"And you are EXTREMELY privileged. Motherhood is never easy. In your case, however, it is EASIER than it has been in any other place on earth at any other time in human history."

Sincerely worth the read.

via Karen Walrond

Edited to add:

For a long time, I've felt as though the mommybloggers receiving the most accolades, the most attention and the most opportunity are also a part of the largest minority where mothers/parenting are concerned. It doesn't devalue their talent to say that they speak from a place of privilege, but it does make me wonder where are the opportunities for EVERYONE ELSE? White, middle-class, non-working mothers are not the norm, though the media would have you believe as much. Staying at home with your child is a luxury, though the media would have you believe otherwise. This essay elucidates the ever-present, rarely discussed class struggle that has ALWAYS been present since mommyblogging became a commodity. While I don't think it will change much, it certainly is wonderful to read a piece like this that exposes blogging (ALL blogging, even this one) for what it often is - a hobby for the privileged.

Two articles that say it better than I could:

• NPR: Selling Girl Power, With a Man Counting the Cash
• Susie Bright: My Little Runaways - What You Won't See in the Movie (NSFW image)

Me: Nancy. I'm black.

MG: (laughs) "We have to ask now because of all the vulva cancer we're seeing."

Me: WHAAAAAAAT.

MG: "Yes. Tons of women go tanning these days, and apparently you can't just leave your vagina out of the tanning equation, and now we're seeing vulva cancer."

Me: That's absurd!

MG: "Your labia was not meant to be tanned. How can someone make it to college and NOT know that?"

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