Comments on: The hardest part of my job is that everyone lies about parenting

By: wedding photographer swansea

wedding photographer swansea — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:17:34 +0000

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[url=http://www.kapowphotography.co.uk]wedding photographer swansea[/url] — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:16:31 +0000

Mommy Porn. Love it!

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MLM Training — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:41:15 +0000

Frankly, I think the world would be a better place if everyone worked part-time (regardless of their parent status).

By: mysticaltyger

mysticaltyger — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:48:08 +0000

Amen, Penelope….and I just love that term "mommy porn". It's GREAT!

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By: mr luggage

mr luggage — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:51:14 +0000

parenting should not be for everyone…..i saw today i mother probably not even 23 years old, feeding her crying baby in a restaurant and not even touching the poor child, she was feeding the poor thing while it was seating on the high chair and she was on her phone

By: Suzie Harfnan

Suzie Harfnan — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:29:45 +0000

I'll tell you what, raising kids is one of the hardest things you will ever do. It also is probably one of the best things that ever happens to you, aside from getting married to your lifelong (hopefully) love.

Watching them grow up and deal with failure and success all at once and finally see them become the best of best at what they do, fulfilling their destinies is probably the best thing that can ever happen.

You'll see, and at that moment you'll be so proud you'll wonder what else your kids could accomplish.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:06:54 +0000

I totally agree with what you are talking about. You see these celebrities all the time on the television, or in the magazines with their children; smiling and looking like it is so easy to raise children, especially when they do have a lot of help. I have 2 children of my own and I can honestly say that I would rather be at a job because you are right it is easier to deal with other people then children. Don't get me wrong I love my children with all my heart and would do anything for them, but i am home with them on a daily basis and sometimes I just wish I had an outside job.mothers at home

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:06:56 +0000

You talk about women who build 'brands'. What does parenting have to do with your 'brand'?? Isn't branding what you do at work? Your bankable skills? You career?
By building brands around 'being themselves', these women have incorporated parenting into their mass marketed image, i.e. what will sell best. So you're proving Ms. Trunk's point for her, right?
Would YOU include a picture of yourself with the kids along with your professional resume? Didn't think so.

By: Alora

Alora — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:23:54 +0000

As someone who has made the choice not to have kids, I have to say that the part that actually bothers me the most is that so many mothers I know talk about of both sides of their mouth:

On one hand, they are stressed, lonely at home, and unhappily doing the lion's share of the domestic work while their husband's lifestyle seems to have barely changed at all and they feel completely unable to say anything to most people for fear of being judged.

Only to then have them do the same to those of us who do not want to have kids, pointing out that life is incomplete without them and implying that we are somehow deluding ourselves that a life without kids is even worth living.

I think the most insidious thing about "Mommy Porn" isn't so much that mothers eat it up, it's that even knowing that it's total crap, they still try to spoon feed it to the rest of us.