*Note: I’ve never been wild about the term mommy blogger, but I use it here given common convention.

I arrived home from BlogHer early this morning in a bleary eyed haze attributable to much more than my 4am wake up call and steady BlogHer “diet” of cocktails and finger foods.

This, my friends, apparently is the age of . . . → Read More: The Age of Mommy Blogger Discontent

Pursuant to Bad Blogger Outreach: I (The Bad) and Bad Blogger Outreach: II (The Ugly), here is Part III…

III - The Unfathomably Absurd:

I have received various pitches to attempt to engage me in pay for play (for the record, I clearly state on my contact page that I do not engage in those practices), but . . . → Read More: Bad Blogger Outreach: III (The Unfathomably Absurd)

Pursuant to Bad Blogger Outreach: I (The Bad), here is Part II…

II - The Ugly:

I received an invite for a local event while I was in San Francisco; it wasn’t a terribly enticing pitch and I hadn’t yet replied before receiving the below follow up. I start here with the follow up thread since the amount . . . → Read More: Bad Blogger Outreach: II (The Ugly)

Through Boston Mamas I have interfaced with some truly awesome PR folks. Unfortunately, however, it is not the case that one good PR apple redeems the bunch. Instead, the flood of sloppy (“Dear X,”), ridiculous (“Dear Boston Mamas Ms. Christine Koh Family & Parenting Blogger”), irrelevant (“We know Boston Mamas would love to experience this event . . . → Read More: Bad Blogger Outreach: I (The Bad)

I’m so very excited to attend my first “big” BlogHer next week, but I must admit that I’ve felt increasingly disheartened to see the frequency with which the word “stress” has been paired with the meeting. And a lot of the stress seems to stem from adolescent roots.

For most of us, adolescence involved a considerable amount . . . → Read More: Shedding the Adolescent Baggage at BlogHer

It was heartbreaking and somewhat surreal to read this morning about Laura Ling (Lisa Ling’s sister) and Euna Lee being sentenced to 12 years in labor camps in North Korean.

As a first generation Korean, I have, over the years, felt a considerable amount of confusion about identity. But this sort of news makes me understand better . . . → Read More: Sending Prayers

The domestic violence story of Rihanna and Chris Brown is well known by this point, and on Friday, People.com reported that they’re back together, working it out.

Sadly, I’m not surprised.

Unfortunately, I’ve been privy to a front row seat to several situations of domestic violence. But in those cases the women being abused felt trapped, be it . . . → Read More: Sadly, Not Surprised