tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post126871001886031935..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: Crazy Narcissistic Exploitative Zombie-Pimp Mom-Bloggers, Unite and Take OverHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-61552261837729360612009-01-25T17:48:00.000-05:002009-01-25T17:48:00.000-05:00P.S. I AM from Calgary, and our chld was born in a...P.S. I AM from Calgary, and our chld was born in a northern oil patch city. My child attends a public school, and neither my husband nor I are Rhodes scholars.<BR/><BR/>The boy loves to talk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-43571621087459079922009-01-25T17:08:00.000-05:002009-01-25T17:08:00.000-05:00Um, my child did speak in complete sentences and d...Um, my child did speak in complete sentences and did have perfect diction by two years of age. In fact, he ordered food in a restaurant at 14-1/2 months of age. He used a complete sentence. He asked questions like, "Do you like the light?" at 19 months of age.<BR/><BR/>I don't know what that says about me, or his father.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-30640995250176696432008-05-02T12:37:00.000-04:002008-05-02T12:37:00.000-04:00The feminist in me is wondering where they';ve str...The feminist in me is wondering where they';ve strung up Dave Barry and Bill Cosby for mining their family life for humorist material. Then my little child of the 70's self wonders who is burning Erma Bombeck in effigy for destroying her children's lives.<BR/><BR/>Fuck!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12730940231520639971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-88469259169358342762008-05-02T08:34:00.000-04:002008-05-02T08:34:00.000-04:00I've only just now entered the world of mommy blog...I've only just now entered the world of mommy blogging. Who knew there were so many haters? I find it hard to believe that these people who say such horrible things never talk about their kids. I mean, that is all this is, right? We talk about our children and someone happens to be amused enough that we get paid for it. Nuff said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-30531128696163632612008-04-30T21:23:00.000-04:002008-04-30T21:23:00.000-04:00I'm quite late to the party here but I guess I was...I'm quite late to the party here but I guess I was too busy exploiting my poor kids... sheesh- I don't get these people, but I do get you. <BR/><BR/>xoxo<BR/>StephStephanie Wilson she/her @babystephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02703122439142892617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-43849166797165662682008-04-29T02:19:00.000-04:002008-04-29T02:19:00.000-04:00I wasn't going to comment because I pretty much am...I wasn't going to comment because I pretty much am just violently nodding my head in agreement with you and the other commenters, but then I saw you say you read every one...so...<BR/><BR/>Totally loving you taking this stand for the rest of us, and feel like I've been really missing out on your writing up until the J&J event when I first started reading you. Kinda grew a bit of a comedy crush on you after seeing the video of you that Tracey showed of you discussing your "nether home". Apparently I have a thing for funny zombie pimps. Who knew?To Think is to Createhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991324171850357891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-54948542742588096832008-04-29T00:44:00.000-04:002008-04-29T00:44:00.000-04:00Excellent post as always. I also enjoyed the artic...Excellent post as always. I also enjoyed the article. Kudos to you for not removing the comments. And the photo is so lovely. <BR/><BR/>Here's a thought: if Wonderbaby is annoyed you recorded so much of her life in a blog, she will have tons of other kids to empathize with her! They can start a club.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there. Stay strong. Getting excited about Baby #2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-91483282159182347542008-04-28T23:45:00.000-04:002008-04-28T23:45:00.000-04:00Oh my goodness! If we, as parents, could not say,...Oh my goodness! If we, as parents, could not say, do or have anything that could even be considered embarassing for our children then we would have to burn our camcorder tapes and DVD's, burn our baby books, shred all the family get together photos and never talk to anyone about our families ever again. That would be one boring world. Isn't part of the fun of being a parent embarassing your children at some point? Geez, I am 32 years old and my parents still get a kick out of it!!<BR/>Great blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-76646419507451442532008-04-28T20:38:00.000-04:002008-04-28T20:38:00.000-04:00I think I'd take the words written by someone name...I think I'd take the words written by someone named Tralee with a grain of salt.