The Mommy Wars Solution
Posted on 06. Mar, 2006 by Brian Reid in General
I promise I’ll do my best to make this the last mommy wars post of week. I’ve spent part of the weekend despairing over the attention that the new Mommy Wars book is getting. I’ve been turning over ways to silence this meme. Sadly, I don’t work for the Washington Post, and my work isn’t excerpted by Newsweek and my book hasn’t been picked up by Random House. All I have is a small corner of the web.
But I’ve decided to leverage this small corner, and if you have a blog and write about the mommy wars, I’d ask you to pitch in. If there’s one book with “Mommy Wars” in the title that folks should look at, it’s Miriam Peskowitz’s The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars. And I would like to see The “Truth Behind the Mommy Wars” continue to outrank the new book on Google for the term “Mommy Wars.”
So from now on, whenever I first use the words “Mommy Wars” in a post, I’ll like to Miriam’s book’s entry on Amazon. If enough people associate that link to the “Mommy Wars” term, “Truth Behind the Mommy Wars” will remain at the top of the rankings. It’s a small act, but I have to do *something.*
Sandy
28. Nov, 2010
Well, thank you for writing my next blog post for me.
Honestly, every time I read a lame magazine article or see something like Dr. Phil or Good Morning America talking about the “mommy wars” I want to write them and ask if they’ve read Peskowitz’s book. And if they haven’t, tell them they should shut the *&$! up until they’ve read it.
chip
06. Mar, 2006
excellent idea Brian. Miriam’s book is really great. I also asked my local bookstore to order her book and they did so, displaying it prominently.
Of course the “problem” with her book is that it shows real clearly that the whole “mommy wars” line is a product of mainstream media manipulation. But let’s hope it catches on and debunks the MW meme.
Brian
06. Mar, 2006
I had no idea there were even Mommy wars going on. What a bunch of nonsense. I will do my part by ridiculing the idea on my blog! Thanks for the info!
Susan
06. Mar, 2006
That is brilliant.
I’ve been writing quite a bit lately about the Mommy wars, specifically about the rhetoric involved, and I’ve been fascinated by the discussion here. I think the key to ending the ‘war’ is to change the conversation, to talk about parenting and about the balance that both mothers and fathers are struggling to achieve. I like the way that you and your readers have been approaching this; it is constructive and helpful.
Way to go, Rebel Dad. You rock.
-ron
06. Mar, 2006
Mommy Wars? Really??? C’mon. The only thing more futile than the ‘war’ is fretting over the damage this ‘war’ may be doing. It is ridiculus.
Glad to read this is the last post of the week about it. I’d be okay were it the last post of the month. Get back to the good stuff, RebelDad.
Amy
06. Mar, 2006
This is a great idea. These “small acts” add up-if I don’t believe that, I’ll get cynical and disengaged. Miriam’s book deserves so much more attention than it’s gotten, but of course reasonable, intelligent, fact-based writing isn’t sexy enough for the cover of Newsweek.
devra
08. Mar, 2006
I’m going to be an exhibitor at a women’s health fair on the 26th of March where Steiner is the keynote speaker. I will report back on what I hear on my blog. I’d put a link in, but I don’t know how to do that and I don’t want to seem like I am spamming this blog.
Add me to the fans of Miriam’s book “The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars”! as it also supports on a macro level what my co-authors and I found on the micro level in our book. There is no appreciable difference regarding the degree of Mommy Guilt based upon employment status. We reported this finding in our book and I feel it also debunks the idea that one group of moms feels worse than another when it’s just not true. Let’s all unite and fight together for better daycare, flexible work schedules, and just an increased awareness of the value of caring for others, whether or not you happen to be a parent. Caregiving is vital!
Anonymous
10. Mar, 2006
theculturedpearl.blogspot.com