong to a fan forum devoted to the tv show Heroes. Wonderful people over there! Anyway, one of them read my first post and expressed a somewhat surprised view at the term 'mommyblogger'.

Basically it is a bunch of bored lonely mothers (of children generally under the age of 6. Apparently, once they go to school they are no longer blog-worthy), who decide that world just NEEDS to know EVERY little detail about their child. The go into GRAPHIC detail of their child's lives. A lot of these women get so many hits that they advertise on their sites and make money off of this. One woman claims that her site allowed her husband to quit his job and they live solely on the income from her mommyblog site. Which recounts in disgusting detail every aspect of her childs life. If you want to know more I highly recommend going over to Violent Acres. That women has a hate on for these people and expresses it very eloquently.

The reason they think they are doing it:
- to help other mothers with any similar situations. Because asking your friends and family is just like, oh my God, sooooo embarassing. Or heaven help us if you pick up a book or ask your family doctor. We all know that mothers go to medical school and are adept at giving advice to women whose children they have never met.
-some feminism crap about uniting against 'the man'. If women start talking then they will realize how shitty they have it with their husbands. I wonder how many lesbian affairs are started through mommyblogging? Or the prospects of one?
"oh, hunny! your husband pays you and your child no attention? Baby, you come over here and I will eat things off of your happy fun place"

The real reason they are doing it:
-exploitation! They hope they will so informative, so interesting, so unbelievablly awesome, that they will be able to pay for all their crap with the profits from the pedophile-inducing ramblings. Every thing I could possible say about this disgusting practice would be a copy of Violent Acres opinion.

I obviously have no problem with blogs. In fact I have spent many an hour reading some hilarious shit on this thing they call the internet. But to invade your child's privacy by recounting to perfect strangers their intimate doings? Just becasue your kid is under your care they have no rights? Have these women asked their kids if they mind that all of their shit is going to be put on the internet? NO! Because 2 year olds can't understand that mommy needs to pay for that botox. And if a bunch of pedophiles are the ones clicking on the money links in order to see pictures of your kid? Only better! Maybe they can get those collagen injections they were looking at!

I am not trying to poo-poo regular moms who post about their kids for the family and friends to look at. I am griping on the ones who make a career out of it. To me it is no different than dressing your 3 year old daughter up like a hoochie and throwing her in one of those kiddie-meat markets, i mean beauty pagents.

I hope that answers your questions my little hawaiian friend.