<BR/><BR/>(((hugs)))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-28788104760167400922008-04-28T17:10:00.000-04:002008-04-28T17:10:00.000-04:00I can't say anything that the people above me have...I can't say anything that the people above me haven't already said more eloquently than I could. But I wanted to chime in my support. <BR/><BR/>I was particularly moved by the part in your post about the veil of silence us mothers are supposed to obey. Pish, I say. It's my life, my take on parenthood, and if I manage to make a few extra bucks doing it (right now I don't, but that's not to say in the future I won't) who's to say I'm not putting it toward my kids' education or putting clothes on their backs? Just because my audience happens to be bigger than just my parents and in-laws and grandparents doesn't mean that what I have to say is exploitation. <BR/><BR/>And clearly, those in the comments of the actual article seem to be completely out of the loop as to how parenting works. I love the opinions about a subject which the clearly know nothing.<BR/><BR/>Solidarity, sistah. Don't stop because someone tells you to. They're just too weak to handle it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-72893852097960706552008-04-28T14:56:00.000-04:002008-04-28T14:56:00.000-04:00The fact that you will read 163 comments is, in & ...The fact that you will read 163 comments is, in & of itself, amazing. Never mind the replying. For the record, I didn't mean it as an insult, but rather that if I opened up my email to find 100+ messages in my inbox, I think I would hide. =)~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-11270501648910062442008-04-28T14:46:00.000-04:002008-04-28T14:46:00.000-04:00**Dawn** - I read every single comment. Every sing...**Dawn** - I read every single comment. Every single one. And I thank you for yours :)Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-20889078247998174562008-04-28T14:42:00.000-04:002008-04-28T14:42:00.000-04:00Ah yes, comment #163, if your'e even reading them ...Ah yes, comment #163, if your'e even reading them at this point. ;-) What I find most ironic is that these same people, if they are not parents, are speaking out of turn with as much authority as I would have speaking on nuclear physics, and if they *are* parents, then I would like to know who is watching *their* children while they read this article and type such comments, no to mention what kind of example are they setting for those children by spewing such hateful, negative commentary, designed only to cut another person down? If we didn't write about that which we know, what value would there be to writing at all? I applaud your resolve to not allow these people to take away something that brings you joy.~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-85005410325026352052008-04-28T00:04:00.000-04:002008-04-28T00:04:00.000-04:00The internet is a blessing and a hell hole at the ...The internet is a blessing and a hell hole at the same time. It has always been an outlet for those who would never voice their nastiness in person. They are cowards.<BR/><BR/>I have learned not to pay them mind. Over the years of blogging and listening to the cowards judge me, I have decided not to give them much energy.<BR/><BR/>I love the picture, and your blog. Will be back soon to read more.Heikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801378466856196406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-7877105855104402682008-04-27T22:32:00.000-04:002008-04-27T22:32:00.000-04:00Dude! Love the husband's comment on the G&M site. ...Dude! Love the husband's comment on the G&M site. <BR/><BR/>He just went up like 187 notches.Mom101https://www.blogger.com/profile/15468524489744839899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-28090088019449133752008-04-27T21:10:00.000-04:002008-04-27T21:10:00.000-04:00Great post, HBM. It's funny, because I look at my ...Great post, HBM. <BR/><BR/>It's funny, because I look at my (non-money-making, written-purely-for-the-release-of-it) blog as being about ME - my challenges, my joys, my bullshit, with my son as just a part (an important, beautiful part, but part nonetheless) of what I and my life are. <BR/><BR/>It's hard to take the comments and journalistic "insight" of people who don't actually read a particular blog seriously. These are life stories being shared, and it's impossible to be so simplistic about it.Terehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15850314798468099658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-14053745543328053482008-04-27T10:58:00.000-04:002008-04-27T10:58:00.000-04:00Hi! I found you via Table for Five and had to come...Hi! I found you via Table for Five and had to come check you out! Don't let those haters get you down! Keep doing what you are doing! They are only pissy because they don't understand the whole thing that comes with having a blog! Having a blog has been what has kept my sanity with being a stay at home mom for almost 10 yrs!! Until they have walked in our shoes...they will never understand!<BR/>I can only wish that my 2 yr old talked as well as your daughter does! He has an eval coming up to see if he may need speech therapy as he only has 3 words to say!momto4kidsnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459663422636334355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-20062041478269335862008-04-27T03:32:00.000-04:002008-04-27T03:32:00.000-04:00Oh come on. Who name-drops Rousseau in a parenting...Oh come on. Who name-drops Rousseau in a parenting blog? You'll never be taken seriously as an inane, zombified, neglectful child-abusing pseudo-parent if you insist on <I>reading</I> and <I>thinking</I> about what you read.