BlogHer Moms

I think the majority of moms want others to believe that they're a good mom, to hear it from other people on occasion. What if you had never been told you were a good mom -- for 23 years? Jennifer Knight wrote a touching post for the ANC Blog about the things that she is doing for her son now that have finally gotten her some recognition as a "good mom." How would you feel if you were in her shoes? Jennifer shares her story:  Read more

As bloggers, I'm sure we've all gotten a PR pitch that made us raise an eyebrow before we hit the delete button. Melissa at Married My Sugar Daddy recently got one that pushed all of her buttons and resulted in not only a rant, but a good commentary on how we view mothers. The pitch was for a "mommy makeover," and Melissa brings up a few great points as to why the whole concept is wrong.  Read more

Do you know that point in pregnancy where you're tired of being kicked from the inside? And you're tired because you have pregnancy-induced insomnia? And you feel like a beached whale? And you're just tired and whiny and, OMG! IS THIS OVER YET? Catherine at Evolving Mommy has a great way of looking at those aches, pains, complaints and general pregnancy woes. She's leaving miserable out of it.  Read more

It's graduation time! From preschool through college, students are graduating and beginning the next phase of their lives, making their way through all of the advice being sent their way. Of course, the parents of those students are also starting new phases as well, feeling a bit forlorn that they don't have the same amount of advice coming their way. Author Karen White shared a lovely post at It's Only a Novel about this very thing, offering a sage piece of advice -- with a writerly twist -- to parents sending kids out of the nest.  Read more

[Editor's note: When you were pregnant, did people make sexist assumptions about you? They sure did with me. For instance, people just assumed that I'd take care of the baby while my husband did very little because a) he was disinterested, b) he was adorably inept, or c) he was too busy doing "important" stuff like working. They certainly didn't expect him to take paternity leave, which he did. (And thank god, because our son had manic colic.) Avengingophelia at What if No One Is Watching? has a great post on this topic called Pregnant adventures in benign sexism. What's been your experience with sexism in pregnancy? Let us know!-Mona]  Read more