To Blog or Not to Blog

That Is the Fastest Way to Embarrass Your Kids.

Blogging prerequisites:
laptop and caffeine.

When I announced my plan to blog more-or-less weekly, here’s how the family took it:

Husband: Whipped out his all-purpose noncommittal comment that he believes won’t raise my ire (also applicable to daughters, sisters, and female in-laws): “Um. Uh-huh.”

Then, after he’d had a few minutes to think: “As long as you think you have the time for it.”  Then, after he’d had a weekend to digest the idea: “Don’t write about me, okay? Please?”

Pre-teen daughter: “Omigod. You’re not gonna use my name, are you? Are you gonna make fun of everything, like in your Christmas newsletter and totally embarrass us?” (Of course!)

Preschooler daughter: “Okay, Mommy. What’s a blog? Will you draw me a picture of a giraffe after I eat lunch?”

Preschooler son: “Can I play Wii now?”

Father-in-law: “Um. Uh-huh.” (Apparently, my husband has learned much under his father’s tutelage.)

Father: “Oh.” (That’s my dad’s all-purpose noncommittal comment.)

Brother: “Who do you think will win the World Cup?” (Definitely a bachelor brother thing.)

But when I waxed enthusiastic about my blog to other mothers - my own mom, sisters-in-law, girlfriends - the response was overwhelmingly supportive.

“Go for it!” was their hue and cry. “It’ll be awesome!”

Some offered blog ideas. Others volunteered to advertise my blog on their Facebook accounts and within their social circles. And, of course, they all promised to read my blog.

So, clearly this blog must cater to moms - hence the title “Mom’s the Word.” It’ll volunteer lessons learned, share parenting tips, offer commentaries on mommy-related issues, and dole out a bit of unsolicited advice (I gotta practice if I want to be a mother-in-law someday).

Thanks, Mommies, for your encouragement and support. For all you do (and it’s a helluva lot, don’t we know), this blog’s for you...!