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Contributing Editor Mir also blogs at Woulda Coulda Shoulda and Ty's Toy Box.
Yesterday, blogher Mary Tsao brought us up to speed on some of the latest developments on the Mommy Wars front. Today I'm here to tell you that there's already talk of a truce.
Too good to be true? Gosh, I hope not! Hat tip to blogher Karen Walrond for her Blogging Baby post about MomsRising.org.
From their "About" page:
MomsRising hopes to ignite a major movement that brings real, necessary change to the lives of families.
Our website, MomsRising.org, is a site that enables moms (and all who have moms) to connect, learn, and amplify each other's voices as we find ways to truly support families.
Based on the MoveOn.org organizing model, MomsRising.org offers an easy entry to motherhood-focused activism and education.
Site founders Joan Blades and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner are also co-authors of The Motherhood Manifesto: What American Moms Want - and What to do About It. I love that they're reaching beyond getting their book out there and really making this a matter of activism.
To that end, they're actually hosting a petition:
We are calling for a ceasefire in the so-called "Mommy Wars." All moms are in the same boat. We all need better family-friendly policies. It's time to focus on real problems in need of real solutions.
The petition, associated signatures and comments will be delivered on Ceasefire Day, May 15th, to the network bigwigs:
Let the heads of CBS, NBC, and ABC know it's time to move beyond the false rhetoric of the 'Mommy Wars,' because all moms are in the same boat. We all need better family-friendly policies. It's time to focus on real problems in need of real solutions.
Perhaps the very best part? Author Miriam Peskowitz (arguably the one who started the Mommy Wars buzz) reports that she's already a huge fan.
Folks, I think this may be the start of something wonderful.
Mir
