Definitely better than reality TV

The New York Times tackles “mommy blogs” today in an article called “Mommy (and Me)”.

The world’s most thankless occupation, parenthood, has never inspired so much copy. For the generation that begat reality television it seems that there is not a tale from the crib (no matter how mundane or scatological) that is unworthy of narration. Approximately 8,500 people are writing Web logs about their children, said David L. Sifry, the chief executive of Technorati, a San Francisco company that tracks Web logs. That’s more than twice as many baby blogs as last year. …

What is remarkable is that being a parent has inspired so much text and that so many people seem eager to read it.

Wow. Remarkable? I may be biased [just a little bit], but my kid is the most fascinating topic I can think of to write about. And other people are “strangely obsessed,” too, so there must be something to it. I know, I know, Supafine has become even more mundane and scatological than it was when I was writing about my ass and the Back Porch Ritual, but it’s the quotidian details that hook people into blogs anyway, isn’t it? I know y’all aren’t reading for deep insight into foreign policy or anything. You just want to know if Owen pooped.

Boy howdy, did he ever.

January 31, 2005 | Filed Under check it out

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4 Responses to “Definitely better than reality TV”

sweetney on January 31st, 2005 12:50 pm

uh yeah, that article is bullshit. i mean, the subtitle is “A generation of new parents are telling tales from the crib in blogs that revel in self-absorption.” SELF-ABSORPTION?!?!? dude, there’s a fucking billion people out there blogging about their night as a single person out at the bar getting hammered and WE’RE self-absorbed?!?
LL#2 on February 1st, 2005 5:46 pm

Hey, I love hearing about the little guy… for people like me who are not parents it’s insight to a future… you know? although, some things you write about make me think twice. lol.
Ken Edwards on February 2nd, 2005 5:40 am

LOL, MB, you ARE strangely obsessed. I would even go as far as very strangely obsessed.

But I just gotta check back to see if Owen pooped!
Kristalyn Nelson on February 2nd, 2005 10:09 pm

I concur. I love the baby talk, its part of my morning routine, read my friends blogs, coo about Owen, check the weather and be on my way to history-land.