You know that feeling when you’re in the middle of reading a great book, the one you’ll tell everyone about and you’ll give as a gift for years? A book you hope will never end…that’s how I feel about Her Bad Mother.
Catherine is a mother of two young children, based in Toronto and one very busy, busy lady. She’s got lots of great stuff going on. A background in the academics and a career as a writer, her posts range from the inner turmoils of motherhood to great sociological debates. I found Catherine’s writing refreshing and if you really want to get a sense of what her blog is all about, begin by reading The Bad Mother Manifesto. Thank you Catherine. It’s such a relief to read words that not only support motherhood but also remind us that there is no such thing as perfect and as mothers we create unity by withholding judgement and by practicing respect and acceptance of all types of mothering. In Catherine’s words: “the only persons who can measure our mother-worthiness are our children, and even they are unreliable”.
A list of her most Popular Posts are found on the left hand column. While the content of the Popular Posts are personal and heartfelt, there are a few that pose very interesting debates, debates you’ve surely had amongst your friends and fellow moms. As I was reading, I found myself wondering “what would I do in this situation” or “how do I feel about this”, which I think is a sign of well written blog post. As a blogger, you want to engage your readers and the best method of measuring this is by the quantity and quality of comments. You will notice that all of the Popular Posts have a very high number of comments.
Want to get riled up? Read Who’s The Dummy, Mummy?
Great blog features:
- the list of Popular Posts, which are a great way for new readers to get to know you as a blogger.
- blog resources located in the right column. Lots of great advice and tips.
- mom blog directories and databases located in the left hand column. Get to know the mommy blog community and begin networking.
Check out Catherine’s blog: herbadmother.com and then come back to tell us what you think!
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