On the undefined niche for daddy blogs, my proposal is that they focus on staying grounded and include a lot more complaining about how hard kids can be than mommy blogs, which tend to glamorize banal things like wiping rear ends and cleaning up vomit.
Alex, I really related to your comments on becoming a niche micro celebrity on Twitter and how that influencer paradigm works. I absolutely get addicted to numbers going up and getting validation from bigger accounts.
I just read your "parenting sucks" piece 😂 I definitely try to stay grounded when I write or talk about parenting, I think I'm always trying to show both sides. What's interesting to me about it is my algorithm rarely seems to serve up the schmaltzy "parenting is fluffy clouds and sugar dreams" content; I feel like I get more of the "I'm drowning why did I inflict this on myself" stuff. Which, as I said on the podcast, isn't necessarily a vibe want to amplify too much, especially for those on the outside looking in who may be considering taking the plunge
I keep saying this in different ways: When I'm talking to parents, I'm complaining because they're insiders. They're not going to go dump their kids in the local garbage dump if I tell them what's coming their way. We're on the same page. We're using each other to vent. When I'm talking to non-parents, I'm selling them on it. I'm almost disingenuous about it. It'll be sunshine and rainbows and no bad days. I may as well be pitching a pyramid scheme, the way I'm going at it.
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On the undefined niche for daddy blogs, my proposal is that they focus on staying grounded and include a lot more complaining about how hard kids can be than mommy blogs, which tend to glamorize banal things like wiping rear ends and cleaning up vomit.
Alex, I really related to your comments on becoming a niche micro celebrity on Twitter and how that influencer paradigm works. I absolutely get addicted to numbers going up and getting validation from bigger accounts.
I just read your "parenting sucks" piece 😂 I definitely try to stay grounded when I write or talk about parenting, I think I'm always trying to show both sides. What's interesting to me about it is my algorithm rarely seems to serve up the schmaltzy "parenting is fluffy clouds and sugar dreams" content; I feel like I get more of the "I'm drowning why did I inflict this on myself" stuff. Which, as I said on the podcast, isn't necessarily a vibe want to amplify too much, especially for those on the outside looking in who may be considering taking the plunge
I keep saying this in different ways: When I'm talking to parents, I'm complaining because they're insiders. They're not going to go dump their kids in the local garbage dump if I tell them what's coming their way. We're on the same page. We're using each other to vent. When I'm talking to non-parents, I'm selling them on it. I'm almost disingenuous about it. It'll be sunshine and rainbows and no bad days. I may as well be pitching a pyramid scheme, the way I'm going at it.