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Is it wrong that I feel left out of some great (mommyblogger) communities because I don't have kids?

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  • agirlmustshop: Is it wrong that I feel left out of some great (mommyblogger) communities because I don't have kids?
    Not wrong, necessarily. But what is it that makes you feel left out?
    from Denise on July 12, 2010 @ 8:22 am
    not being about to join in on the fun!
    from agirlmustshop on July 12, 2010 @ 8:45 am
    Nope, I know how you feel. It's not just the fun, but also (for me) feeling like "the other." Most days I'm ok with it.
    from sassymonkey on July 12, 2010 @ 8:59 am
    I guess I don't understand why you can't join in on the fun (and I'd like to understand.)
    from Denise on July 12, 2010 @ 9:03 am
    I've been a part of a lot of communities where on first glance, I don't really belong. I've rarely felt like I couldn't join in.
    from Denise on July 12, 2010 @ 9:04 am
    I feel the same way sometimes.
    from Learnasyougo on July 12, 2010 @ 9:09 am
    I still feel I can join in on most things. Really. But sometimes...not. Like when excluded from local "mommy" tweet-ups.
    from sassymonkey on July 12, 2010 @ 9:19 am
    Heck, I still feel that way sometimes even though I'm a Mommy now, comes from years of infertility issues I think.
    from texasebeth on July 12, 2010 @ 10:10 am
    I also feel that way since I entered the "mom blogging community" as an "impostor mom" as someone once called me. LOL
    from JennaHatfield on July 12, 2010 @ 10:14 am
    I can understand this. It's sometimes to hard to join in on the conversation & relate when they're talking about "mom" stuff.
    from yesthatislovely on July 12, 2010 @ 10:38 am
    That's not really it for me. It's more the percieved expectation that I shouldn't or shouldn't want to participate in some things.
    from sassymonkey on July 12, 2010 @ 11:44 am
    Sometimes Mommies need to be reminded that they are more than just Mommy. Including childfree women often provides a needed perspective and
    from texasebeth on July 12, 2010 @ 11:56 am
    we Mommies often forget that. Although that is wrong on our part, most of the time it isn't intentional.
    from texasebeth on July 12, 2010 @ 11:58 am
    Really interesting discussion. Can I ask a question? Which communities do you participate in where you don't obviously "fit"?
    from Denise on July 12, 2010 @ 12:18 pm
    Beth I don't think it is intentional (at least v rarely) but it does make you question things like should I want to participate, etc.
    from sassymonkey on July 12, 2010 @ 12:36 pm
    Actually, my complaint is that everyone thinks the only I want to talk about is being a mommy. Uh...no
    from amydpp on July 12, 2010 @ 12:36 pm
    I can understand how it would be tough- it's about a topic you dont have experience in. Why not join communities closer to your experience?
    from JynMeyer on July 12, 2010 @ 12:40 pm
    Well, I think the only issue I see is, for example, when people who dont have kids try and give me advice on how to raise mine.
    from JynMeyer on July 12, 2010 @ 12:43 pm
    I often feel like I'm not part of these communities because I have 'too many' kids... I think most mommybloggers have 3 at most (I have 6).
    from rachelinbar on July 12, 2010 @ 12:43 pm
    Even from so called 'Experts', if they dont have kids themselves it's tough sometimes to really take their advice or accept it openly.
    from JynMeyer on July 12, 2010 @ 12:44 pm
    Rachelinbar, it's the same with me- I have 6 and its a whole other world from having 1 or 2.
    from JynMeyer on July 12, 2010 @ 12:45 pm
    I'm the mother of an older teen - I often feel left out because he refuses to wear diapers, no matter how nice I ask :p
    from DesertDweller on July 12, 2010 @ 12:48 pm
    So Jyn, are you suggesting that I should only hang out with other non-moms? Because um, I have a problem with that. Many problems. Big ones.
    from sassymonkey on July 12, 2010 @ 12:59 pm
    Amy - come hang out with me. I'll never assume that you only want to talk kids and I'm perfectly fine when you do. ;)
    from sassymonkey on July 12, 2010 @ 1:05 pm
    I'm missing why you want to be part of the mommyblogger communities. Is there a lack of other better fitting communities to join?
    from kitibelle on July 12, 2010 @ 1:10 pm
    Kitibelle, all communities have moms. And non-moms. It's all part of the same community. Should we ignore each other? Exclude each other?
    from sassymonkey on July 12, 2010 @ 1:17 pm
    I'm feeling left out because I've never actually FELT left out of any community.
    from Denise on July 12, 2010 @ 1:18 pm
    We're really talking about communities of women. I don't have kids but I have friends who do and don't.
    from lauriewrites on July 12, 2010 @ 1:21 pm
    I hang out with the DC mom bloggers. I know their kids. I refuse to isolate myself or them from me. We're really not "other" at all.
    from lauriewrites on July 12, 2010 @ 1:22 pm
    *smooches Laurie* Now, we're not other. But I've felt I've had that label slapped on my forehead sometimes.
    from sassymonkey on July 12, 2010 @ 1:24 pm
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