Sunday, January 23, 2011

Welcome to Mommy Minions

Welcome, and I'm going to start out with an apology. I would like this to be a place where ALL parents, not just mommies, can openly ask questions about parenting, immunizations, whatever. However, I messed up creating the template so that's what the name is for now! And why minions? Tell any parent they are not at a child's beck and call (at least, when really needed).

Parents are welcome to post anything. I will ask that comments be respectful. I'm not against obscene language, necessarily, but don't want this to degenerate into a name-calling sight. While you may believe (and state) that you think someone's ideas are wrong or stupid, you may NOT call that person wrong or stupid.

As we grow, I hope to add links. I will be honest and admit that my HTML skills are very minimal, but we'll see what I can do!
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  1. Sane MomJanuary 23, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    Hooray! I've been lurking at RI for over a year but rarely have anything to contribute to the discussion. It'd be great to talk parenting with some like-minded folk.

    Oh, and I was going to send you this part as a message but didn't see a way to--I also have a gender-neutral, skeptically-oriented parenting blog and I would be delighted to be added to your blog roll.

    http://lucidparenting.blogspot.com/

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  2. ChrisJanuary 23, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    Hi there! Um, can I mention a blog I contribute to? It is http://sciencebasedparenting.com/ .

    Great start.

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  3. MI DawnJanuary 23, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    @Sane Mom and Chris: thanks for additional links! I have tried to access SBP (usually when it is mentioned while I am reading sites at work) but I can't access it there and by the time I am home I forget about it. And I will happily add yours, too, Sane Mom. Gender-neutral blogs are welcome.

    Dawn

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  4. MI DawnJanuary 23, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    Oh, and Chris...thanks for making me remember to add SBM to the roll..it's been one of those days.

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  5. ChrisJanuary 23, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    Awesome, thanks. Tell me about the being one of those days. I spend part of the morning in a big room full of computer monitors with daughter signing up for FAFSA (part of getting #3 ready for college in over a year).

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  6. Matthew ClineJanuary 23, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    And why minions? Tell any parent they are not at a child's beck and call

    Ah, I thought you were sarcastically calling yourself a minion of Big Pharma for being pro-vaccine.

    (Why do I have to log in and give a captcha? Blah)

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  7. MI DawnJanuary 23, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    @Matthew Cline: I've been trying to figure out how to drop the captcha because I dislike them too! Blogger doesn't make it easy. Give me a bit and maybe I'll get it right.

    As for being a Big Pharma minion...I'll NEVER be a minion of Big Pharma (at least till they get my back pay figured out...LOL!)

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  8. Todd W.January 23, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    @MI Dawn

    Good luck on the new blog! I hope that it takes off as a place for some sane parenting discussions.

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  9. UnknownJanuary 23, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    Hi Dawn,
    Had I read a few more comments before I emailed you, I would have just showed up here first!

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  10. CatherinaJanuary 24, 2011 at 3:17 AM

    Thanks Dawn, also for putting up Just the Vax on the side bar :) As a typical vaccinating and talking about it (hence pharma shill) parent, I do like those little presents ;)

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  11. AlissaJanuary 26, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Yay! So glad I read through the comments at RI and found this had been started! Sane parenting is very hard to find on the internet.

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  12. Sane MomJanuary 26, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    I know this article is a couple of months old, but stuff like this really bugs me, and I think it discourages men from taking a more active role in child rearing:
    http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/seeing-all-men-as-predators/

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  13. MommyFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    Will you please change your blog's name? I've been writing a blog called "Mommy's Minions" for over a year and find your blog's name a little too close for comfort. Thank you.

    http://mommysminions.blogspot.com/

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