The “ew” at mommyblogs is something I came to feel about my own blog. Not that I had ads – I didn’t. And in that way I thought, I have a failing mommyblog that is simply my journal and I am not even updating it. So I changed to my new URL, and I haven’t decided the direction yet. So there my blog sits collecting virtual dust. I have so much to say, but how seriously can anyone take me if my great content post or marketing post is sandwiched between my excitement that my child just went pee in the potty? Do I want more than one blog… I tried that, no time to keep both updated and relevant. It all needs to co-exist happily. Hence the new URL leaving it open-ended. Anyway… I share the “ew” factor ad the all-ads, all the time thing.

As for the outreach, I think your approach is great. There is no problem with not having a bunch of freebies. Sure who doesn’t like them? But freebies are a rare surprise, which is where the fun is. Since when has it been ok to thrust our “gimme hands” out demanding freebies? I think we know if we had been that way as children, we would have gotten smacked…so why are mom’s acting that way? Maybe their kids demand, and they don’t push back? Aidan said to me the other day, (in a demanding tone) “mom, make me a sandwich”. I was in shock…he definitely learns it at preschool. I dealt with it, and there was an issue with the sandwich getting, that’s for sure. But I know other moms who would have just dutifully “obeyed” and gotten the sandwich with no correction there.

This comes down to how entitled everyone feels in our country. We have our hand out as we acquire more and more and work less and less. We have a sense of entitlement, and there is not a “goodwill” between people or businesses like there used to be. Neighbors didn’t used to have to offer someone $100 to water their plants while out of town…the person next door would do it as a favor. THAT’S the kind of freebies that should be going around.

I say good job calling those things out. There is a big ol’ line between monetizing and mooching. I daresay you will not cross that line…rock on with your bad self

I’m a mum of four, and I blog, but I don’t think anyone would think of me as a mommyblogger. I’m really interested in your take on this and I’m looking forward to reading more about how the outreach goes.

And I have to say – your pics are adorable