<BR/><BR/>I never feel guilty about the writing I'm doing. I write what I know, and what I'm thinking about, and forming words on a screen isn't easy, and it hurts to make it public, and there is no reward for me beyond personal achievment and developing a craft. I don't piss on parents who go to work away from home for 8 hours, or those who, what?, knit or something during nap time. I write during nap time. Sometimes I also write while my daughter is awake, but it's because she provokes me and I have to write it down before the provocation is gone. I don't <I>also</I> stab her with a fork while I'm writing.<BR/><BR/>If, at the end of the day, I haven't stabbed her with a fork, I'm doing a pretty good job. And I think I'm allowed my downtown, fulfilling, satisfying, outlets and hobbies. Thankyouverymuch.<BR/><BR/>Especially if other people are allowed their "not staring at the kid right at this moment" activities.Backpacking Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-88332601861850320052008-04-26T19:49:00.000-04:002008-04-26T19:49:00.000-04:00I gave DMD a *standing ovation* and you get one to...I gave DMD a *standing ovation* and you get one too. Makes my stomach turn thinking that 'people' think mommy bloggers are crazy... well, if that's true then send me a funny white jacket too 'cause I'm not giving it up.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843302444285406877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-44780082818220512372008-04-26T14:06:00.000-04:002008-04-26T14:06:00.000-04:00Hey honey,So I'm late to this as usual. Had my hea...Hey honey,<BR/><BR/>So I'm late to this as usual. Had my head up my arse with my other woes...so nervous that I can barely sit still to read let alone articulate intelligent thought.<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to let you know how proud I am of you (and your beautiful husband's defence of you...go Mr. Bad!)<BR/><BR/>I just want to know, since you obviously make stacks of hundred dollar bills at Wonderbaby's exploitation and expense, that I had to pay for a certain leather purse when you obviously had enough cash to cough up for it???<BR/><BR/>Heh.<BR/><BR/>I miss you.<BR/><BR/>And your boobs. <BR/><BR/>xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-13814569638234048562008-04-26T13:55:00.000-04:002008-04-26T13:55:00.000-04:00This comes up at our house a lot (I let my husband...This comes up at our house a lot (I let my husband read Dooce's recent comments about the way Jon feels when she announces she's published, and he wonders whether he should shoot himself NOW or go read it, and he could relate.)<BR/><BR/>Oddly enough, though, my husband doesn't care nearly as much about the things I write for print publications. In his case, and I suspect in many other's, it's the thought of the INTERNET that's scary.<BR/><BR/>I find that amusing, as yesterday's post is quickly replaced by today's, but the print article sits by the dryer at the beauty salon forever.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I think a lot of it is people freaking about a "new" medium.<BR/><BR/>I loved your response, and your decision to leave the hatery comments up. That's the way I go, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-46453606645097781032008-04-25T15:44:00.000-04:002008-04-25T15:44:00.000-04:00I like and can relate to the quote, even without t...I like and can relate to the quote, even without the disclaimer. I have been blogging for only a few months and heartily agree that it makes me feel connected, it's release, and yes, part of what I need connection to is other moms and release from, at times, my feelings about, anxiety about, and sheer insanity of living with, son!Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453842507025404304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-50960231004003459142008-04-25T14:56:00.000-04:002008-04-25T14:56:00.000-04:00I think you're exceptionally talented and I love r...I think you're exceptionally talented and I love reading your blog. Your honest take on all things "mommy" is so refreshing. Mom blogs are awesome (I may be biased) if only for the simple reason that I can relate to other mothers, other women, who are going or have gone through the same things I have. It unites us. To hell with the haters-<BR/>Play on playah-GoMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03391767545224036805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-4500304151215320722008-04-25T13:52:00.000-04:002008-04-25T13:52:00.000-04:00Heck, us vile, zombified (is that even a word?)pim...Heck, us vile, zombified (is that even a word?)pimps gotta stick together. Even worse? I do it for FREE. <BR/><BR/>But, I think my kids will be happy I chose to be a mommy blogger vs a contestant on a reality show or a pageant show mom or even just some miserable wretch who complains about how other people raise their kids.Fairly Odd Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-3220374193562638972008-04-25T12:42:00.000-04:002008-04-25T12:42:00.000-04:00150+ comments..whoa! Call me the same pimp! I wa...150+ comments..whoa! <BR/><BR/>Call me the same pimp! I was thrilled to include ads on my blog and don't care who knows it! I had my blog for 1.5 years and it's like therapy. I do try to keep certain things off but, not a whole lot. My friends informed me I'm not allowed to use their names anymore (wusses). Keep doing your thing, I love reading your stories and WB's too.Miss Merry Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762559140180336983noreply@blogger.com