Tough Love

Meet blogger Mama Kat

Naomi de la Torre — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:56:00 -0700

The genius behind the incredibly popular Mama Kat’s Losin’ It is the gorgeous and talented Mama Kat. When not blogging, Mama Kat can be found doing one of three things: Gorging herself on cake, stalking Ellen DeGeneres or running a daycare. As hilarious as she is heartfelt, Mama Kat is a supportive friend to many bloggers and her weekly Writer’s Workshop continues to bring together bloggers from across the globe. Read on for more fun tidbits on Mama Kat.

Meet JC Little of The Animated Woman

Naomi de la Torre — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:05:00 -0700

If you’ve not yet met the brilliant JC Little, the time is now. This extraordinarily talented woman is a television director and artist who blogs at The Animated Woman in her spare time. Her extraordinary cartoons cover everything from parenting and never-ending laundry to blog trolls and boobs. Sometimes roll-on-the-floor-hilarious, sometimes pull-your-heartstrings poignant, JC Little’s illustrations offer a riveting slice of life that everyone can relate to.

Is our sex life over forever?

Kit @ Blogging Dangerously — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:12:00 -0700

In this installment of Tough Love, Kit from Blogging Dangerously offers advice on sex after baby.

Should a parent discipline other people's children?

Mama Kat — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:17:00 -0700

In this installment of Tough Love, Mama Kat from Mama's Losin' It offers advice of disciplining other people's children.

Meet blogging mama Cecily Kellogg of Uppercase Woman

Naomi de la Torre — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:30:00 -0700

Cecily Kellogg is one of the most colorful bloggers you will ever meet. Lover of vampires and foul language, blazingly outspoken, a former junkie with 15 years of sobriety under her belt, Cecily will knock your socks off with her off-color humor and her brutally honest writing. Read on to learn more about Cecily and what it means to be an Uppercase Woman.

Be honest: Would you get cosmetic surgery?

Becky Sherrick Harks — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:58:00 -0700

In this installment of Tough Love, blogger Aunt Becky of Mommy Wants Vodka, offers her opinion to mothers considering plastic surgery.

Should I blog anonymously?

Kit @ Blogging Dangerously — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:17:00 -0700

In this installment of Tough Love, Kit from Blogging Dangerously offers tips on starting a blog.

Meet blogging mama Heather Spohr

Naomi de la Torre — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:10:00 -0700

Heather Spohr is an exceptional blogger and an inspiration to people all over the world. Meet Heather and get to know more about her personal insights on life, loss and love.

Should I start a pregnancy blog?

Scary Mommy — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:00:00 -0700

In this installment of Tough Love, Jill of Scary Mommy offers tips on starting a blog, self-censorship and how to deal with weirdos in general.

Meet Becky Harks of Mommy Wants Vodka

Naomi de la Torre — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:01:00 -0700

Becky Harks of Mommy Wants Vodka is hands-down one of the funniest people on the planet. Looking for the raw, uncensored truth about any subject from motherhood and antenatal depression to vampires and the under-representation of kumquats in today’s social media? She’s your woman. If you are not already one of her loyal minions, you will be by the time you finish reading this interview. We promise.

Meet Jill Smokler of Scary Mommy

Naomi de la Torre — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:35:00 -0700

She calls herself Scary Mommy, but the only scary thing about this blogger is how frighteningly popular she is. Jill Smokler’s hilarious confessional style brings over 700,000 hits per month to her blog, where she talks about everything from her ideal sister wife and letting her kids eat directly off the floor to her family's unintentional family bed. She’s been named one of Babble’s “Best Mom Bloggers” and is number five on “Top 50 Twitter Moms.” Dying to know more? Read on and get to know this awesome power blogger up close and personal.

Meet Aiming Low's Anissa Mayhew

Naomi de la Torre — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:37:00 -0700

Anissa Mayhew is hands-down one of the funniest writers in the blogosphere. Her website Aiming Low does more than just comfort moms and dads who are feeling guilty about not being uber parents. It celebrates mediocrity, warts, bunions, chin hair, nose hair, drinking before noon and pretty much every possible imperfection. So if you are a hot mess because you are about to serve your kids mac 'n cheese for the third night in a row directly off the living room carpet, never fear, because Aiming Low is near.

Meet Kit of Blogging Dangerously

Naomi de la Torre — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:16:00 -0700

Kit is an anonymous blogger who writes the hilarious and sometimes shocking Blogging Dangerously, where vibrators are as likely a topic of conversation as funny parenting moments. If you haven’t met Kit already, be sure to visit her Friday night Twitter #wineparty. Read on for more fun tidbits about the blogosphere’s favorite anonymous blogger.

Meet blogger Jessica Gottlieb

Naomi de la Torre — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:20:00 -0700

Jessica Gottlieb is one of the most influential bloggers in America. She’s been called Power Mom by Nielsen, one of the Top 50 Mom Bloggers by Babble and one of 14 Power Women to follow on Twitter by Forbes. Her regular features on Momversation spark fascinating conversations throughout the blogging community.

Should I start a home daycare?

Mama Kat — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:44:00 -0700

In this installment of Tough Love, Mama Kat from Mama's Losin' It offers tips on starting a home daycare.

How do I balance work, my kids, my family and all of my responsibilities?

Anissa Mayhew — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:07:00 -0700

In this installment of Tough Love, Anissa Mayhew from Aiming Low offers her advice on how to balance work, kids and all of your other responsibilities.

How do I say "no"?

Kit @ Blogging Dangerously — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:16:00 -0700

In this installment of Tough Love, Kit from Blogging Dangerously offers tips on learning to say "no."

How do I prevent my low self-esteem from influencing my daughter?

Cecily Kellogg — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

In this installment of Tough Love, blogger Cecily Kellogg offers advice on preventing a mother's low self-esteem from influencing her daughter.

Is it selfish for mothers to work outside the home?

Jessica Gottlieb — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

In this installment of Tough Love, blogger Jessica Gottlieb offers her opinion about moms who choose to work outside of the home.

How do I tell my kids we're too broke for Christmas?

Cecily Kellogg — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:00:00 -0800

In this installment of Tough Love, Cecily Kellogg from Uppercase Woman offers her advice on how to deal with the effects of a family financial crisis during the holiday season. She's living it herself, so she knows how it feels.