Comments on: All Out of Snark: The Problem of Hip Parenting… http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/01/16/all-out-of-snark-the-problem-of-hip-parenting/ Parenting, Politics and News for the Perfectly Challenged Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:20:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Julie http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/01/16/all-out-of-snark-the-problem-of-hip-parenting/#comment-64018 Julie Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:36:56 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/01/16/all-out-of-snark-the-problem-of-hip-parenting/#comment-64018 Following Mothergoosemouse's link here. I agree with her point. I wasn't too keen on what I saw at Stroller Derby and Babble. Never ended up bookmarking and ultimately quit coming at all. Frankly, some of the comparisons between hip vs. nonhip and edgy versus normal parents get to be a tad offensive. I think mom101's advice is sound. I am interested in family bed, toilet training, and Spanish by age 2. That's my life. Mom is a priority to me and these things are important for my kids, therefore, they are important to me. It's that simple. Following Mothergoosemouse’s link here. I agree with her point.

I wasn’t too keen on what I saw at Stroller Derby and Babble. Never ended up bookmarking and ultimately quit coming at all. Frankly, some of the comparisons between hip vs. nonhip and edgy versus normal parents get to be a tad offensive. I think mom101’s advice is sound.

I am interested in family bed, toilet training, and Spanish by age 2. That’s my life. Mom is a priority to me and these things are important for my kids, therefore, they are important to me. It’s that simple.

]]> By: margalit http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/01/16/all-out-of-snark-the-problem-of-hip-parenting/#comment-63655 margalit Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:12:01 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/01/16/all-out-of-snark-the-problem-of-hip-parenting/#comment-63655 When a corporation takes on a bunch of young mothers and orders them to be "hip" for the sake of making money, it is inevitably going to suck. Which is what happened at Babble. The first day people went over, looked at all the expletatives, and shook their heads in dismay. It wasn't 'hip' it was, as Mom101 said, disingenuous. Fake as fake can be. It is a site that is limiting as all heck because it is just plain silly. It has no real depth to it other than to be snarky. There's a time and a place for snark, but every post on a site? Ugh. It just doesn't work, and it sure sounds old, stale, and completely false. When a corporation takes on a bunch of young mothers and orders them to be “hip” for the sake of making money, it is inevitably going to suck. Which is what happened at Babble. The first day people went over, looked at all the expletatives, and shook their heads in dismay. It wasn’t ‘hip’ it was, as Mom101 said, disingenuous. Fake as fake can be. It is a site that is limiting as all heck because it is just plain silly. It has no real depth to it other than to be snarky. There’s a time and a place for snark, but every post on a site? Ugh.

It just doesn’t work, and it sure sounds old, stale, and completely false.

]]> By: mothergoosemouse http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/01/16/all-out-of-snark-the-problem-of-hip-parenting/#comment-63345 mothergoosemouse Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:14:38 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/01/16/all-out-of-snark-the-problem-of-hip-parenting/#comment-63345 I find a lot of the "hip parenting" writing to be tiresome, whether it's short online essays or entire books by editorial-assistants-turned-authors. News flash (not directed at you personally, CrankMama): your kid isn't the first to eat his own excrement, and you aren't the first to be criticized for staying home and wasting your education (or the flip side, continuing to work and dooming your child to juvenile delinquency). It's hard to be punk rock when you're changing a diaper or reading Goodnight Moon. Instead of snarking about it, why not just enjoy it? I find a lot of the “hip parenting” writing to be tiresome, whether it’s short online essays or entire books by editorial-assistants-turned-authors. News flash (not directed at you personally, CrankMama): your kid isn’t the first to eat his own excrement, and you aren’t the first to be criticized for staying home and wasting your education (or the flip side, continuing to work and dooming your child to juvenile delinquency).

It’s hard to be punk rock when you’re changing a diaper or reading Goodnight Moon. Instead of snarking about it, why not just enjoy it?

]]> By: Mom101 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/01/16/all-out-of-snark-the-problem-of-hip-parenting/#comment-61024 Mom101 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:40:08 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/01/16/all-out-of-snark-the-problem-of-hip-parenting/#comment-61024 I'm really glad to hear your assessment of this. I think the interesting thing is that the writers for stroller derby and babble in general already are hip. But once they're writing under a masthead that proclaims hipness, something changes in their tones - it feels disingenuous. Maybe you just have to trust in who you are enough and know that even hip parents care about poop too. They just expect better grammar. I’m really glad to hear your assessment of this. I think the interesting thing is that the writers for stroller derby and babble in general already are hip. But once they’re writing under a masthead that proclaims hipness, something changes in their tones - it feels disingenuous. Maybe you just have to trust in who you are enough and know that even hip parents care about poop too. They just expect better grammar.

]]> By: Jessica http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/01/16/all-out-of-snark-the-problem-of-hip-parenting/#comment-60875 Jessica Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:46:17 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/01/16/all-out-of-snark-the-problem-of-hip-parenting/#comment-60875 Well, my arguement has always been that the cyber-world thumbs their noses as mainstream parents, but guess what? You know who is the power demo?...Mainstream USA. Not people that think they're too sexy and cool for the room. It's too much work. Who has the time?? I mean, c'mon, I thought parents were adults. Shouldn't we be worrying about our children and not how kewl we are? Besides if you really are cool and hip, you shouldn't have to say it. Well, my arguement has always been that the cyber-world thumbs their noses as mainstream parents, but guess what? You know who is the power demo?…Mainstream USA. Not people that think they’re too sexy and cool for the room. It’s too much work. Who has the time??

I mean, c’mon, I thought parents were adults. Shouldn’t we be worrying about our children and not how kewl we are?

Besides if you really are cool and hip, you shouldn’t have to say it.

]]> By: thordora http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/01/16/all-out-of-snark-the-problem-of-hip-parenting/#comment-60857 thordora Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:20:24 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/01/16/all-out-of-snark-the-problem-of-hip-parenting/#comment-60857 Sadly, that's why I really won't be reading StrollerDerby. I'm so tired of "hip parents" it hurts. Sadly, that’s why I really won’t be reading StrollerDerby. I’m so tired of “hip parents” it hurts.

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